METHOD FOR REHABILITATION OF PATIENTS SUFFERING OSTEOARTHROSIS Russian patent published in 2013 - IPC A61H33/02 A61H39/00 A61M35/00 A61N5/02 A61K35/10 A61P19/02 

FIELD: medicine.

SUBSTANCE: invention refers to medicine, namely rheumatology, balneotherapy and physiotherapy. The method involves the integrated treatment. There are prescribed sulphide bath with the total hydrogen sulphide concentration of 158 mg/l, the free hydrogen sulphide concentration of 108 mg/l at temperature 36-37°C. The length of the first 2-3 baths is 6-8 minutes. The length is to be increased to 8-12 minutes. The baths are taken within the period of 10.00 to 12.00 every second day. The therapeutic course is 10-12 procedures. On the same days, within the period of 14.00 to 16.00, therapeutic exercises are done, and the climatic and landscape therapy is prescribed. On the days free from taking baths, within the period of 10.00 to 12.00, the EHF therapy is prescribed to cover biologically active points (BAP) at frequency 40-43 GHz. The points G-41, 3E-5 are exposed. The hip osteoarthrosis requires the exposure on the points G-29, G-30. If observing the upper extremity osteoarthrosis, the points 3E-4, Du-4, Du-5, Di-5 are covered. In case of the knee osteoarthrosis, the points M-34, M-35, Le-7, Le-8 are exposed. The length of the exposure covering one BAP makes 5-6 minutes. The total length of the procedure is 20-30 minutes. On the same days within the period of 14.00 to 16.00, high-mineralised average sulphide mud is applied at temperature 38-40°C on the involved joints and respective spinal reflexogenic zones. A single procedure covers not more than 2-3 greater joints. The length of one procedure is 20-25 minutes. The therapeutic course is 8-10 procedures. The total length of the rehabilitation makes 20-24 days.

EFFECT: method prolongs the remission.

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