METHOD OF PHYSIOTHERAPEUTIC TREATMENT OF PATIENTS WITH DIABETIC NEUROPATHY OF LOWER EXTREMITIES Russian patent published in 2014 - IPC A61N5/06 

FIELD: medicine.

SUBSTANCE: light therapy with red-infrared radiation from the apparatus "Geska-1" is carried out. A wavelength of red radiation is 660-675 nm, and the total density of radiation power is not less than 4 mW/cm². A wavelength of infrared radiation is 840-950 nm, and the total density of radiation power is not less than 15 mW/cm². An area of irradiation of an emitter is 4 cm². An impact is performed on the back and sole areas of feet for 2-4 minutes on each area, on the area of the popliteal fossa for 2-4 minutes on each extremity, on the area of the spine at the level of segments L₂-L₄ paravertebrally from two sides for 2-4 minutes from each side. An impact on feet is performed daily; an impact on the popliteal fossa area and the area of the spine is alternated every other day. The total time for a procedure constitutes 12-24 minutes, daily, with a course of 10 procedures.

EFFECT: method makes it possible to reduce the expression of neurological symptomatic and pain syndrome, compensate the hydrocarbon exchange, increase general adaptation abilities of the organism due to anti-inflammatory, anaesthetic and wound-healing action, apply the claimed method in the patients with contraindications to laser therapy, as well as in decompensation of diabetes mellitus.

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