METHOD OF TREATING PATIENTS WITH EPICONDYLITIS Russian patent published in 2014 - IPC A61F13/10 A61H1/00 A61K31/433 A61K31/4415 A61K31/593 A61K38/54 A61K39/395 A61N1/36 A61P19/02 

FIELD: medicine.

SUBSTANCE: invention refers to medicine, namely to traumatology and orthopaedics, and can be used for treating patients with epicondylitis. That is ensured by applying a complex of measures, in particular a restraint of motions in the involved segment, physiotherapy and drug treatment. A pain syndrome is pre-evaluated by a visual analogue scale (VAS). A proximal forearm is immobilised with an epicondylic bandage in the daytime for 7-10 days in sportsmen, and for 2-3 weeks in common patients. Therapeutic exercises (TE) are prescribed from the first day of treatment. The first part of TE consisting of isometric and static exercises aiming at strengthening arm muscles is done before noon. The second part of TE comprising relaxing exercises is performed in the late afternoon or after any physical loads. The patient continues with the therapeutic exercises after the bandage is removed and to be used for professional or sports loads only. Electric stimulation is conducted daily for 7-10 days with using TENS apparatus or its analogues generating electrical signals covering the enthesis and the involved forearm muscles. Arthrofoon is administered with underlying electric stimulation. If the pain syndrome value according to the VAS is less than 4 points, the preparation is administered as a monotherapy in a dose of 4 weeks a day for three months. If the pain syndrome according to the VAS is more than 4 points, Arthrofoon is administered in a dose of 8 tablets a day in a combination with a selective non-steroid anti-inflammatory preparation in a therapeutic dose for no more than 10 days. The therapeutic regimen also contains Sirdalud 2-4 mg one hour before bedtime for 2 weeks. There are also administered vasodilators improving microcirculation of the involved segment, intramuscularly for 10 days. The therapeutic complex is also added with Milgamma B 2 ml, 5 injections, and another 5 injections triduan. Wobenzyme is administered for 3-4 weeks. Calcemine or Calcemine-advance, the preparations of calcium are administered for six months. The therapeutic course according to the presented regimen is repeated half a year later. The physical exercising for the arm muscles strengthening are to be further done two or three times a week on the average for min. 30 minutes for the life term if suffering high loads or doing any top-class sports for the purpose of maintaining the forearm tonus. The segment of interest is fixed with an orthesis when suffering a load. The therapy with the TENS or similar apparatus of the forearm muscles of interest and the enthesis follow a pronounced load 2-3 hours before bedtime and shall be accompanied with a session of relaxing exercises.

EFFECT: method provides the evident and stable clinical effect characterised by the complete recurrence-free recovery by the physical restoration of the tissue structure within the inflammation with the high quality of life and a surgical intervention avoided.

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