This paper presents the results obtained in the study of rats with experimental hepatitis that drank hydrocarbon-chloride sodium mineral water with elevated content of humic acids (278.2 mg/l). Histomorphological and biochemical characteristics of liver were evaluated 14 and 21 days after drinking and within 14 days after the 21-day intake of mineral water. It is concluded that the use of mineral water with elevated content of humic acids does not improve the functional state of the liver, nor does it prevent ultrastructural disorders in hepatic cells associated with experimental hepatitis.
This review concerns non-medicamental treatments of gastroesophageal reflux disease including drinking mineral water, instrumental physiotherapy (pulsed current, magnetotherapy, ultrahigh-frequency electromagnetic radiation), balneotherapeutic modalities, and acupuncture. Indications and contraindications for balneotherapeutic treatments of gastroesophageal reflux disease are discussed.
The present study included 134 patients (165 eyes) with stage I, II or III primary open angle glaucoma. The patients of group I n=76, 89 eyes) were treated by transcranial dynamic magnetic therapy and laser therapy by the bitemporal method with the use of the TRNSKRANIO apparatus. Only transcranial dynamic magnetic therapy with the use of the TRNSKRANIO apparatus was used to treat patients of group 2 (n=58, 76 eyes). It was shown that combined magnetic and laser therapy produces a better effect than transcranial magnetic therapy alone when applied to treat primary open angle glaucoma. It improves not only visual function but also bioelectric activity of the visual cortex and intraocular circulation. In group I, the field of vision for the perception of white light enlarged by 56.4% on the average depending on the stage of glaucoma. Relative scotomas disappeared in 58.2% of the cases or 35.7% more frequently than in group 2.
The number of sexually active women with inflammation of small pelvis organs having markers of cytomegalovirus infection in urogenital scrapes have increased which requires the development of efficacious methods for the treatment of this pathology. The objective of the present work was to improve effectiveness of therapy of such patients. The study included 25 women with “reactivated” form of cytomegalovirus infection of the urogenital tract. They were given combined treatment with intravenous laser irradiation, panavir and antibiotic therapy. High efficacy of this treatment resulted in beneficial effect in 92% of the patients (elimination of clinical symptoms and transformation of infection into the persisting form).
A new method for the use of dry knoll therapeutic mud called “dry” peloid therapy was developed. It is based on the transdermal impact of mud nanoparticles on skin receptors and CNS. The method is especially effective in long-term chronic diseases due to its sparing influence and prolonged aftereffects. Segmental peloid therapy in combination with phototherapy proved effective in the treatment of trophic ulcers on the lower extremities and may be regarded as the method of choice for the management of this pathology. Transdermal peloid therapy especially in the form of repeated courses allowed amputation and subsequent disablement to be avoided. Packaging of dry mud powder made possible the wide application of the proposed method in many medical facilities of Azerbaijan.
The present review is focused on the peculiar features of the clinical picture and psychic disorders in oncological patients with special reference to the factors predetermining the development of oncological pathology. The most widely used methods of psychodiagnostics employed to evaluate the psychoemotional status of such patients are described along with therapeutic modalities for its correction during cancer treatment, subsequent rehabilitation, and improvement of the quality of life during the rehabilitative period.
The aim of the work was to substantiate and evaluate the effectiveness of application of the low-frequency running magnetic field in prevention and combined treatment of acute postpartum endometritis following abdominal delivery. This therapy was shown to improve the clinical course of postoperative period, accelerate normalization of clinical and laboratory parameters and decrease the incidence of postpartum endometritis from 24 to 6.7%. It is a safe and effective method for the prevention of manifest forms of the disease in patients at moderate and high risk of its development. Early introduction of low-frequency running magnetic field in the rehabilitative treatment of puerperal women with acute postpartum endometritis following Cesarean section allows to eliminate symptoms of the disease 3-4 day earlier than with the help of traditional therapy, improve data of laboratory and instrumental studies, maintain persistent therapeutic effect, increase immunological reactivity, and reduce the reconvalescence period by 21%.
The author presents the data on the history of development of ultrasonic treatment and the application of high-frequency ultrasound as a physiotherapeutic tool for the management of articular diseases. Special attention is given to the importance of intensity of ultrasound impact on the biological structures, the possibilities for the more extensive use of ultrasonic techniques depending on the goals of therapy, and regulation of its parameters with the help of modern ultrasonic equipment. Information about the application of ultrasound and ultraphonophoresis of various pharmaceutical products is provided with special reference to the treatment and rehabilitation of the patients presenting with articular pathology and diseases of the osteomuscular system.