Sea lye `longoza` a Brief Physicochemical Characteristics, Indications for use and Methods of Application

The article reveals the physicochemical characteristics of the sea lye, lixivium and particularly sea lixivium `Longoza`, the main healing agents during it`s usage and the indications for the treatment of different diseases

Syndrome Of Thoracolumbar Transition - a Source of Motor and Muscle Disbalance

This article considers the syndrome of thoracolumbar transition known as Maigne syndrome and of interest from a diagnostic, pathogenetic and therapeutic viewpoint. A spevial attention is paid to some anatomical and physiological peculiarities of the region of the thoracolumbar transition. They determine some distinctive symptoms that could be a common reason for diagnostic and therapeutic errors. The opportunities for manual diagnostics and therapy as well as some other means of physical therapy for the treatment of this less known but common syndrome are discussed, too

Manual Therapy - Why and When?

In this survey, the accent is placed on the modern apprehension of the pathogenesis of functional blockages. Two major circles of reasons for this hypomobility are discussed, i. e. mechanical and neuroreflexive. The most common indications for manual therapy concerning three main manual pathologies are considered, too: a) vertebrogenicl functional disorders; b) peripheral functional disorders, and c) spondylogenic complaints. The most frequent levels of blockages, chain connections and muscle disbalance related to this pathology are mentioned, too

Our Experience of Treatment of Arthrosis Disease and Some Enthesopathy with Geothermal Water from Spring R.119X

The article reveals the physicochemical character- istics of the spring water and the results in treatment of coxarthrosis, gonarthrosis, spondylarthrosis, peri- arthritis, epycondilithis and some other enthesopathy. The research is based on two groups of patients - an experimental and a control group. We discuss the pos- itive effects in the treatment of the mentioned diseases and the next step in therapy of arthrosis: balneothera- py to be replaced by balneoprophylaxis

Contemporary Physiotherapeutical Treatment for Low Back Pain

The article reveals modern aspects of physical threatment of low back pain - electro- and light ther- apy, thermotherapy, passive kinesitherapy - massage, manual therapy, tractions, exercises, lasertherapy, acupunctur

EFFECTS OF MLS-LASER ON NEUROPATHIC PAIN IN DIABETIC SENSОMOTOR NEUROPATHY

About 20-50 % of patients with diabetes and about 60 % of those with diabetic neuropathy develop neuropathic pain, which is characterized by tingling, burning, sharp, shooting, or stabbing sensations, and even electric shock-like sensations. Painful diabetic neuropathy can significantly affect the quality of life of patients with diabetes, the ability to perform daily activities and negatively affect mood. According to the 2021 consensus of an international panel of experts regarding the treatment of painful distal symmetric polyneuropathy, non-pharmacological forms of treatment should also be considered due to unsatisfactory pharmacotherapy. A number of studies have demonstrated the role of photobiomodulation as a non-pharmacological method of treating painful diabetic neuropathy. The purpose of this placebo-controlled, longitudinal study was to investigate the effect of high-energy MLS-laser therapy on neuropathic pain. Material and methods: A total of 69 cases of patients with type 2 diabetes and painful diabetic neuropathy of the lower extremities were followed, divided into two groups: an experimental - 41 patients received high-energy laser radiation and a control (placebo) group - 28 patients, with a "mock" laser treatment. For objectification of pain, the Bulgarian version of the short form of the McGill pain questionnaire, version SF-MPQ-2, which includes the visual analog scale (VAS), was used. Comparisons between groups were performed with parametric or non parametric tests depending on the distribution of the variables, the number of the compared groups and the study pre test – post test design. Results: The pain index, reported by the McGill questionnaire, in the experimental group, decreased by - 63.2 % at the end of the nine-day treatment and by - 56.1 % at the 90th day after the start of treatment compared to the value before therapy. In the control group, there was a minimal change at the end of treatment (day 21), which did not persist until the end of the observation period (day 90). Conclusions: MLS laser therapy significantly increases the pain threshold and should be considered a safe, non-pharmacological adjunct to standard therapy in patients with painful diabetic peripheral neuropathy

Втора научна сесия на Медицински колеж-Варна 3-4 Октомври 2013, Варна

Варненски медицински форум (Varna Medical Forum) V. 2, Suppl 2(2013

50 години Катедра „Социална медицина и организация на здравеопазването`

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