Osteoelectroacupuncture in the management of vertebrogenic pain syndromes in the lumbar region and lower extremities.
The method for a deep electrical stimulation of the osteofibrous formations involved in a dystrophic process which can be identified according to the criterion of a palpable painfulness or by means of thermography of the projection of local hyperthermia sites is described. An evaluation of the results of the management of vertebrogenic lumbalgia and lumbo-ischialgia by using the proposed method of osteo-electroacupuncture (stimulation by the bipolar asymmetric impulses, O.I msec duration, 5-IO Hz frequency, and up to 200 microA current intensity) has revealed a statistically significant curtailment of the treatment terms and a fewer number of the recurrences when compared to the standard schemes.
Chair of Neuropathology and Reflexotherapy (Acupuncture), Kiev State School for Upgrading of Medical Skills, Ukraine.
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VP
Lisenyuk
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RA
Yakupov
D001416:Back Pain / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy*; D015671:Electroacupuncture / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods / Q000592:standards*; D004576:Electromyography; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D005260:Female; D006181:H-Reflex; D006801:Humans; D008159:Lumbar Vertebrae; D008297:Male