[Restoration of immunologic indices following reflexotherapy in the combination treatment of radiation-induced edema of the upper limbs].
A study was made of the effect of combined treatment (routine drug therapy, massage, application of DMSO) alone and in combination with acupuncture and laser puncture on a degree of secondary (radiation) edema and immunological indices in 36 patients treated for breast cancer 2-15 years ago. These methods were shown to decrease effectively a degree of edema by 22-37%. The highest effect was achieved using laser puncture against a background of the main treatment. All types of combined modality treatment promoted the return of the patients' immunological status to normal (an increase in low and a decrease in high values). The most effective recovery was noted in the lymphocyte count, the ratio of helpers (inductors and suppressors) killers, and lymphocyte blast transformation reaction to mitogens.
D015670:Acupuncture Therapy; D001132:Arm; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000276:immunology / Q000532:radiotherapy*; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D004487:Edema / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007111:Immunity, Cellular / Q000528:radiation effects*; D053685:Laser Therapy; D011878:Radiotherapy / Q000009:adverse effects*
Vosstanovlenie immunologicheskikh pokazateleĭ posle refleksoterapii pri kompleksnom lechenii luchevykh otekov verkhnikh konechnosteĭ.