RU2092148C1 - Method of patient's body extension - Google Patents

Abstract

FIELD: medical engineering; prophylaxis and treatment of osteochondrosis of all sections of vertebral column, arthrosis of large joints of lower extremities, disturbance of venous blood circulation of lower extremities and pelvis, as well as improvement of spinal cord and brain function. SUBSTANCE: to obtain dosed load of extension proportional to weight load to which joints and vertebral column are subjected in vertical position of patient, the latter is secured by cruses and feet to stationary part of table bed, while back, pelvis and head of patient are positioned on independent parts of table bed which are free to move along table. This done, table is turned so that patient's head is placed lower than the level of feet. EFFECT: more efficient prophylaxis and treatment of patients.

Description

 The invention relates to medicine and can be used for the prevention and treatment of osteochondrosis of all parts of the spine and arthrosis of large joints of the lower extremities. The invention can be used for disorders of venous circulation of the lower extremities and the pelvic region, as well as for the prevention and treatment of sclerosis of the spinal cord and brain.

 A known method of stretching the spine by fixing the patient on three table carriages and creating a tensile load using individual carriage drives (see ed. Certificate of the USSR N 944572 class. A 61 H 1/02.).

 The disadvantage of this method is the limited areas of the patient’s body that are subjected to traction, and the inability to control and create a metered load, because carriages have individual displacement drives.

 These disadvantages are solved by the known method of stretching the patient’s body, selected as a prototype, and described during operation of the device for stretching the patient’s body (see ed. Certificate of the USSR N 1801444 class A 61 H 1/02). With the known method, the patient is fixed on a table tray made of a series of movable supports along the guides. Due to the traction modules mounted on the supports forming a linear motor with permanent excitation magnets located in the table, metered stretching of the patient's body is performed. The dosage of the tensile load of various parts of the body is carried out using a computer according to a predetermined program.

 The disadvantage of this method is its complexity and the requirement of expensive equipment. The known method does not allow the use of the patient’s body weight, which is, to a certain extent, a source of constant load that led to the disease.

 Under normal conditions in an upright position, the weight of parts of a person’s body is distributed as follows: on the cervical spine weight of the head (10% of the weight of a person), on the lumbar spine body weight to the waist (50%), on the lower part of the spine and hip joint, respectively 70% weight, 90% of the weight on the knee joint, and 97% of the body weight on the ankle joint.

 The purpose of the invention is the creation of a method for stretching the patient’s body, in which the spine along the entire length and the main joints of the lower extremities perceived a tensile load proportional to the weight load experienced by the joints and spine when the person is in an upright position.

 The problem is solved as follows. In the method of stretching the patient’s body by fixing it on the table bed and creating a metered tensile load, the metered tensile load is created due to the weight of body parts placed independently on the individual elements of the table bed, turning the patient head down. The patient is fixed to the ankle on the fixed part of the tool tray, placing the back, pelvis and head on separate parts of the tool tray, made in the form of carriages moving along the table along the guides. Then the table is rotated together with the patient around a horizontal axis, setting it at an angle to the horizon so that the patient's head is lower than the legs.

The course of treatment consists of 10-15 sessions daily for 30 minutes per day. Begin the treatment with an angle of inclination of 5 ^o , increasing the angle of inclination by 1 ^o daily. At 10 sessions, the angle of inclination reaches 15 ^o , at 15-20 ^o . The number of sessions is determined individually for each patient. Having tested the method of stretching the body on himself, the author brought the angle of inclination of the table to 30 ^o , but experience has shown that increasing the angle of inclination of the table more than 20 ^{o is} impractical. All patients tolerate the body traction procedure easily, noting the pleasant sensations of general relaxation and calming.

 Contraindications are severe cardiovascular disease and advanced age.

 The proposed method allows to stretch the patient's body, taking into account the degree of loading of the joints and different parts of the spine, which provides a harmonious distribution of the load of traction (relaxation). Using the proposed method can improve the hemodynamics of the spinal cord and brain, improve trophic inter-articular cartilage and intervertebral discs, contributing to their regeneration. The smooth loading of the tensile force and the removal of the load helps to cure osteochondrosis of all parts of the spine and deforming arthrosis of the main joints of the lower extremities. The position of the patient "upside down" on the table has a beneficial effect on varicose veins in the lower extremities and pelvis (hemorrhoids), and also improves the condition of patients with impaired memory.

 Examples of the method.

1. Patient A. 42 years old, a former athlete, the diagnosis of deforming arthrosis of the knee and hip joints, osteochondrosis of all parts of the spine of a common nature. Improvement came after the first three sessions. The course of treatment 10 sessions, the angle of the table max. 15 ^o . There was a persistent remission after a course of treatment. After the last session, it was found that the patient’s growth increased by 3 cm, which indirectly indicates restoration processes in the intervertebral discs and in the cartilages of large joints of the lower extremities. The patient's general condition, sleep, and bowel function improved.

Patient B., 49 years old, varicose veins of the lower extremities, hemorrhoids, common osteochondrosis of the spine, cervical migraine. She completed a full course of treatment for 15 sessions. In the last session, the angle of the table was 20 ^o . A sustained improvement in well-being was noted. Headaches no longer bother you.

 Patient G., 25 years old, the consequences of an anomaly in the development of the spine - juvenile kyphosis, Scheuerman-Mau disease, complicated by kyphoscoliosis and secondary deforming osteochondrosis below the thoracic and lumbar spine. After a course of treatment, 15 sessions, the state of health improved. An X-ray of the spine showed that scoliosis had somewhat decreased. The growth of the patient increased by 3 cm.

 Patient D., 57 years old, osteochondrosis of the lumbar spine and progressive sclerosis of the cerebral vessels. After a course of treatment, 10 sessions, the patient noted an improvement in the condition, the absence of lower back pain, tinnitus disappeared, and an improvement in potency was noted.

 It has been established that the proposed method for stretching the patient’s body allows, in addition to the harmonious distribution of the stretching load, to improve the hemodynamics of the spinal cord and brain, which has a beneficial effect on the general condition of the patient, which is confirmed by side positive results.

Claims (1)

 The method of stretching the patient’s body by fixing the patient on a table lodgement made of a series of movable supports along the guides and creating a metered stretch, characterized in that only the ankle joints are fixed to the fixed part of the lodgement, and the back, pelvis and head are placed on separate moving parts of the lodgement , stretching is carried out when the head end is tilted below the level of the legs.