RU2252000C2 - Method for treating and preventing vertebral diseases - Google Patents

Abstract

FIELD: medicine, curative physical culture.

SUBSTANCE: the present innovation deals with treating and preventing defects of posture, osteochondrosis due to fixing patient's vertebral column along longitudinal axis of support as a convex semi-cylindrical surface by providing instable balance upon the support. Patient should bend his knees, relax legs and put them onto the floor, relax hands. Patient should provide balanced position on the support due to redistributing the efforts of spinal muscular corset for 10-15 min daily till removing the pains and decreasing posture defects. The innovation enables to improve circulation in spinal muscles, provide muscular balance and improve conductivity of nervous impulses from spinal cord.

EFFECT: higher efficiency of therapy and prophylaxis.

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Description

The invention relates to the field of medicine and sports and can be used

- for the treatment, rehabilitation and prevention of patients with diseases of the spine;

- for relaxation of the muscles of the spine after sports or domestic loads;

- to develop, consolidate correct posture and correct defects in posture.

One of the closest analogues of the claimed method is the method described in the brochure of G. A. Minasyan "Therapeutic gymnastics equipment", "Aytasan", Yerevan, 1966, pp. 37-43, in which the patient is placed on a flat surface having an arched cross-sectional shape (that is, a segment of a semi-cylindrical surface), with the aim of stretching and aligning the spine under the influence of the natural weight of the patient.

However, this method has the following disadvantages:

1) the upper part of the spine works in tension, the lower part in compression, because the spine, repeating the shape of the surface on which it lies, is arched, which can lead to displacement of the intervertebral discs, displacement and infringement of part of the nerve fibers emerging from the spinal cord;

2) the spine is stretched unevenly in length; the gravity of the head and legs increase the extension of the cervical and sacral spine, respectively, and the resistance force of the flat surface on which the patient lies, reduces the extension of the sternum-lumbar region;

3) the spine can maintain lateral curvature (scoliosis), because lies on a flat surface;

4) the position of the patient, in which the head is thrown back and lowered below the position of the trunk, is dangerous for people with certain diseases (high blood pressure, etc.)

The essence of the claimed method lies in the fact that

- the patient's spine is pulled and aligned, while

- the patient’s spine is fixed along the longitudinal axis of the support in the form of a convex extended semi-cylindrical surface, providing unstable balance on the support, while the patient relaxes the legs, bends at the knees and lowers to the floor, relaxes the hands;

- the patient provides a stable equilibrium position on the support due to the redistribution of the efforts of the muscular back corset for 10-15 minutes daily until pain is removed and postural defects are reduced.

When this happens

- relaxation and sagging of the right and left halves of the body symmetrically on both sides of the spinal column on the line of unstable equilibrium of the support in the form of a semi-cylindrical surface;

- arching of the chest up, lowering of the ribs;

- traction and alignment of the entire spinal column on the line of unstable equilibrium of the support in the form of a semi-cylindrical surface, because only in this case, the patient, redistributing the center of gravity of the body with muscular efforts, will be able to maintain balance and not fall.

The medical effect occurs due to the elimination of subluxation of the vertebrae, deformations and curvature of the spinal column, improvement of blood flow in the muscles of the back, ensuring muscle balance, improving the conductivity of nerve impulses from the spinal cord.

Figure 1 shows a photograph of the support and the position of the patient on the support according to the known method described in the brochure of G. A. Minasyan, figure 2 is a three-dimensional drawing of the support in the form of an extended convex semi-cylindrical surface, and in figure 3 is the position of the patient on the support along the claimed method.

The claimed method was tested on patients.

Patient A. 40 years. Osteochondrosis of the sacral spine in the acute stage. Sessions were conducted according to the claimed method for the first 3 days of 15 minutes every day against painkillers, as the pain subsided - 2-3 times a day for 10-15 minutes without drugs. Within 2 weeks, the painless motor functions were completely restored.

Patient B., 68 years old. Fracture of the spine 2 years ago. He walks with a wand, worried about pain. Sessions according to the claimed method were carried out 2-3 times daily for 10-15 minutes for a month. Pain bothers much less, can do without a stick. If necessary, repeats the sessions according to the claimed method with increasing pain.

Patient B. 18 years. Curvature of the spine in the thoracic region (kyphosis). Sessions were carried out according to the claimed method 2-4 times for 10-15 minutes daily for 2 weeks. There is an improvement in posture, straightening of the spine, straightening of the chest, self-monitoring of posture. The method is included in daily gymnastics as a final (relaxing) exercise.

The claimed method is simple to use, can be used independently both in medical institutions, gyms, and for home use. It is especially indicated for children to develop and maintain proper posture. The support in the form of a semi-cylindrical surface used for the method is structurally simple and does not require expensive materials.

Claims (1)

A method for the treatment and prevention of posture defects, osteochondrosis, including fixing the patient’s spine along the longitudinal axis of the support in the form of a convex semi-cylindrical surface, providing unstable balance on the support, while the patient relaxes his legs, bends at the knees and lowers to the floor, relaxes his hands, the patient provides an equilibrium position on the support due to the redistribution of the efforts of the muscular back corset for 10-15 minutes daily until pain is removed and postural defects are reduced.

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