Ortop Travmatol Protez. 1990 Aug; (8): 29-31.

[Manual and magneto-barotherapy of spinal osteochondrosis]

Reut NI.

The problem of the spinal osteochondrosis treatment has not been solved yet. Commonly applicable manual therapy is not always effective. In order to liquidate complex degenerative hypoxic processes in soft tissues of spine, cervical, thoracal and lumbar parts of spine of 468 patients aged from 20 to 80 years, in line with the manual therapy, have been exposed to hyperbaric oxygenation with constant magnetic field. In case of persistent pathologic process in spine a single kenalog-novocaine blockade after Shneck was additionally applied. Prolonged good and excellent results have been achieved with all patients during 3 years. Mean term of invalidity equalled to 7 days. Proposed method of spinal osteochondrosis treatment in polyclinic facilitates the economic situation of hospitals and saves patients from hospital bed.