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[Combined treatment of myodystonic pain syndromes by manual therapy and acupuncture]

Ivanichev GA.

Combination of manual therapy (++post-isometric relaxation) and acupuncture in the treatment of myodystonic syndromes is based from the standpoint of realization of the neurophysiological components of the pathogenesis of myofascicular hypertonus. The controlled afferent flow created by ++post-isometric relaxation and acupuncture exerts a varying effect on the structural and functional levels of the nervous system. The therapeutic effect of manual therapy is realized at the special segmental level, that of acupuncture with participation of the suprasegmental systems.