[Behavioral psychotherapy and citoftavin in the treatment of deforming coxarthrosis in elderly patients]

The authors studied the efficiency of the expansion of the standard course of conservative therapy of deforming coxarthrosis by appointment Cytoflavin and behavioral therapy. The study was performed on 104 elderly patients. It was found that the addition of the existing scheme increases the effectiveness of therapeutic interventions, which manifests itself as the improvement of the mental and physical components of quality of life by reducing pain and increasing the functionality of some of the affected hip. At the heart of positive clinical effect is a decrease in processes of inflammation and reduction of tension of regulatory processes in the organism. Positive quality extra medical appointments was the absence of significant side effects when taken orally Cytoflavin requiring discontinuation of the drug, as well as the absence of failure patients from further sessions of behavioral therapy.