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[The effect of complex use of nicotinic acid electrophoresis and air bubble baths on microcirculation in patients
D B Kulchitskaya1, E A Turova2, T V Konchugova1,3
1National medical research center of rehabilitation and balneology, Moscow, Russia.
Aim Of Study:
To study of the effect of the combined impact of nicotinic acid electrophoresis and air bubble baths on the state of microcirculation (MC) in patients with diabetic polyneuropathy (DPN).
Materials And Methods:
60 patients with DPN and type 2 diabetes mellitus with a disease duration of 6 to 25 years were examined and treated. All patients were divided into 2 groups: 30 patients of the 1st group received the combined impact of nicotinic acid electrophoresis and air-bubble baths; 30 patients of the 2nd group - only electrophoresis of nicotinic acid according to Vermel. The dynamics of the MC state was evaluated according to laser Doppler flowmetry (LDF).
Results:
Before treatment, in most patients with DPN (98%), according to LDF, a spastic type of MC was established. After a course of treatment, it was found that the combined use of nicotinic acid electrophoresis and air bubble baths in patients with DPN has a more pronounced corrective effect on the condition of the MC than the use of Vermel's electrophoresis of nicotinic acid only.
Conclusion:
Complex therapy, including electrophoresis of nicotinic acid and air bubble baths, has a pronounced effect on the condition of the MC in patients with DPN and is pathogenetically justified for the treatment of this category of patients.
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