[The effect of cryo- and cryoelectrotherapy on neuromuscular function in coxarthrosis patients]

Cryotherapy (CT) and cryoelectrotherapy (CET) in combination with therapeutic exercise were assessed for neuromuscular effects in patients with coxarthritis and necrosis of caput femoris. The above complex is found effective in reducing the rigidity of the muscles and joints, in attenuation of functional contractures. It increases muscle strength nearby the affected joints. The best results were achieved with CET. Single CT and CET procedures increase the amplitude of muscular bioelectrical activity at maximal muscular tension, the highest effect being observed at the sites of the direct exposure. Marked analgetic activity of the physical factors was confirmed by electroneuromyographic findings.