Physiotherapeutic Correction of Antioxidant Indicators of Homeostatic Status in Patients With Discogenic Pathology

Aim: study of the results of lymphatic drainage and detoxification properties of a therapeutic complex in the form of galvanopharmacological technique with 1 % terrilytin and 0.5 % aspirin, therapeutic exercise and skull traction tongs in patients with discogenic lesions of the cervical spine for achieving analgesic and anti-inflammatory effects, restoration of impaired functions and compensatory-adaptive reactions. Methods: the levels of lipid peroxidation were investigated, MRI was conducted on the "Gyroscan T5-NT" scanner (Philips), ultrasonic dopplerography of extracranial vessels was made using "Sonoline Antares" system (Siemens), REO of cervical vessels using "Megas" system (Italy) was conducted before/after application of the following methods: therapeutic exercises, neck massage, ascending lymphatic galvano-pharmacological technique with 0.5 % aspirin and 1 % terrylitin liquid in 10 ml of distilled water in a course of 7-10 procedures. Results: 35 % of patients were found to have the first degree of osteochondrosis; 37 % of patients had the second and 28 % of patients had the third degree. After a course of therapeutic complex with ascending lymphatic galvano-pharmacological therapy a significant increase in the level of SOD (from 7.86 ± 0.41 to 9.69 ± 0.45 units/ml; p = 0.0003); a reduction in the levels of MDA (from 2.51 ± 0.18 to 2.01 ± 0.11 nmol/l; p = 0.05) and diene conjugates (from 1.31 ± 0.15 to 0.89 ± 0.11 mlxmg; p = 0.0009) were stated. The therapeutic complex with ascending lymphatic galvano-pharmacological technique effectively eliminated pain syndrome, improved the levels of lipid predoxidation and neck/head vascular performance in 75.6 ± 4.3 % of patients. Conclusions: ascending galvano-pharmacological technique with the use of developed therapeutic complex in patients with discogenic lesions of the cervical spine promotes an effective lymphatic detoxification, an improvement of humoral transport, analgesic and anti-inflammatory effects, restoration of impaired functions of the muscular and ligamentous apparatus and the formation of compensatory-adaptive reactions