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30. JOINT DISEASES, ARTHRITIS, ARTHROSIS, RHEUMATIC
POLYARTHRITIS
Treatment course consists of 3 stages. The first and the second stages are preparative
ones, the third is the basic one.
The first stage of treatment should be performed in accordance with the
scheme 27
,
duration of the first stage – 14 days.
Scheme 38. Treatment of arthritis, arthrosis and rheumatic polyarthritis
Zone
К
Zone
ЕЗ
(leg joints)
Zone D2
(arm joints)
Zone.
Е
31
(leg joints)
Zone
Е
1
(arm joints)
Affected joint
Day
Mode Dur., min. Mode Dur., min. Mode Dur., min. Mode Dur., min.
1 Evening 1
10
1
3
1
3
2
7
4 3
Morning 1
15
–
–
–
–
2 8
2
Evening 2
10
1
3
1
3
4
5
4 4
Morning 2
15
–
–
–
–
2 10
3
Evening 2
15
1
4
1
4
2
10
4 4
Morning 2
15
–
–
–
–
2 10
4-18
Evening 2
18
1
4
1
4
2
10
4 4
Morning 2
12
–
–
–
–
2 8
19
Evening 2
12
1
4
1
4
2
6
4 3
Morning 2
10
–
–
–
–
2 7
20
Evening 2
10
1
3
1
3
2
5
Morning 2
10
–
–
–
–
12
7
21
Evening 2
10
–
–
–
–
–
–
The second stage of treatment should be performed in accordance with following
schemes:
– for treatment of lower extremities joints according to the
scheme 4
, duration of the
stage is 10 days.
– for treatment of upper extremities joints according to the
scheme 1
, duration of the
stage is 10 days.
The third stage of treatment – treatment of the joint affected - should be performed in
accordance with the
scheme 38
. Treatment should be performed at the zones
К
,
Е
3 and
Е
31 (if leg joints are affected) or at the zones
К
, D2 and
Е
1 (if arm joints are affected).
In both cases, affected joint should be treated separately. Vibrophones are applied to a
joint at its most flat part at an angle of approximately 90
о
to each other (see picture 2).
A patient should lie supine. Before the procedure, a joint should be treated with an
anti-inflammation agent. If you apply iodine solution, keep in mind that it can be used
once a day, right before the start of treatment and only if there are no traces of previously
applied iodine on the skin.
