EFFECT OF THE COMBINED UTILIZATION OF STATIC PROGRESSIVE STRETCHING AND PHONOPHORESIS WITH HYDROCORTISONE IN REHABILITATION OF KNEE CONTRACTURES CAUSED BY ARTHROFIBROSIS.

Arthrofibrosis is the abnormal proliferation of fibrous tissue in a joint with an unclear etiopathogenesis that leads to loss of motion, pain, muscle weakness, swelling, and functional limitation. Various methods of therapy are utilized to treat the aforementioned pathology and among them are also aggressive approaches such as static progressive stretching. The goal of the current study was to establish the superiority of the effect of the combined utilization of static progressive stretching and hydrocortisone phonophoresis over standard therapeutic exercise programs for the rehabilitation process of knee contractures caused by arthrofibrosis.

UTILIZATION OF HYDROCORTISONE ACETATE PHONOPHORESIS IN COMBINATION WITH THERAPEUTIC EXERCISE IN THE REHABILITATION MANAGEMENT OF FUNCTIONAL LIMITATIONS CAUSED BY KNEE ARTHROFIBROSIS.

Arthrofibrosis is a joint pathology during which excess collagen is produced resulting in movement limitation, inflammation and pain. Itis caused by repeated injuries or surgical interventions, which is frequently managed by using certain medications such as glucocorticosteroids.The goal of our research was to study the effect of therapeutic exercise and hydrocortisone acetate (HA) phonophoresis combination therapy on the management of the rehabilitation process of knee joint functional limitations caused by arthrofibrosis and to establish the optimal parameters of ultrasound needed to achieve therapeutic effect.

ASSESSMENT OF RISKS OF DEVOLEPMENT OF ARTHROFIBROSIS AND PREVENTION OF KNEE EXTENSION DEFICIT SUBSEQUENT TO AN ANTERIOR CRUTIATE LIGAMENT RECONSTRUCTION.

The goal of our research was to study the impact of various risk-factors on the development of arthrofibrosis in patients with knee extension restriction on an early stage. The aforementioned research was carried out in the Sports Medicine and Rehabilitation Clinical Center and First University Clinic of Tbilisi State Medical University during the 2016-2020 y.y.

[Effects of combined administration of ripronat and rotavit royal on the working capacity of the young football players].

The goal of the study was evaluation of the impact of the pharmaceutical preparations Ripronat and Rotavit Royal on the physical working capacity and psychomotor performance of the young football players during their basic preparatory period of physical conditioning. Blinded placebo controlled study was performed on 50 male football players (mean age 19,8 ± 3,2 years). The football players were divided into three groups: study group (n=30), placebo group (n=10) and control group (n=10).

[Experience on treatment of children with otorhinolaryngological diseases by low intensity laser irradiation].

Among diseases of children of young age dominate pathologies of otorhinolaryngological profile. Due to good blood circulation characteristics of these organs and also predominantly inflammatory or allergic nature of these diseases, laser therapy is considered to be an effective therapeutic procedure in the otorhinolaryngology. It is well known, that one of the characteristics of laser irradiation is the improvement of microcirculation in the cases of diseases involving inflammatory and allergic mechanisms.