[Basic principles and approaches to medical rehabilitation of patients with atherosclerosis obliterans of lower limb arteries].

The review presents current data on the management of patients with atherosclerosis obliterans of the lower extremities. The main approaches to medical rehabilitation of patients with diseases of the arteries of the lower extremities are considered, tools for determining the rehabilitation potential depending on the stage of lower limb ischemia are proposed. The programs of physical and psychological rehabilitation, as well as the methods of physical and balneotherapy in accordance with the stages of medical rehabilitation, are determined.

[Application of kinesis-taping and low frequency pulse magnetic therapy in medical rehabilitation of athletes with post-traumatic edema of the lower extremities].

Unlabelled: In the conditions of increasingly stringent anti-doping rules, the development of new non-drug methods of treatment and rehabilitation of athletes is of particular importance.

Objective: Development of new methods of medical rehabilitation of athletes after injury.

Material And Methods: Thirty-three athletes with knee injuries were examined.

[The modern trends in the treatment and prevention of lymphedema of the lower extremities].

This article was designed to describe the main pathogenetic factors underlying the development of lymphedema of the lower extremities, the social implications of this condition, its prevalence throughout the world, and the impact of this disease on the quality of life of patients. In addition, the review presents the modern data on the management of patients with chronic lymphatic edema of the lower extremities. Special attention is given to the principles and methods of its combined conservative treatment, including the use of medications, compression therapy, physiotherapy, thalassotherapy, and balneotherapy.

[The combined application of enhanced external counterpulsation for the rehabilitation of the patients presenting with coronary heart disease].

We have studied the influence of enhanced external counterpulsation (EECP) applied in the combination with gaseous carbon dioxide baths and infrared laser therapy on the dynamics of clinical and functional abnormalities in the patients presenting with coronary heart disease (CHD) including those after surgical myocardial revascularization. The study was conducted on 40 patients of whom 20 suffered from chronic coronary heart disease and FC II-III angina of effort and the remaining 20 ones presented with coronary artery disease following myocardial revascularization (including 5 patients six months after coronary bypass grafting (CBG) and 15 ones three months after translumbar angioplasty (TLAP) in the combination with stenting of the coronary arteries). The study demonstrated that EECP in the combination with gaseous carbon dioxide baths and infrared laser therapy produced anti-ischemic and antianginal effects, stimulated myocardial contractility, contributed to economization of the cardiac activity, increased exercise tolerance, myocardial and coronary reserves.

[Statokinesitherapy in the patients presenting with coronary heart disease associated with arterial hypertension].

The introduction of statokinesitherapy with biological feedback into combined rehabilitative treatment of the patients presenting with coronary heart disease associated with arterial hypertension and clinical manifestations of dyscirculatory encephalopathy and/or vertebrobasilar insufficiency reduced the severity of clinical symptoms of cerebral syndromes. Specifically, it resulted in the decreased frequency of dizziness and shaky walk, improved coordination and sense of equilibrium, enhanced postural stability in the vertical position. The positive dynamics of clinical manifestations was confirmed by the results of stabilometry that suggested decreased deviation from the centre of pressure in the frontal and saggital directions and diminished total area of the statokinesiogram.