NEUROPHYSIOLOGICAL APPROACH TO TREATMENT OF HUMEROSCAPULAR PERIARTHRITIS

Abstract

Humeroscapular periarthritis makes 80 % of all «rheumatic» diseases of humerus. Tendons of muscles, attaching in the area of shoulderjoint, are constantly in a state of greatfunctional tension, connected with shoulder abduction and rotation, which brings to early development of degenerative process in them. Taking into consideration tendency of all kinds of primary periarthritis to persistent and long course caused by very slow resorption of degeneration foci and calcificates, the main condition of the right course of treatment is its persistence and perseverance. Together with all variety of existing methods of treatment of humeroscapular periarthritis this problem is not at all solved and prevalence of humeroscapular periarthritis does not reduce. Nowadays in treatment humeroscapular periarthritis of more and more attention is paid to the methods of traditional therapy: acupuncture, pharmacopuncture, osteopathy. It is doubtless that reflexotherapy provides impact on the most part of the links of pathological process, influencing local changes in tissues and organs, normalizing nervous regulatory processes and eliminating pain. Using neuroreflex approach in diagnostics and treatment of humeroscapular periarthritis we can perform grounded and selective choice of acupuncture points, providing influence on majority of links of pathological process, which rises the efficacy of treatment, prolongs remission period, eliminates pain.