Local barotherapy (pressure chamber for active hyperemia) is a method of treatment based on the cyclical alternation of vacuum and excess phases the internal pressure of the air in a special closed flask, and places the injured limb. The procedure is designed to restore the peripheral circulation in the extremities.
A consistent change in pressure in the closed space around the limb of the patient restores the arterial, venous and lymphatic circulation in the blood vessels. There is a kind of massage of blood vessels. Duration 20 min, the rate of 14-20 treatments.
Indications for use
The procedure is effective in the treatment of obstructive lesions of the arteries of the limbs; functional disorders of arteries of extremities; disorders of the venous and lymphatic circulation; violations of the trophic tissue of the extremities of various etiology; innate tendency to spasm of blood vessels; post-traumatic conditions. Also used in preventive and remedial treatment.
Contraindications
Therapy is contraindicated in thrombophlebitis, varicose veins of the lower extremities.
