Reflexotherapy, acupuncture, acupuncture in neurology - Causes, symptoms and treatment. MF.

Reflexotherapy in neurology is one of the methods of treating diseases affecting the central nervous system.

Acupuncture in neurology is successfully used for the treatment of diseases such as hyperkinesis of various nature, cerebral pathologies, motor, sensory and speech center disorders.

Acupuncture in neurology has a practice of long-term use, and well-established methods of treatment, therefore, in conjunction with other methods of acupuncture plays an increasing role in the treatment of neurological diseases.

Treatment of facial hemispasm is a lesion of the facial nerve as a result of the formation of tumors, aneurysms and vascular lesions. In this case, reflexology in neurology is used in combination with the use of anticonvulsants and agents that improve the blood circulation of the brain. The course of acupuncture in the treatment involves 12-15 sessions conducted daily or every other day. The duration of the session is from 30 to 60 minutes. It is recommended to pass 2 - 3 courses with an interval of 14 - 30 days.

Treatment of writing spasm can also be effective when using acupuncture techniques that reflexology in neurology can offer. Spasm is a dystonic hyperkinesia that occurs in the muscles of the hands. Its occurrence is promoted by such diseases as torsion dystonia, trembling paralysis, various pathologies of the musculoskeletal system. In the treatment of this disease, acupuncture is prescribed together with therapeutic measures that promote muscle relaxation. In this case, the course of acupuncture consists of 10-15 sessions, conducted daily or every other day, the time of the session is 30-60 minutes. As a rule, you need to hold 2-3 courses with breaks of 10-15 days.

Another disease that acupuncture cures in neurology is spasmodic torticollis. Spastic torticollis is a dystonic hyperkinesis with predominant localization in the muscles of the neck, characterized by a violent turn of the head.

Treatment with reflexotherapy includes three stages:

• In the first stage, along with the use of medication, 10-15 acupuncture sessions are prescribed, one after 1-2 days, the duration of the session is 30-60 minutes.
• The criterion for the transition to the second stage is to achieve a clinical effect from the treatment. The aim of the second stage of treatment is to reduce the activity of the peripheral factor. To do this, along with the methods of manual therapy, acupuncture is performed in the form of micro-agglutination, which is carried out by three cycles for 3-5 days with interruptions from 5 to 7 days.
• The third and most prolonged stage of treatment is the stage of fixing the achieved result and its correction. Acupuncture in this case includes 10-15 sessions with a duration of 25-30 minutes.

With a break of 1.5 - 2 months, you need to undergo 3-4 courses of treatment with acupuncture.