Use of dynamic gravity table for treatment of chronic lymphovenous insufficiency of the lower extremities
On the base of medical institutions of the Republic of Belarus, there were conducted clinical trials of “inversion table for therapeutic intervention”, made by “Belmedinnovatsiya” LLC (patent of the Russian Federation for utility model No. 1458, patent of the Russian Federation for method No. 254544471). The method refers to gravitational therapy. It is based on rhythmic regular change of gravitational force angle to anterior-posterior and transverse axes of body with fixed frequency (0.1 Hz), and gradual formation of antiorthostasis up to 30 degrees, and then returning to the previous position following the same algorithm. This frequency is self-oscillating and functionally autonomous. There were examined 36 patients with chronic lymphovenous insufficiency of the lower extremities. The patients were divided into two groups: treatment group (18 people) and control group (18 people). Patients of the control group received standard treatment: compression therapy and administration of the standard dose of Detralex. Patients of the treatment group received treatment only with inversion table. All patients underwent ultrasonic Doppler examination of lower extremity veins, ultrasonic examination of subcutaneous fat, and measurement of circumference of the lower extremities in the morning and in the evening before and after treatment. The quality of life of patients was assessed according to the results of CIVIQ 2. There were revealed reliable positive changes in patients of the treatment group: the circumference of the lower extremities reduced in the evening, the subcutaneous fat was reduced, the diameter of main subcutaneous veins of the lower extremities reduced, and the quality of life improved.