Method for treating patients for chronic constipation

FIELD: medicine.

SUBSTANCE: method involves administering diet with high content of nutrient fibers and restricted amount of ordinary hydrocarbons, animal fats and meat broth. Massage is done with manual massage machine Acupress being four-roller bronze or ebonite massage instrument operating along small intestine during 5-6min and then with movements across the abdomen from left to right during 3-4 min. The like movements are done with two-roller bronze or ebonite massage instrument operating along large intestine meridian symmetrically relative to the right and left arm during 4-5 min. All massage movements are done slowly. Procedures are given daily in the morning on empty stomach, before dinner and before going to bed.

EFFECT: enhanced effectiveness in treating chronic constipation cases.

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The invention relates to medicine and can be used in the treatment of chronic constipation.

Known methods of treatment of chronic constipation in which stimulation of motor-evacuation function of the intestine use therapeutic food supplements, laxatives or pharmaceutical compositions, as well as enemas, hydrocolonotherapy and physiotherapeutic procedures associated with the introduction into the rectum of electrodes for applying voltage pulses of direct current or magnetized bogey. These methods are often unwanted side effects or are traumatic, nefiziologichnoe and give only temporary relief.

There is a method of treatment of constipation in children by RF patent for the invention №2129856 at which carry out the slow stroking of the abdomen clockwise cooling agent from the frozen vodolaznaya mixture temperature (-11)-(-13)°C. the Impact is made within 1-2 min twice with an interval of 1-2 min at the rate of 7-8 procedures.

Also known is a method of treatment of chronic constipation, which is the closest in essence to declare, RF patent for the invention №2080843. The essence of this method lies in the fact that in the abdomen massages slow stroking clockwise cooling agent temperature(-11) to (-13)° C for 2-4 min twice with an interval of 1-2 min daily for 7-8 days.

The disadvantage of this method of treatment is its low efficiency, lack of physiological studies and palliatively.

The objective of the proposed solutions is to increase the efficiency of the method of treatment due to the inclusion in the treatment massages using a handheld massagers “Acupress”.

This is achieved by a method for the treatment of chronic constipation using belly massage differs in that the patient is prescribed a diet with a high content of dietary fiber with the restriction of simple carbohydrates, animal fats and meat broth (decoctions), the massage is carried out ctyrvalcovy bronze or ebony massage along the colon for 5-6 minutes, then movements across the abdomen from right to left for 3-4 minutes, after which similar movements are dvuhvalkovyy bronze or ebony massage, and complete the procedure by rolling needle massager on the Meridian of the large intestine symmetrically on both hands for 4-5 minutes, performing the procedure 2-3 times per day.

The accompanying drawings explain the essence of the proposal. Figure 1 shows the appearance of chetyrehvalkovoj hand massager “Acupress”. Figure 2 shows the appearance dvuhvalkovom bronze hand massager “Acupress”. Figure 3 is provided to the external appearance of the manual needle massager “Acupress”. Figure 4 shows a diagram of the Meridian of the large intestine.

The use of hand massagers “Acupress” (Fig.1-3). They are mechanical devices that have one or two pairs of rollers located at an angle to each other. Rollers needle massager is made of a set of metal stars and have a wingspan of about 30 mm Rollers massagers (1, 2) can be made of bronze or ebony and have a wingspan of about 100 mm. Impact on the area treated is a reciprocating massaging rollers on the surface of the body, resulting in acupressure massage (acupressure) and lateral displacement (compression-tension) fabric imitating classical massage-rubbing-kneading. Design bronze and ebony massagers provides for the possibility of the elastic sliding of massaging rollers, proportional to the degree of pressing of the massager to the patient's body that provides atraumatically impact in any strength and increases the effectiveness of massage by increasing the volume of the captured tissue.

Implements clause is as follows.

The patient is prescribed a diet with a high content of dietary fiber (bran, raw vegetables and fruits - 600-700 g/day) with a limit of simple carbohydrates, animal fat and meat soups (broths).

Massage starts chetyrehvetvevym the massager along the colon (from the right iliac fossa up to the level of the liver, then cross to the left hypochondrium and down to the left iliac fossa) for 5-6 minutes, then movements across the abdomen from right to left 3-4 minutes After that similar movements are dvuhvalkovyy massager. All movements are performed slowly with a high degree of pressure massage to the body. Finish by rolling the needle massager on the Meridian of the large intestine (on the front surface of the arm from the shoulder to the index finger) symmetrically with both hands, 4-5 minutes Massage holds the patient or therapist 2-3 times a day: in the morning fasting, before lunch and before bedtime. Self-massage can be performed more often.

As a result of intensive massage improves the function of the intestine, normal emptying, increases the amount of feces, increases the efficiency of diets. Along with this reduced the amount of body fat in the abdominal area.

This method was tested in 45 patients divided into two groups: 19 patients were treated with conventional drugs of plant origin in combination with a proper diet. 26 patients underwent similar treatment using massage by the described method.

The inclusion of massage using the massage is s “Acupress” developed technique in complex therapy of chronic constipation makes the treatment more effective (significant improvement of the patients coming in 7-10 days earlier than in the control group). Laxatives are symptomatic and bring only temporary relief. Massage in combination with diet effectively restores and regulates bowel function. 25-30 days it becomes possible to reduce the dose of laxatives, then to completely stop taking them. Massage in combination with diet creates the conditions and to restore the normal microflora of the intestines, relieves irritation of the colon, accelerates the release of toxins from the body.

Massage massagers “Acupress the traditional manual massage has the following benefits:

- available to doctors in any discipline (nursing staff of the relevant departments), which are not usually experts in the field of massage;

- can be used for self-massage, massage in the family, which allows the massage at any time and not to limit the frequency of procedures;

- use massagers dramatically increases the effectiveness of massage (in particular the meridional).

A method of treating chronic constipation using belly massage and diet, characterized in that the patient is prescribed a diet with a high content of dietary fiber with the restriction of simple carbohydrates, animal fats and meat broths, massage is done by hand massagers “Acupress”and immunochemically bronze or ebony massage along the colon for 5-6 min, then movements across the abdomen from right to left for 3-4 minutes, after which similar movements are dvuhvalkovyy bronze or ebony massage, and complete the procedure by rolling needle massager on the Meridian of the large intestine symmetrically on both hands for 4-5 minutes, all movements of the tumblers are made slowly; the procedure is performed daily in the morning on an empty stomach, before lunch and before bedtime.