30-year experience with magneto therapy in traumatology and orthopaedics

Based on results of experimental work and study of magneto therapy effect on healthy volunteers the clinical application of magneto therapy in traumatology and orthopaedics was elaborated. 3479 patients with various diseases of loco-motor system such as bone fractures, Legg-Calve- Perthes disease, humeroscapular periarteritis, humeral epicondylitis, tendovaginitis, Dupuytren’s contracture, keloid scars, tendo calcaneous bursitis, posttraumatic edema of extremities, radiculalgia, acute thrombophlebitis of lower limbs, obliterating endarteritis, arthroses and periartritis, etc., were treated by magneto therapy using devices both of author’s design and custom «Polus» as well as magnetoplates (firstly in clinical practice). Results of treatment testified high efficacy of magneto therapy and shoed the advantages of that safe and painless method as compared with other methods of treatment.