Balneologic and manual therapy of erectile dysfunction in patients with lumbosacral osteochondrosis

This study included 40 patients aged from 24 to 45 (mean 33.4±4.3) years presenting with lumbosacral osteochondrosis and concomitant erectile dysfunction from 1 to 5 (mean 3.2±0.7) years in duration. The treatment included narzan water baths, manual therapy, and physical exercises combined with psychotherapeutic correction of sexual dysadaptation. It resulted in the elimination of pain syndrome in 77.5% of the patients, locomotor disorders in 81.7%, paresthesia in 67.5%, and psychoemotional tension in 52.2%. The sexual function was normalized in 47.5% of the treated patients, vegetative regulation in 44.4%, and hemodynamics in cavernous bodies in 45%. Fifteen (37.5%) of the patients with lumbosacral osteochondrosis and erectile dysfunction still retained normal sexual function 12 months after the treatment.

lumbosacral osteochondrosis, erectile dysfunction, balneotherapy, manual therapy