Magnetic laserotherapy and rehabilitation of children presenting with after11 effects of perinatal encephalopathy

A new priority method for the rehabilitation of children presenting with aftereffects of perinatal encephalopathies is described. The study involved 38 patients aged 2-14 years with psychovocal and psychomotor retardation of varying severity. The method included 10 sessions of synchronous application of a 6-40 mT travelling magnetic field and 0.85-0.9 mcm wavelength laser radiation (3.5-5 mW, 50 Hz) transcranially and along the spinal cord for 10-12 min. A TRANSKRANIO physiotherapeutic apparatus was used. Significant and less pronounced improvement of clinical conditions was documented in 22 (57.9%) and 13 (34.2%) of the children respectively. These patients showed a wider scope of psychovocal and psychomotor skills and increased tolerability of physical activity. The clinical results were confirmed by the evaluation of brain bioelectric activity and conduction of cognitive evoked potentials. It is concluded that the proposed method permits to accelerate the child’s delayed motor development due to activation of brain cognitive function and metabolism.

magnetic laserotherapy, consequences of perinatal encephalopathy, travelling magnetic field, IR laser radiation, synchronous action, transcranial and along spinal cord, brain cognitive function