METHOD OF TREATING CHRONIC SPONDYLOGENIC VERTEBROBASILAR INSUFFICIENCY SYNDROME

摘要

FIELD: medicine.;SUBSTANCE: X-ray diagnosing is performed. A kind of long-term craniovertebral injuries and their dystrophic complications is specified. That is followed by a palpation of superficial and deep muscles of the craniovertebral region and overall neck, palpated points of muscle attachment, and capsules of atlantooccipital joints. The regions in need of a therapeutic exposure are detected. A series of intramuscular injections of 0.25% Novocaine and vitamin B12 in a daily dosage into trigger points over the whole area of the neck and craniovertebral region. One session involves 8 or more injections; the sessions are performed every 7-14 days. The second session of the injection therapy is followed by a cervical spine extension with use of a traction collar.;EFFECT: method enables providing the higher clinical effectiveness by prolonging the achieved clinical effect, reducing the length of treatment and the labour input required for implementing the method.;2 ex