Vegetative disorders — are a violation of the balance between the sympathetic and parasympathetic branches of the vegetative nervous system, which occur in a patient due to:
- Changes in the hormonal background during adolescence;
- Thyroid dysfunction (hyper- or hypothyroidism);
- PMS syndrome, menopause;
- Inflammatory and infectious diseases of the nervous system;
- Brain and spinal cord injuries;
- Diseases of the cardiovascular system;
- Anxiety-phobic and astheno-neurotic disorders;
- Vegetative insufficiency in degenerative diseases of the CNS (Parkinson's disease, MSA&ldots;).
Modern concepts of vegetative disorders interpret them as a predominant influence of the tone of the sympathetic branch of the vegetative nervous system, which manifests in the patient with the following symptoms:
- Blood pressure spikes and rapid heart rate;
- Headache, anxiety, sleep disorders (insomnia), tearfulness, irritability;
- Metabolic deviations — increased blood sugar, uric acid;
- Functional digestive disorders, salivation disorders;
- Sweating disorders — hyperhidrosis of hands and feet;
- Angiospasm of peripheral vessels — Raynaud's syndrome, acrocyanosis.
Treatment of vegetative disorders is handled by a neurologist, reflexotherapist.
Methods of vegetative disorders treatment at «Medpraktika Zdorovya»
A comprehensive approach in our center is based on a combination of reflexotherapy (acupuncture, auriculotherapy) and modern physiotherapy methods.
Therapeutic effect of acupuncture
Involvement of acupuncture points shows high efficiency in the form of:
- Regulation of the daily circadian rhythm "activity-sleep," which is successfully used for the treatment of insomnia;
- Regulating effect on blood pressure and heart rate;
- Spasmolytic action and regulation of the vascular wall tone;
- Stabilization of the emotional state, which is extremely important in the treatment of astheno-neurotic and anxiety-phobic disorders;
- Stabilizing effect on protein and carbohydrate metabolism;
- Improvement of arterial and venous blood flow (which is particularly important in the treatment of Raynaud's syndrome);
- Regulating effect on sweating (relevant in the treatment of hyperhidrosis).
Photo of a female patient with hyperhidrosis of hands and feet: before treatment (top) and after treatment (bottom).
Methods of physiotherapy
In our clinic, specialized BTL hardware technologies are used according to proven protocols:
- BTL Aquaphoresis: Protocol «Vegetative-vascular dystonia - Acrocyanosis»;
- BTL Electrotherapy: Protocol «Trophic improvement»;
- BTL Magnetotherapy: Protocol «Circulation improvement».
Therapeutic effects of physiotherapy:
- Improvement of oxygen utilization by cells, stimulation of tissue respiration;
- Normalization of vascular wall tone — reduction of arteriole and venule spasm;
- Significant improvement in tissue blood supply;
- Stimulation of natural metabolic and regeneration processes.
Photo of a female patient with hyperhidrosis of hands and feet: before treatment and after treatment.
The number of procedures and duration of treatment are determined by a neurologist and reflexotherapist individually for each patient.