Aim. The authors described a comprehensive program of frozen shoulder treatment, including extracorporeal shock wave therapy and pelotherapy. Objective: To evaluate the effectiveness of the inclusion of extracorporeal shock wave therapy and pelotherapy in rehabilitation of patients with degenerative diseases of the musculoskeletal system. Materials and Methods: there had been examined 120 patients during the study. Results: The result of the application of complex physiotherapy normalized indicators of metabolic and electrolyte imbalances that are important in the formation of a therapeutic effect. Conclusion: The application of extracorporeal shock wave therapy and in combination with pelotherapy in patients with scapula-humeral periarthritis is the elimination of metabolic and electrolyte imbalance, which is important in degenerative diseases of the musculoskeletal system
Kotenko K.V., Korchazhkina N.B., Mikhaylova A.A., Epifanov A.V., Portnov V.V., Danilova D.P. Revisiting the application of integrated physiotherapy in degenerative-dystrophic diseases of the musculoskeletal system // Saratov Journal of Medical Scientific Research, Vol. 10, Issue 4, 2014, pp. 886-888