LASER-ULTRASOUND THERAPY IN THE COMPREHENSIVE TREATMENT OF CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE

Abstract

The objective of the study: to investigate the efficiency of treatment of those suffering from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) when using laser-ultrasound effect along with traditional therapy.Subjects and methods. 58 COPD patients were enrolled into the study. The article describes the number of clinical, laboratory and functional rates, parameters of external respiration functions, biomarkers of system inflammation during treatment including the low-intensity laser radiation, exposure to ultrasound and basic medicamentous therapy.Results. The laser ultrasound therapy as a part of comprehensive treatment of COPD patients allows achieving the maximum effect for the following criteria: excretion of sputum (the amount of sputum produced during 24 hours), the subjective assessment of cough and sputum by visual analogue scale; improvement of peripheral blood rates, reduction of system biomarkers (IL-4, IL-8, TNF-2), improvement of external respiration function and general state of the patients.

Keywords

• лазерное воздействие
• ультразвуковое воздействие
• медикаментозная терапия
• хроническая обструктивная болезнь легких
• системные биомаркеры воспаления