Physiotherapy for pneumonia
Last reviewed: 23.04.2024
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Pneumonia is an acute disease, mostly infectious etiology, characterized by focal damage to the respiratory parts of the lungs, the presence of intere-alveolar exudation detected by physicine and/or instrumental examination, of varying severity of a febrile reaction and intoxication. The sequence of process processes includes the stages of bacterial aggression, clinical stabilization, morphological and functional restoration of the bronchopulmonary system.
Comprehensive treatment of pneumonia is carried out in stationary (hospital) conditions. The list of physiotherapeutic procedures is very diverse and corresponds to the stage of the course of the disease.
From physiotherapeutic prescriptions in the first place are thermal inhalations of antibiotic solutions and sulfanilamide drugs, replaced in the next phase of the pathological process in inhalation therapy with mucolytics.
The second most etiopathological significance is drug electrophoresis of the necessary drugs.
At the following stages, UHF, DMV-, CMV therapy and inductothermia on the chest area are traditionally used.
The prevention of relaxation of inflammation is contributed to the procedures of UZ-therapy according to generally accepted methods.
Of the methods of luminous effects, the most optimal effects of NLI - laser (magnetolas) therapy, as well as course (at least 7 daily procedures) intravenous laser irradiation of blood are the most optimal. It is more problematic by blood irradiation with ultraviolet radiation due to undesirable consequences due to the possible overdose of the effect of the factor and damage to the cellular elements of the blood due to objective causes of the lack of accurate dosimetric control.
The relevant water treatment procedures are pathogenetically determined and widely used to treat patients with pneumonia according to generally accepted methods.
The task of the family doctor at the inpatient stage of supervision of the ward of the patient is to substantiate the expediency and convince the hospital doctors to carry out the procedures for UHF-, DMV, SMV therapy and inductothermia to various areas of the patient’s body in the athermic exposure regime.
In most cases, patients with pneumonia in the reconovalism scheme in stationary conditions need psychological rehabilitation by influencing the frontal lobes of the brain using the Azore-IK apparatus; The technique and methods of carrying out procedures are similar, as in COPD. As an alternative to psychological rehabilitation, information and wavelength impact is recommended by conducting electron therapy according to standard methods.
After discharge from the hospital, the family doctor is obliged to continue the treatment of patients who have undergone pneumonia at home, since the stage of recruits can be protracted. During this period, the physiotherapeutic procedures showed information and wavelength effects using the Azore-IK apparatus.
The procedures are carried out according to a contact, stable method for naked areas of the patient’s body.
The fields of exposure: - on the area of the middle third of the sternum, II - on the interlophate region of the spine, III - on the area of projection on the chest of the liquidated focus of inflammation of the lung tissue.
The modulation frequency of AMI 10 Hz, the exposure time on one field for 20 minutes, on a course of 10 - 15 procedures daily once a day in the morning (up to 12 hours of a day).
It is possible to repetition (3-5 days after discharge from the hospital) of psychological rehabilitation procedures using the Azor-IK apparatus on the projection of the frontal lobes of the patient’s head according to a combined methodology. The effects are carried out in contact, stably, 2 times a day.
The frequency of Amy 21 Hz modulation in the morning after waking up and 2 Hz - before night sleep.
The exposure time on the field is 20 minutes, on the course of 7 - 10 strains daily.
A very effective method that promotes the functional restoration of the bronchopulmonary system is the conduct of daily procedures in the evening (1 hour after dinner) on the respiratory simulator of Frolov (TDI-01) according to the methods attached to this inhaler. This simulator is recommended for each patient with chronic bronchopulmonary pathology in personal property. The procedures on the respiratory simulator of Frolov must be carried out both in a hospital after the liquidation of the active phase of the inflammatory process, and at home after discharge from the hospital (hospital). Duration of daily procedures - from 1 week to 3 months.
It is possible to consistently conduct procedures on the same day in outpatient and pneumatic and home after transferred pneumonia (interval between procedures of at least 30 minutes):
- Information-wave impact using the Azor-IK apparatus + procedures on the respiratory simulator of Frolov;
- Psychological rehabilitation procedures using the Azor-IK apparatus + procedures on the respiratory simulator of Frolov;
- Information-wave impact using the Azor-IK apparatus + psychological rehabilitation procedures using the Azor-IK apparatus + Frolov respiration simulator.
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