[Acupuncture in edema of the extremities following radiation or combination therapy of cancer of the breast and uterus]. / Akupunktura pri otekakh konechnostei posle luchevogo ili kombinirovannoto lecheniia raka molochnoi zhelezy i matki.

Acupuncture was carried out in 141 sufferers from late-onset radiation injuries to skin and soft tissues. 122 patients (86%) revealed clinical manifestations of edema of varying gravity in arms and legs, while 19 (14%) suffered radiation-induced neuritis or plexitis unaccompanied by edema. Radionuclide and rheographic studies as well as evaluation of hemostatic function showed acupuncture to be an effective treatment for edema and pain. It also improved lymph flow, rheovasographic indexes and normalized hemostasis. The best results were obtained in cases of stage I-II edema.

[Effectiveness of various therapeutic schemes for patients with radiation edema of the extremities]. / Effektivnost' raznykh skhem terapii bol'nykh s luchevymi otekami konechnostei.

The efficacy of various therapeutic schemes: medicinal (basic therapy--BT), acupuncture (AP) and laser therapy (LT) against a background of basic therapy--was assessed and compared in 36 patients with radiation limb edema. It was established that a degree of a decrease in edemas, the improvement of indices of rheovasography grew in the following order: BT----AP----LT. The recovery of the lymph flow and immunological indices were the same in all therapeutic schemes.