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Currently, an infectious corneal ulcer, a defect in the corneal epithelium, remains one of the main causes of monocular blindness,which necessitates the development of new effective methods of treatment. Aim. To develop and evaluate the effectiveness of the technique for the complex application of preformed physical factors of local andsegmental action in patients with corneal ulcers. Material and methods. The study involved 85 patients with corneal ulcers aged 18 to 60 years divided into three groups. Patients ofthe control group (29 people) received the standard drug therapy, the comparison group (29 people) underwent a course of magnetophoresiswith solcoseryl on closed eyelids against the background of standard drug therapy, patients of the main group (27 people)received standard drug therapy, magnetophoresis and low-frequency electrostatic fields on the collar area. All patients were evaluatedfor visual acuity, the size of the ulcer and the area of stromal infiltration. The subjective severity of pain syndrome (VAS scale),psychoemotional state (SAN test) were assessed. Statistical analysis of the data was performed using SPSS Statistics v.25. Results. Immediately after treatment, the use of preformed physical factors made it possible to shorten the period of the ulcer epithelializationand suppression of the inflammatory reaction in the cornea, which significantly improved the clinical and functionalparameters of the eye, as well as considerably reduced the severity of pain syndrome in comparison with standard drug treatment. Conclusion. In the long-term period, the use of preformed physical factors contributed to a significant decrease in the size of thecorneal infiltration area (residual opacities) and an improvement in the quality of life of patients according to the General MentalWellbeing scale, which exceeded the effectiveness of standard drug therapy, while the combined use of a low-frequency electrostaticfield and magnetophoresis allowed to noticeably improve the indicators of visual acuity in comparison with standard drug therapyand isolated use of magnetophoresis.

Corneal ulcer is a severe pathology of the anterior segment of the eye, the outcome of which can be the loss of the eye as an organ, the formation of gross corneal opacity and irreversible vision loss. Currently, there is evidence of the successful use of preformed physical factors in the treatment of patients with corneal ulcers. The article presents information about the effectiveness of magnetic therapy, pulsed electrotherapy, ultrasound and laser therapy, hyperbaric oxygenation and a number of other physiotherapy methods in this pathology. Standard pathogenetic therapy is an integral part of the treatment process of corneal ulcers, but the use of physiotherapy techniques in addition to standard therapy allows you to achieve a better clinical effect, which makes it possible to consider the actual problem of medical rehabilitation of patients with corneal ulcers.

BACKGROUND: Currently, an infectious corneal ulcer, a defect in the corneal epithelium, remains one of the main causes of monocular blindness, which necessitates the development of new effective methods of treatment. AIMS: The aim of the study is to develop and evaluate the effectiveness of a methodology for the complex application of preformed physical factors of local and segmental action in patients with corneal ulcers. MATERIALS AND METHODS: The study involved 85 patients with corneal ulcer defect aged 18 to 60 years, who were divided into three groups. Patients of the control group (29 people) received standard drug therapy, the comparison group (29 people) underwent a course of magnetophoresis with solcoseryl on closed eyelids against the background of standard drug therapy, patients of the main group (27 people) received standard drug therapy. magnetophoresis and low-frequency electrostatic fields on the collar area. All patients were assessed for visual acuity, the size of the ulcer and the area of stromal infiltration. The subjective severity of pain syndrome (VAS scale), psychoemotional state (SAN test) were assessed. RESULTS: Immediately after treatment, visual acuity in the main group was significantly higher than in the comparison group and the control group, and averaged 0.140.14. The size of the ulcerative defect in the main group was significantly smaller than in the control group and the comparison group (p 0.05). The assessment of the psychoemotional state of patients after treatment revealed significant differences in the main group in relation to the control group on the Well-Being scale (p 0.05). CONCLUSION: The use of preformed physical factors in the form of a course application of a low-frequency electrostatic field and magnetophoresis with the drug Solcoseryl made it possible to shorten the time of epithelialization of the ulcer and suppression of the inflammatory reaction in the cornea, which made it possible to significantly improve the clinical and functional parameters of the eye, as well as reduce the severity of pain syndrome against the background of an improvement in the psycho-emotional state patients.

This article is relevant, as most healthy women face the problem of increased facial muscle tone. The purpose of the study was to investigate current problems of the relationship between tonic activity of the facial muscles and psycho-emotional states. The study included a group of 151 women subjected to psychological testing. According to its results, they were randomized into five study groups depending on sex and age. The frequency and severity of psycho-emotional states and parameters of tonic activity of the facial muscles were studied. Currently accepted methods for the correction of psycho-emotional states based on the feedback mechanism were analyzed. The efficacy of myofascial facial massage as an instrument for psychological status correction was evaluated. The long-term effects of various massage techniques aimed at facial muscle relaxation on the psycho-emotional state were established. The most effective tools for muscle tone correction were proposed for psycho-emotional status correction.