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Extension

Extension (extensio) – a way of treatment of diseases and damages of a musculoskeletal system, and also their effects at which on an axis of a trunk and/or extremity apply force for overcoming muscular retraction and elimination of shift of bone fragments, lengthening of an extremity, correction of contractures, etc.

Types of extension:

  • Glue – made for skin using the strips made of cloth attached to it by means of various glues; it is preferential used at children; one of kinds of glue extension – lipkoplastyrny, based on use of strips of a sticky plaster;
  • Across Lisunov (synonym: Lisunova extension) – underwater extension during which a load fix in the field of a basin of the patient who is on the inclined plane with the recorded upper body; it is used at therapy of discogenic radiculitises;
  • On Molu-Byushelbergeru (synonym: Mola-Byushelbergera extension) – the extension which is carried out for the lower part of a trunk of the patient at his vertical position in the pool with water; it is carried out at osteochondrosis and some other defeats (including effects of changes);
  • Single-step – carried out with short-term application of force for reposition of dislocations or reposition of bone fragments;
  • Underwater – made at immersion of the patient in water for simultaneous use of its impact on an organism (decrease in a muscle tone, etc.); it is applied preferential at backbone diseases;
  • Constant – carried out for weeks or months for lengthening or deduction of required position of an extremity;
  • Skeletal – the extension per continuitatem which is carried out by means of brackets or spokes with application of force directly to a bone;
  • Across Sheda (synonym: Shede extension) – the extension method used at children up to 3 years at a femur fracture; carry out by means of tapes of an adhesive plaster which impose on the side surfaces of vertically raised extremity.
 
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