Basic principles and approaches to medical rehabilitation of patients with atherosclerosis obliterans of lower limb arteries

Abstract

The review presents current data on the management of patients with atherosclerosis obliterans of the lower extremities. The main approaches to medical rehabilitation of patients with diseases of the arteries of the lower extremities are considered, tools for determining the rehabilitation potential depending on the stage of lower limb ischemia are proposed. The programs of physical and psychological rehabilitation, as well as the methods of physical and balneotherapy in accordance with the stages of medical rehabilitation, are determined. Modern rehabilitation methods are presented.