nefrНефрологияNephrology (Saint-Petersburg)1561-62742541-9439Pavlov First Saint-Petersburg State Medical Universitynefr-71Research ArticleОБЗОРЫ И ЛЕКЦИИREVIEWS AND LECTURESВозможности применения накожной билатеральной электромиостимуляции: от космической медицины к реабилитации инвалидовApplicabilities of bilateral epicutaneous electromyostimulation: from space medicine to rehabilitation of disabled personsВишневскийК. А.VishnevskiiK. A.mercucio_fh@mail.ruРумянцевА. Ш.RumyantsevA. Sh.noemail@neicon.ruСмирновА. В.SmirnovA. V.noemail@neicon.ruКоростелеваН. Ю.KorostelevaN. Yu.noemail@neicon.ruПервый Санкт-Петербургский государственный медицинский университет им. акад. И.П. Павлова; Городская Мариинская больница, Городской нефрологический центрРоссияFirst St. Petersburg State Medical University. Acad. Pavlov; Marrinsky city hospital, City Nephrology centerRussian FederationПервый Санкт-Петербургский государственный медицинский университет им. акад. И.П. ПавловаРоссияFirst St. Petersburg State Medical University. Acad. PavlovRussian FederationНаучно-исследовательский институт нефрологии Первого Санкт-Петербургского государственного медицинского университета им. акад. И.П. ПавловаРоссияNephrology Research Institute First St. Petersburg State Medical University. Acad. PavlovRussian Federation2015010120151914153Copyright © Вишневский К.А., Румянцев А.Ш., Смирнов А.В., Коростелева Н.Ю., 20152015Вишневский К.А., Румянцев А.Ш., Смирнов А.В., Коростелева Н.Ю.Vishnevskii K.A., Rumyantsev A.S., Smirnov A.V., Korosteleva N.Y.Данная работа распространяется под лицензией Creative Commons Attribution 4.0.This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.https://journal.nephrolog.ru/jour/article/view/71

За более чем 300-летнюю историю изучения воздействия электрического тока на нервные и мышечные ткани представление о возможностях электротерапии значимо расширилось. В последние десятилетия сочетание прогресса в области электроники и обработки данных и миниатюризации изделий медицинского назначения открыли путь к современным методам электростимуляции и их реализации в различных областях. В настоящее время накожная билатеральная электромиостимуляция (НБЭМ) активно применяется в спортивной и космической медицине, в практике реабилитации кардиологических, пульмонологических, неврологических больных. Сравнительно недавно методика НБЭМ нашла свое применение в отношении реабилитации больных с хронической болезнью почек (ХБП), находящихся на заместительной почечной терапии гемодиализом. В данном обзоре обобщены сведения о существующих на текущий момент модальностях электротерапии, основных направлениях применения НБЭМ и доказанных эффектах этого метода.

For more than three hundred years of studying of the electric current impact on the nerve and muscle tissue the electrotherapy opportunities has significantly expanded. In recent decades, a combination of progress in electronics and data processing and miniaturization of medical devices have discovered the way to modern methods of electrical stimulation and their implementation in different areas. Currently, bilateral epicutaneous electromyostimulation (BEEM) is extensively used in sports and space medicine, in the practice of cardiac, pulmonary, neurological patients. Recently BEEM technique has found its application in rehabilitation of patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) on hemodialysis renal replacement therapy. This review summarizes the currently existing modalities of electrotherapy, main areas of BEEM application and proven effects of this method.

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