Medicinal electrophoresis in the treatment of cerebrovascular diseases and pathology of the peripheral nervous system

The relevance of vascular diseases of the brain, including cerebral stroke and pathology of the peripheral nervous system is due to their steady growth and a significant share in the structure of morbidity, disability and mortality of the adult population worldwide. There has been a marked increase in neurological disorders after the pandemic of a new coronavirus infection. Neurological disorders of both central and peripheral nature are treated in a complex of medicinal and non-medicinal methods. The arsenal of physiotherapy methods is expanding. In neurology, electrophoresis has been used for centuries in patients with lesions of both the central and peripheral nervous systems. Medicinal electrophoresis is the most effective treatment method among physiotherapy procedures. The paper discusses the main pathogenetic mechanisms of drug electrophoresis, a variety of procedures. The features of the use of medicinal electrophoresis in patients with acute cerebrovascular accident and with damage to the peripheral nervous system are described in detail.