THE USE OF THE ANKITROM GEL IN COMPLEX CORRECTION OF CLINICAL AND FUNCTIONAL MANIFESTATIONS OF VARICOSE VEIN DISEASE

The study involved 45 men and women aged 35 to 55 years with a verified diagnosis according to the CEAP classification: varicose vein disease, C2, 3s, Ep, As, p, Pr, with complaints of pain, swelling of the lower extremities in the evening, fatigue, signs of varicose dilation of the saphenous veins. The participants were divided into 3 groups: in group 1 (n = 25), the basic treatment complex was optimized by magnetophoresis with chitosan gel Ankitrom with the venom of the Siberian pit viper and taurine on the lower extremities, and the patients were also recommended to apply the gel to the painful areas before going to bed; in group 2 (n = 10), in addition to standard treatment, placebo magnetophoresis procedures were performed; in group 3 (n = 10), in addition to basic therapy, Ankitrom gel was rubbed into the skin of legs and feet in the morning and evening. According to the results of the study, it was found that magnetophoresis with Ankitrom gel on the legs and feet helps to reduce the severity of pain syndrome, reduce the time of systolic blood filling of vessels on the legs and feet by 1.3 times, and increase the rate of emptying of venous vessels of the extremity, as evidenced by the decrease in venous outflow by 1.2 times from the initial values, which significantly differed from similar indicators in the comparison groups.