Liapko-Applicators^®

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Applicators designed by N.G.Liapko, Reflex Therapy Doctor (Donetsk) are designed for wide use in complex therapy and prophylaxis of different diseases and pathological states.

High healing effect of applicator is caused by combination of intensive reflex and mechanical, electrical, and bio-chemical impacts onto skin at application area.

Reflex and mechanical impact lies in surface multiply acupuncture of certain areas, biologically active points (BAP), micro-massage of skin, and subjacent tissues.

Galvanic and electrical impact promotes to metabolism improvement, strengthens re-partative (regenerative) processes; it has resorptive influence, aids production of biologically active matters, improves transfer of nerve impulses, and decreases algesthesia.

Humoral effect of applicator is expressed with micro-iontophoresis of metals, of which needles are made (copper, iron, nickel, zinc, silver) into liquid media of the body. All these micro-elements do play important role in provision of normal functioning of various organs and systems of the body.

Applicators are used for therapeutic treatment of any areas of the body (dorsum, abdomen, extremities, thorax area, etc.).

Use of plane applicators is the most optimal way which does not require additional efforts from patient and assistance from others which safely and effectively reliefs pain, removes fatigue, and charges in the morning with vital energy for the whole day.

Roller are recommended for use for therapeutic treatment of any body areas that are difficult to treat with applicator (joints, neck, face areas, etc.), as well as for diagnostics. Time of treatment: 7-15 minutes before appearance of stable hyperemia (redness) of skin. Use of facial roller is effective for performance of fine reflex therapeutic diagnostics: search for the most sensitive cutaneous covering areas, which's treatment with applicators allows achievement of maximal results.

Small-size applicators may be used for long-lasting wearing in the areas of the deepest pain, trigger areas, acupuncture point concentration areas, and other areas discovered with the aid of roller, that provide expressed therapeutic effect. Small-size applicators are recommended to be worn under belt, elastic bandage, or fixing bandage. Time of wearing: 30 minutes to 2 or 3 hours.

In order to achieve stable therapeutic effect, use of different applicators in each specific сase is required; therefore, each household first-aid kit shall be provided with multi-purpose applicator kit consisting of: 2 plane applicators (either double or single), 2-3 small, 1-2 Sputnik applicators (may be dynamic (portable) and fixed (to lay on)), and 1-2 rollers, for example, multi-purpose, or facial and big.

Applicator spacing shall be selected subject to individual skin sensitivity which not always depends on age. Children, people with increased sensitivity, tender skin, thin body constitution are advised to use applicators and rollers with needle spacing 3.5-5.8 mm.

Time of treatment with applicators onto skin depends on symptoms available in each specific case. By "redundancy" syndrome (acute and intensive pains, high blood pressure, irritability, excitation, insomnia) it is recommended to use applicator in the second half of the day of before sleep. Duration of roller treatment: 10-15 minutes, for plane applicator :15-30 minutes and more.

By "insufficiency" syndrome (chronic pains most often appearing in night time, somnolence, weakness, sensitivity reduction by weakened patients and elderlies) treatment is effective in the morning and first half of the day. Duration of applicator application :7-10 minutes, treatment with roller :3-7 minutes.

An essential condition of successful therapy and absence of discomfort is correct laying on applicators. If laying is done correctly, relative discomfort of the initial 5 minutes will transfer into feelings of nice warm, vibrations, pulsations, and often lead to a restful healthy sleep. To lay applicators correctly, the most accurate modeling of spine modeling is required, with the aid of correctly laid cushions and bath towels wrapped in roll.

At discomfort during 10-15 minutes, applicators shall be removed, and apply only in  5-10 hours, or in the next day, with covering of the less area. Discomfort may be caused by: incorrect laying of applicators, i.e. unevenness of the loading application onto needles, slipping down the applicator accompanying with scratching of skin. To eliminate such conditions, one should raise up and lay down onto it again, with laying down of soft roller under the knees.

Duration of treatment course:1-2 weeks. Course may be repeated in  2-4 weeks. There is a positive practical experience of long-lasting, daily use of applicators, continuously, during several months. Steady improvement of health feeling, relief of chronic pain, rise of vital tonus and capacity to work, especially among elderlies, have been observed.

During use, applicators contact skin, without any damage to it, and without any contact with blood. At that, during treatment (disinfection) process may differ, depending on the specific conditions and place of use hereof.

In therapeutic institutions, after application session, applicators shall undergo disinfection with one of the methods set forth in  OST (Industry Standard) 42-21-2-85.  Subject to OST 25-1-005-87 «Resistance of medical metal tools to disinfection, pre-sterilization, and sterilization means. Classification, method selection.», for disinfection the following methods may be used: boiling  (distilled water  at 98 ^оС for 30 minutes); air treatment method (in air sterilizer  at 120 ^оС for 4-45 minutes); chemical method  (treatment with non-chlorine preparations, for example, Lisoformin 3000, concentration and exposition as per instruction, or Almirol, approved by Institute of Hygiene and Medical Ecology, Academy of Medical Science of Ukraine, on  27.06.2006, subject to methodic recommendations of Ministry of  Health Protection of Ukraine dd. 20.12.2006). Said OSTs are effective in Ukraine.

By individual use  (in household)  applicator does not require disinfection (под individual use shall mean use of applicator by sole person), however, hygienic care is required.

Hygienic care about applicator provides treatment with washing solution, with the use of non-chlorine detergents (allowed to contact with human skin), to be flushed with running water and to be dried with hot air stream (with the aid of hair drier) at the maximal near possible distance from needles.

Contraindications against applicator use

 Relative contraindications against use of applicators are:

:acute inflectional diseases;

:acute condition of chronic diseases, with high body temperature;

:de-compensation condition by cardiovascular system, lungs, liver, and kidneys;

:acute trombophleritis;

:blood diseases and hemopoietic organ diseases at de-compensation phase;

:acute surgical conditions;

:sharp exhaustion;

:abnormality of cutaneous covering integrity: wounds, burns, frostbites.

By presence of benign and malignant diseases, multi-needle therapy with Liapko-Applicators shall be used only for treatment of single symptoms (analgesic impact method, elimination of psychical and emotional stress, sleep improvement, etc.) and shall be COMPALSORILY subject to consultation with oncologist.

Reflex treatment areas for treatment and diagnostics

Besides areas specified above, we suggest using points and areas of maximal abnormalities, as well as sensitive areas discovered during the process of diagnostics with roller.

Рис. 2. Зоны тела для диагностики и лечения

Мал. 2. Зони тіла для діагностики і лікування

Fig.2. Body areas for diagnostics and treatment