Established in 1989, State Health Institution "Republican Polyclinic of Recovery Treatment (Vertebrology and Manual Therapy)", treats grown up and children population segments on the application basis.

Due to the fact, that vertebral diseases establish a very close connection with other clinical disciplines, doctors of different specialties of manual therapy work in the polyclinic namely: neurologists, therapeutist-cardiologist, orthopedist, gynecologist, pediatrist, neuropathist, physical therapeutist, functional diagnosis doctor.

Support-movement system diseases treatment is the most prominent problem in XX-XXI centuries. According to the International Health Organization statistics, 2/3 of total population suffer from vertebral diseases, taking in to account that the number of such patients increases from year to year.

The main reasons for this are as follows:

  –  immobile life style;
  –  lack of regular physical load;
  –  unhealthy eating habits – overeating, alcohol, as a significant factor which also leads to excessive weight;
  –  smoking;
  –  insufficient (bad) rest;
  –  working place drawbacks;
  –  great general eyes and static load, connected with PC's usage across education and job;
  –  high interest towards TV;
  –  ecology problems;
  –  gene fund problems.

Behaviour in a life, interfering an impellent stereotype.

The leading factors, indicating vertebral diseases are the following: vertebral column and inter vertebral discs deformity, discs hernia, nerve roots constriction, surrounding muscles deformity. They are generally accompanied by posture deformity, strong pains, lumbago, gain changing, tiredness, internal organs (heart, lungs, digestive system and etc.), scoliosis, kyphosis, stoop.

One of the most effective methods of dystrophy diseases treatment is manual therapy taken in co-operation with exercise therapy, physical therapy, medicine blockades, reflex therapy.

Manual therapy is a manual, strictly dosed impact on the backbone joints aiming at spine normal mobility reconstruction, correct posture formation, and elimination of pain symptoms and others neurological illness manifestations.