PHYSICAL METHODS OF CORRECTING FUNCTIONAL DISORDERS OF THE NERVOUS SYSTEM IN AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLERS

Functional examination of 72 air traffic controllers has established that the above controllers frequently suffer from vegetative dystonia, high normal arterial pressure, arterial hypertension and vertebrogenic pain syndromes. The cause of the above disorders lies in functional tension in the higher vegetative centers and impaired vegetative regulation manifesting with changes in the vegetative tone and reactivity, vegetative support, coagulation and anticoagulation systems, antioxidant defense, lipid peroxidation. Use of transcerebral electrostimulation in combination with iodine-bromine baths in patients with vegetative dystonia, high arterial pressure and arterial hypertension promote lowering of arterial pressure, improvement of vegetative indices and response of arterial pressure to psychophysiological load. Naphthalene phonophoresis in combination with naphthalane-paraffin applications reduced neurological symptoms of vertebral osteochondrosis in air traffic controllers. It is recommended to perform regular check-ups of the controllers and relevant correction with application of physical factors.