The study of effect of local therapy by essential oils applications on the dynamics of the immune and hormonal indicators and the optimization efficiency of rehabilitation treatment of patients with osteoarthritis
Purpose of this research is to study the effects of essential oils applications on the dynamics of the immune and hormonal indicators and clinical picture of osteoarthritis. Materials and methods. 30 women with osteoarthritis were treated by applications of mixture of essential oils: lavender, ginger, peppermint, rosemary, pine, clove, nutmeg, eucalyptus, thyme, anise. The dynamics of the immunological status: the total number of leucocytes; absolute and % of number of total lymphocytes, CD3,CD4+,CD8+, То cells, the indicators of immune-regulatory index CD4+/CD8+, absolute and % indicators CD19, IgG, IgA, IgM was studied. The dynamics of indicators of endocrine systems: somatotropic hormone, prolactin, cortisol, thyroid-stimulating hormone, free thyroxine, free triiodothyronine, paratiritis hormone, calci-tonin, osteocalcin, luteinizing hormone, follicle-stimulating hormone, estradiol and total testosterone, dehydroe-piandrosterone, aldosterone, progesterone, insulin , C-peptide, index HOMA-IR was examined. Results. Before treatment - immunodeficiency CD3, CD4, То cells, increasing CD8 cytotoxic cells, re-ducing the index CD4+ /CD8+ were revealed. After therapy – it was noted increasing CD4, То cells, reducing CD8, increasing the index CD4+ /CD8+. There were a statistically significant increase in testosterone (p<0.05), reduced levels of insulin and glucose (p<0.05), index, HOMA-IR (p<0.05). Against the background of im-provement of immune and hormonal status, the decrease in pain and improvement of function of the joints, according to algo-functional index Lekena (p<0.05), are marked.