Rationale for the need to employ a conservative method in the treatment of patients with dystrophy of the hand.

Radioimmunoassay determining sexual hormone levels, functional state of the autonomic nervous system and blood supply, were used to study the causes aiding the development of dystrophies of the hand in women. All these conditions were found to be associated with gross disorders of the endocrine system, autonomic dysfunction and changes in the system of blood supply. The results were used to develop a policy for the selection of the therapeutic method and its timing with a favourable effect.