DEFINATION : Iontophoresis is a treatment technique, in which an electrical current is used in physical therapy. It is applied to the skin soaked in tap water allowing ionized or charged particles to pass the normal skin barrier. The iontophoresis method is used as a non-invasive transdermal drug delivery treatment technique based on the transfer…
DEFINATION: Electrical stimulation of the muscles that generally act as the muscle pump may be combined with compression and elevation of the limb to increase venous and lymphatic return and so relieve oedema. Goal : Faradism Under Pressure is used for edema control and to improve the venous and lymphatic drainage from the edematous area,…
FARADIC CURRENT faradic type current is a short duration interrupted direct current. They have a pulse duration of 0.1 to 1 ms and a frequency of 50 to 100 Hz. The point here to note is faradic current is direct current but with a short duration interruption of 0.1 to 1 microsecond. the term faradism…
COLD THERAPY USE IN PHYSIOTHERAPY
