Treatment with the use of electric current is used in physiotherapeutic practice and as an independent method, and as an addition to complex schemes. One of the methods of influence is amplipulse therapy - indications and contraindications to the procedure include a rather large list of diseases, therefore its use is allowed only for the purpose of a specialist.
Indications for amplipulse therapy
The presented type of treatment with alternating current is recommended for such pathologies:
- atherosclerotic obliteration of the vessels of the legs and hands;
- hypertensive disease (stages 1 and 2);
- reflux esophagitis;
- bronchial asthma;
- disorders of fat metabolism;
- inflammatory, dystrophic eye diseases;
- rheumatoid arthritis ;
- chronic inflammatory pathologies of female genital organs;
- chronic prostatitis;
- reflex-tonic pain syndrome;
- chronic gastritis with a pronounced deficiency of secretion production;
- lymphostasis;
- diseases of the vegetative department of the nervous system with vascular, neurotrophic disorders;
- arthrosis;
- hypotonic and hypokinetic dyskinesia of the gallbladder and bile ducts (in the absence of stones);
- disorders of the nervous system with symptoms of paresis and paralysis;
- chronic bronchitis ;
- lesions of the peripheral nervous system;
- diabetes;
- bronchiectasis;
- periarthritis;
- exacerbation of chronic pneumonia;
- impotence;
- cystalgia;
- urolithiasis disease.
It should be noted that most often amplipulse therapy is prescribed for osteochondrosis. This method perfectly eliminates pain, improves mobility of the spine, reduces salt deposits and restores cartilaginous tissue. As a rule, the effect of the current is necessarily combined with the intake of medications, curative gymnastics and local medications.
Apparatus for amplipulse therapy
For today in clinics such devices are used:
- El Esculap MedTec;
- AFT SI-01-MicroMed;
- Amplipulse 4, 5, 6 and 7 series.
Each device is equipped with electrodes with a set of different fastenings for certain parts of the body. The current strength, pulse duration and procedure are regulated by switches on the main unit of the device.
Contraindications to amplipulse therapy
The method is not recommended for:
- thrombophlebitis;
- violation of blood circulation of a general nature;
- suppurative inflammation;
- decompensated cardiovascular diseases.