Electrophoresis at home

One of the popular methods of physiotherapy is electrophoresis. This procedure is based on the introduction of medicinal substances through the skin using a small electric power. At the same time, the medicinal products fall directly into the zone, which needs therapy without disturbing the integrity of the skin and causing damage to the gastrointestinal tract. On the body with electrophoresis, two factors simultaneously act: a drug and a galvanic current, which has a neuro-reflex and humoral effect. Thus the person does not test neither a pain, nor a dyscomfort, therefore the useful procedure without fears it is possible to do or make even to children after 4 months.

Electrophoresis at home

Few know that therapeutic electrophoresis can be carried out at home. This is especially useful in diseases where the patient is assigned to bed rest and in diseases associated with the limitation of motor activity (consequences of injuries, osteochondrosis, etc.). For home electrophoresis, you need to purchase the device. You can buy a simple device for electrophoresis in specialized stores selling medical equipment and online stores.

The organization of physiotherapeutic procedures at home is not difficult, but we recommend that you thoroughly familiarize yourself with the methods of attaching the electrodes described in the instructions accompanying the device. It is important to accurately observe the proportions of substances in the preparation of therapeutic solutions. We also advise you to get advice from a physiotherapist, which will help you determine the duration of the course of treatment and the dosage of substances. You can invite the nurse to your house and ask him to show how electrophoresis is done, remember the algorithm of actions, in order to repeat them in the procedure.

Electrophoresis - indications

Physiotherapy is used to treat the following diseases:

The list of diseases in which electrophoresis is prescribed also includes hypertension and hypotension, inflammation of the urogenital organs, pathologies of the nervous system, diseases of the teeth and oral cavity. In some cases complex complexes of preparations are used to introduce them under the skin. Often, electrophoresis in the home is used for cosmetic purposes to increase the intake of epidermal skin active substances contained in creams and ointments.

Electrophoresis contraindications

There are a number of diseases in which electrophoresis is undesirable and even harmful:

You can not do fizioprotsedury with increasing body temperature, in case of intolerance of the body electrocution. Electrophoresis on the face area is prohibited if there are dentures made of metal.

With the correct use of the device, the result of the treatment procedures is not inferior to that achieved with therapy in a medical institution.