Chronic pains due to dysfunctions in the muscles and nerves are conditions that reduce the patient's quality of life and require expertise. Especially in age-related cases, loss of muscle strength, pain felt in the area of internal organs, nerve conduction disorders create stress in the person and affect the comfort of life. Any disorder in nerve conduction and loss of function in the muscles is diagnosed by the specialist physician after examining according to the organ or tissue that the nerve reaches. Nerves also carry information to or receive information from the tissues, organs and muscles they visit while traveling through the body, just like a network. In this way, the area where weakness and pain is felt is diagnosed. In the treatment of diseases caused by such problems, there are now treatment methods accompanied by technology-based solutions. One of these easily applied treatment methods for patients is the electrotherapy method.
What is Electrotherapy?
Electrotherapy applications are easy to use, painless and painless treatments that physiotherapists or physiotherapy and rehabilitation physicians have recently applied. It is a painless form of treatment. Electrotherapy device, which is the product of a method provided by disciplines such as physics, biophysics, bioengineering, magnetic and electrophysics, is a device used in many medical branches. Electrotherapy current is a system that can be easily understood when the nerve conduction in the body and the working principle of nerve cells are learned. A nerve cell has an electrical difference between itself and the external environment before stimulating the other nerve cell. This difference returns to its opposite state with each stimulation, and returns to its original state after the stimulation. When each cell maintains this cycle in the state of arousal, the stimulations in the neural network and the signals coming out of the brain carry the order of movement and work. When this physiological state of the body is disrupted, loss of function in muscles, organs and tissues can occur. The electrotherapy device, which is also used in the area of pain, stimulates the receptors in the tissues and organs that perceive the pain. Electrotherapy method is frequently used in the long-term treatment of chronic pain, as pain is a sense that can be relieved by stimulating the area where it is felt with another sense. In this situation, the pain sensation is aggravated by itching of the painful area. can be compared to a truce. Electrotherapy, on the other hand, is based on the principle of operating the deteriorated system of the body in its own way with the stimulus given from the external environment. Physiotherapy is performed with small but effective electrical impulses that are completely painless.
In Which Situations Are Electrotherapy Applications Performed?
Electrotherapy method, which is used in the treatment of many diseases, is preferred by patients, easily applied, It is a painless method that does not require hospitalization. It provides long-term treatment and relieves the pain sensation of the painful area. Those who have had electrotherapy state that this method is easier and more comfortable than many drug treatments and treatments that require long-term follow-up. The health problems in which electrotherapy method is used most frequently, which has an effect on a wide scale from cardiovascular diseases to joint pains, are as follows:
- Lum back and spinal cord hernia
- Brain trauma
- Loss of muscle function
- Circulation disorders
- Tennis elbow
- Carpal tunnel syndrome
- Sciatica
- Arthritis
- Muscle spasms
- Edema
- Temporomandibular irregularities
- Spinal cord disorders
- Stroke and paralysis
- Conditions requiring rheumatological rehabilitation
What Does Electrotherapy Do in Physical Therapy?
Age-related muscle weakness, muscle atrophy, muscle cramps, pain, paralysis, regional weakening, joint disorders, Electrotherapy has recently been in high demand in physical therapy for many conditions that require rehabilitation, such as brain and spinal cord dysfunction, circulatory disorders, and nerve compression. Although the benefits of electrotherapy are effective in the long term after the application, the patient should not forget that this may not be an absolute treatment method. Although it is a solution with a high success rate for the above problems, treatment methods may vary according to the individual. Those who have electrotherapy prefer this method because it is economical, saves time, and is a painless and painless procedure. It is also a practical treatment for the practicing physiotherapist or physician. It is very advantageous instead of long-term drug treatments and surgical operations. Thanks to the variety of electrical stimuli during the application, the treatment is shaped according to the size and location of the problem. There are multiple types of electrotherapy current. The most used direct current low, direct current high and medium frequencies and the number and duration of electrical stimulation suitable for the patient are calculated. In recent years, technological solutions have been produced in the treatment of diseases and growth anomalies. With the pace of technological innovations, it is seen that some diseases have become history or their treatments have diversified. Muscle diseases, weakness in bones and nerves can now be solved with electrotherapy more easily and successfully. The systems in the body consist of a network of endocrine and bioelectric signals. In the treatment of disruptions in the bioelectrical network, new treatment principles are developed by utilizing physical science. Thanks to the currents of various frequencies used in electrotherapy, it is aimed to treat the patient in the long term. There are many advantages in using the electrotherapy method. As long as it does not pose a risk and receives enough information, the patient can practice on himself. With the right application, there are no side effects; It is aimed to treat the problem with adjustable frequency and amplitude. Portable tools are used, it can be applied anywhere and anytime. The application should be done under the supervision of a physician, in patients with bleeding and open wounds, on skin with impaired tissue integrity, in pregnant women, at risk of allergy, in patients using implants such as pacemakers, and in children. Patients with the aforementioned ailments can reach our specialist physician staff by filling out the contact form and making an appointment to get the right treatment.
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