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Mohammed Fahbian Millat Student No. 60227 Group 3: Magnetic Field

Magnetic field therapy uses static magnets or electromagnets to change the body's natural magnetic field in order to promote healing and reduce pain. Optimal magnetic field dosage depends on parameters like field strength, pulsing frequency, and treatment time. Interferential currents involve applying alternating medium frequency electrical currents that interfere with each other to produce a lower frequency current for therapeutic purposes. Shortwave and microwave currents use radio waves or electromagnetic radiation to generate heat in tissues and increase blood flow, metabolism, and pain thresholds for conditions like inflammation and pain.

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Mohammed Fahbian Millat Student No. 60227 Group 3: Magnetic Field

Magnetic field therapy uses static magnets or electromagnets to change the body's natural magnetic field in order to promote healing and reduce pain. Optimal magnetic field dosage depends on parameters like field strength, pulsing frequency, and treatment time. Interferential currents involve applying alternating medium frequency electrical currents that interfere with each other to produce a lower frequency current for therapeutic purposes. Shortwave and microwave currents use radio waves or electromagnetic radiation to generate heat in tissues and increase blood flow, metabolism, and pain thresholds for conditions like inflammation and pain.

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Mohammed Fahbian Millat Student no.

60227 Group 3

Magnetic field, interferential currents, shortwave and microwave currents

Magnetic field-

The human body naturally produces a magnetic field, thus in magnetic field therapy, static magnets or
electromagnets are used to change the natural magnetic field to promote health, mostly in the form of
analgesia. This change is produced by the delivery of specific magnetic changes that causes
physiological stimulation to generate therapeutic effects, mostly using it for tissue repair and to inhibit
pain message transmission.

In the expanding field of Magnetic Therapy seeks to explain the benefits of applying magnetic stimulation
to specific areas - using either permanent magnets or devices that produce an electromagnetic field.
Dosing these magnetic fields require the severe criteria listed: Strength, static or dynamic, continuous or
pulsed, power and energy delivery. Optimal dosage is one that is effective and depends upon parameters
such as: field strength, pulsing (frequency), and treatment time. Therapeutic dose strength is generally
held at 0.5-50 mT (10-1000 times stronger than the earths magnetic field). The treatment time can range
from 3 minutes to 6 months and can be delivered on and off, daily, or intermittently up to weeks and
months.

The effects of magnetic field have been shown to produce effects on ion binding, acting on the cell
membrane, they can do this by affecting the calcium ions transport, therefore changing calmodulin
activity and thus changing enzymatic action upon those cells. In this way, the strongest evidence clinical
applications are in bone healing, wound healing , pain management, oedema resolution and repair of
musculoskeletal lesions.

Interferential currents-

Is transcutaneous application of alternating medium frequency electrical currents, amplitude modulated at


low frequency for therapeutic purposes.

Principles of interferential current-


• two of these medium frequency currents,
•passed through the tissues simultaneously,
•where they are set up so that their paths cross & they literally interfere with each other.
•This interaction gives rise to an interference current which has the characteristics of low frequency
stimulation.

The use of this results in a frequency smaller than the two (or more) used to create the current. The way
these are delivered is by vacuum cup in a dipole or two pole interference field.

Physiological effects depend upon:


1.Magnitude of current
2. Type of mode used i.e. rhythmic or constant
3. The frequency range used
4. Accuracy of electrode positioning 

Main clinical applications are :


1.Pain relief
2. Muscle stimulation
3. Increased local blood flow
4. Reduction of edema
Mohammed Fahbian Millat Student no. 60227 Group 3

Contraindications
1.Cardiac pacemaker
2.Advanced cardiac disease
3.Hypertension
4.Thrombosis
5.Hemorrhage
6.Pregnancy
7.Neoplasm
8.T b
9.Fever
10.Infections
11.The eyes
12.Skin disorders
13.Epiphyseal region in children

Shortwave and microwave current-

Shortwave therapy-
•SWD is a means of producing therapeutic heat in the tissues by the use of radio waves of high frequency.
•Shortwave radiation is within the radio frequency range (3 kHz to 300 MHz and wavelengths of 1 m to
100 km).

•SWD machine used by physiotherapy utilizes:


frequency of 27.12 MHz
wavelength of 11 meter.
power output of between 80 and 120 W.

•There are two types of SWD


Continuous shortwave - has been used in the treatment of a variety of conditions
Pulsed shortwave diathermy - recently has received renewed interest and research documenting its
clinical efficacy

Dosage-
• Dose I (lowest): no sensation of heat
• Dose II (low): mild heating sensation
• Dose III (medium): moderate or pleasant heating sensation
• Dose IV (heavy): vigorous heating with pain threshold

Application-
Capacitive method
1. Air space plates
2. Pad electrodes
Inductive method
1. Cable electrode
3. Drum electrode

Microwave radiation-
•Wavelength between 1 m and 1 cm.
Mohammed Fahbian Millat Student no. 60227 Group 3

•Frequency between 30MHz – 30GHz.


•Available since 1930
•Effective method of heating (highly vascular tissue)
•Superficial and deep heating
•Dosage:
acute 5 to 15 minutes;
chronic 10 to 20 minutes

Physiological effect-
•Increased blood flow or circulation to the area
•Increased metabolism
•Facilitated relaxation
•Increased pain threshold
•Decreased blood viscosity

Therapeutic uses-
•Inflammatory conditions:
Increases blood supply and relieves muscle spasm
Pulse mode can be used 72 hrs following trauma.
Jumpers knee, tennis elbow, sprain, strain, etc.
•Traumatic conditions:
For the remediation of early trauma.
Resolve inflammation and pain.
oEnhance the extensibility of collagen fibers.
Sports injuries, surgical lengthening of tight muscle.
•Arthritic conditions:
Reduces pain, swelling, inflammation, increases extensibility of collagen fibers.
•Pain relief :
Soft tissue injury
Mobilization
Pain relief

Contraindications-
•Pacemakers
•Metal implants
•Impaired sensation
•Pregnancy
•Hemorrhage
•Ischemic Tissue
•Testicles and eyes
•Malignant CA
•Active TB
•Fever
•Thrombosis
•X-ray exposure
•Uncooperative patient
•Areas of poor circulation

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