Electrical stimulation of muscles: features treatments

All life processes are accompanied by the appearance of cells and tissues of the electromotive force. Electrical processes play an important role in key physiological processes: conduction of excitation, the transfer of substances through biological membranes, and so on. Therefore, an electric current in certain parameters of a physiological stimulus and is widely used for the treatment of many diseases.

Electrical stimulation as a type of electrotherapy

Electrical stimulation is a type of electrotherapy. At the same time the body pulsed electric current to stimulate its activity.

The use of electrical stimulation as a treatment started with a stimulation of skeletal muscle. Then there were developed and put into practice the methods of electrical stimulation of smooth muscles of internal organs.

As a source of annoying electrical pulses using various devices for the treatment of impulse currents - "Stimulus-1", "Stimulus 2", "Amplipuls-4" and others, as well as equipment specifically designed for a particular type of electrical stimulation Electrical stimulation in cosmetology - Methods Twenty-first Century .

What is and what is the electrical stimulation of skeletal muscle

Electrical stimulation of skeletal muscle or electrogymnastics indicated for paresis and paralysis of the limbs, trunk and face, occurred as a result of diseases and injuries of the nervous system, bones and joints. In addition, it is held with a sedentary lifestyle for the prevention of postoperative thromboembolic complications (education, separation of a blood clot and blockage of their remote location of the blood vessels), muscle training and improve their physical endurance, in certain types of pain (for example, phantom pain where it hurts the remote end), with curvature of the spine (scoliosis).

Contraindications to the electrical muscle: ruptures of muscles, tendons, nerves, blood vessels, contracture (persistent data) facial muscles, acute inflammation (purulent) process (thrombophlebitis, abscess, and so on) in the affected area, joint ankylosis (immobility of joints caused by soldering of the bones) . Electrical contraindicated high blood pressure High blood pressure - one of the most frequent pathologies   and severe stages of heart failure.

Electrical stimulation of skeletal muscle is carried out on the motor points of the nerves or muscles. Motor nerve point - the area where the nerve is the most superficial and accessible impact. Muscle motor point - a place corresponding to the area of ​​implementation, and the ramifications of the nerve in the muscle. Location of motor points is determined by the special tables and more accurately - by making small movements of the electrode test.

To clarify the diagnosis in some cases initially conducted electrodiagnostics. By stimulating the motor nerve point, define indirect electroexcitability muscles, and by acting on muscle, determine its direct excitability. For an accurate judgment about the patient's condition is checked by both direct and indirect excitability.

When flaccid paresis and paralysis of muscles electrical stimulation parameters determined by their electroexcitability. During normal or slightly reduced excitability using pulsed currents with a high pulse frequency and modulation (tetaniziruyuschy, diadynamic and sinusoidal modulated currents). In marked decrease in excitability and the frequency and pulse modulation decreases. Duration of exposure - from 8 to 20 minutes.

Efficacy electrostimulation of skeletal muscles above it with daily conduct and in conjunction with other procedures (local thermal, ultrasound treatment, electrophoresis drugs).

For electrical weakened antagonists spastic muscles (the muscles that perform the opposite function, for example antagonists flexor - extensor muscles) are used diadynamic and sinusoidal modulated currents.

Methods of electrostimulation are increasingly used in clinical practice. The effectiveness of electrical stimulation depends on the degree of muscle damage and the correctness of the choice of parameters of influence defined by the individual characteristics of the organism.

Electrical stimulation of smooth muscles of internal organs

All of our internal organs and blood vessel walls are composed of smooth muscles, which allows the authorities to carry out their functions. With the impact of these muscles can stimulate the activity of an organ. For example, electrical stimulation of the heart muscle is carried out, the diaphragm structures of the spinal cord, digestive, urinary organs.

Under the influence of pulse current can be normalized heart rate, myocardial contractility, and restored the breath of the gastrointestinal tract, uterine bleeding is stopped and so on.

Electrogymnastics for the skeletal muscles and internal organs - the perfect way to restore disturbed functions of the organism.

Galina Romanenko

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