Shortwave diathermy – a continuous high-frequency electromagnetic field. Using capacitor applicators, the area of the body being treated is placed within a high-frequency electric field between two insulated electrodes.
When using capacitor applicators, the conversion of electrical energy into heat occurs primarily in tissues with low blood flow (e.g., adipose tissue, connective tissue). Shortwave diathermy increases arterial blood flow and leukocyte count, accelerates cellular metabolic processes, and reduces neuromuscular excitability (analgesic effect).
Indications for the use of shortwave diathermy
- Treatment of various types of subacute and chronic inflammation, e.g. joints,
- Periarthritis,
- Tenosynovitis,
- Inflammation of the lungs, bladder,
- Chronic inflammation of the renal pelvis,
- Endocrine dysfunction of the ovaries,
- Spinal degeneration,
- Neuralgia and neuritis,
- Chronic inflammation of the paranasal sinuses, tonsils, ear, larynx,
- Bronchitis,
- Condition after pleurisy,
- Frostbite,
- Post-traumatic conditions,
- Myalgia,
- Enthesopathies
Terapuls – a high-frequency pulsed electromagnetic field. The field does not generate heat, but acts on the potential of cell membranes, resulting in changes in the physicochemical properties of tissues and anti-inflammatory, analgesic, and anti-edematous effects. The therapeutic effect of the pulsed field involves delivering very high-frequency energy to the body, with a very short exposure time and a long pause following each pulse.
Indications for the use of terapuls
- Degenerative changes in the joints of the limbs and spine,
- Subacute and chronic inflammation of joints and muscles,
- Neuralgia and chronic neuritis,
- Fractures (the procedure may be performed through a plaster cast),
- Chronic inflammation of the paranasal sinuses, ear, palatine tonsils and larynx,
- Chronic inflammation of the appendages and prostate gland,
- Frostbite,
- Chronic bronchitis,
- Peripheral circulation disorder,
- Pain syndromes,
- Increased muscle tension in neurological diseases,
- Ischemic tissue conditions,
- Fractures.
Diathermy and terapuls contraindications
- Cancers
- Circulatory disorders
- Tuberculosis
- Gastric and duodenal ulcer disease
- Hemorrhages
- Inflammation
- Purulent otitis media
- Inflammation of the gallbladder
- Swelling
- Thrombophlebitis
- Varicose veins
- Metal implants, pacemaker
A referral is required for treatments.
Diathermy and terapulse are not performed during pregnancy, menstruation or in children.
