Interstitial electrical stimulation is a procedure consisting in the effect of low–frequency currents on the affected areas of the body.
The procedure has huge advantages over traditional methods.
Passing through the needle-electrode, the current bypasses the skin barrier and acts directly in the focus of the disease with maximum effect; the effectiveness of the method for various diseases ranges from 60 to 94%, the pain syndrome is eliminated in 5-6 procedures, the frequency of exacerbations decreases by 2.5-3 times, and remission lasts up to 3 years; the duration of treatment is reduced 2 or more times.
The method can be combined with other treatment. The procedures performed are low-traumatic, safe, and performed on an outpatient basis.
The procedure is performed by a doctor with special training. A course of 3 to 10 procedures
Indications for use
Such therapy is often used when the patient is tormented by pain syndromes with osteochondrosis of the cervical, thoracic and lumbar spine in the stage of exacerbation and remission, with all variants and localization of pain. Pain syndromes accompanying these pathological conditions.
Osteoarthritis of the hip, knee, ankle joints and small joints of the hands and feet, with all types and stages of the process.
Contraindications
This procedure is contraindicated when the patient has cardiac decompensation, heart failure above stage II A, hypertension of 2-3 degrees, neoplasms, pregnancy, active tuberculosis of the lungs and kidneys, atrioventricular blockade of II - III degrees, acute coronary and cerebral syndromes.
Acute intra-articular injuries, acute purulent inflammatory processes, active stage of rheumatoid arthritis. Implanted pacemaker.
