What diseases can be cured by electrotherapy

Electrotherapy is a very popular way of treating diseases nowadays. Different from traditional Chinese medicine or Western medicine, electrotherapy is a very special physical therapy that achieves the purpose of treating diseases by using electric currents of different intensities to stimulate the human body. Electrotherapy has relatively few side effects on the human body and is beneficial to people's health care and wellness. It is a treatment method with many functions. So, what diseases can electrotherapy cure?

Upper limb therapy

The upper limbs include the upper arm, forearm, shoulder joint, elbow joint, wrist joint and finger joints. This method can be used for treatment when bone hyperplasia causes pain in the patient's upper limbs and joints and movement disorders. During treatment, cable electrodes can be used or the cables can be wound into circular coils and placed on the shoulders and upper limbs (Figure 3-3). Use slight heat or warm heat for 15 to 30 minutes, once a day or every other day, 10 to 20 times as a course of treatment.

Lower limb therapy

The lower limbs include the joints of the thigh, calf, hip, knee, ankle and foot. This method can be used for treatment when bone hyperplasia causes pain in the patient's lower limbs and joints and movement disorders. During treatment, cable electrodes can be used or the cable can be wound into a circular coil and placed in various parts of the lower limbs (Figure 3-4). Use slight heat or warm heat for 15 to 30 minutes, once a day or every other day, 10 to 20 times as a course of treatment.

Back and waist therapy

This method can be used to treat patients who have bone hyperplasia in the thoracic and lumbar spine or lumbar osteoarthritis, which causes pain and numbness in the back and waist. Place 8 cm to 12 cm electrodes on the waist or both sides of the lumbar spine (Figure 3-5). Use warm temperature for 15 to 20 minutes, once a day or every other day, 10 to 20 times as a course of treatment.

Patients should pay special attention to prevent skin burns when undergoing shortwave electrotherapy at home. The main causes of burns are: first, the treatment current is too strong; second, the patient moves his body during treatment, causing the cable electrodes to change position, resulting in excessive concentration of power lines; third, the wires come into contact with the skin. Therefore, when patients are receiving treatment at home, if they feel uncomfortable, they should turn off the equipment in time, find the cause and deal with it properly.