The hazards of medium frequency physiotherapy instrument

I believe everyone is aware of the effects of physical therapy devices. Physical therapy devices are often seen in medical treatments. They are emerging and effective therapeutic devices. With the development of medical technology, the types of physical therapy devices have emerged in an endless stream. According to their different therapeutic effects, they are divided into different types of physical therapy devices. Physiotherapy devices can be divided into three types: high frequency, medium frequency, and low frequency. What we are going to discuss today is the hazards of medium frequency physiotherapy devices.

1. Eight types of people who cannot use medium frequency therapeutic devices

1. People who wear pacemakers. It may affect the normal functioning of the pacemaker and cause ventricular fibrillation.

2. Patients with heart failure and cachexia cannot withstand the therapeutic dose of medium frequency electrotherapy due to their serious illness and weak constitution, and their condition may even worsen.

3. For patients with bleeding tendencies, medium-frequency electrotherapy can dilate local small blood vessels or improve blood circulation through a reflex mechanism to induce bleeding.

4. Patients with peripheral vascular diseases and thrombophlebitis such as venous thrombosis may cause embolus to dislodge.

5. Patients who cannot provide sensory feedback to stimulation. This type of people mainly refers to infants, the elderly, the mentally ill, etc.

6. Patients with acute dermatitis, acute eczema, severe heart disease, malignant tumors, tetanus, local skin damage, and active pulmonary tuberculosis.

7. Pregnant women.

8. Those who cannot tolerate electric current.

2. The efficacy of medium frequency physiotherapy instrument

The main therapeutic effects of the medium frequency physiotherapy instrument are: analgesia; promoting local tissue blood circulation and lymphatic return; causing skeletal muscle contraction, which can exercise muscles and prevent muscle atrophy; increasing smooth muscle tension; acting on ganglia and nerve segments, which can produce reflex effects and regulate autonomic nervous function. The medium frequency therapy device is mainly suitable for people who have discomfort in some parts of the body. For example, people with lumbar disease and spinal disease can use this therapy. In addition, people with periarthritis of the shoulder, arthritis, neuralgia, etc. can also use this therapy.

1. Disadvantages of low-frequency therapy devices

   It is highly irritating to the skin, causing a stinging sensation; it has an electrolytic effect, which can damage the skin; and it is affected by the body's tolerance, leading to a lack of coordination between doctors and patients. Unable to reach deeper human tissues. There is no heat therapy or magnetic therapy function.