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Manuale d’Istruzioni/Instruction’s Manual
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MAGNETOTHERAPY AND DISEASES
Magnetotherapy was legitimated by several scientific studies as solution against many
pathologies regarding muscular-skeleton apparatus.
We report, in the following paragraphs, the most common pathologies treated by low frequency
pulsed magnetic fields.
MAGNETOTHERAPY AND SPORT
Magnetotherapy is a valid therapy of the sport pathology, both local applications after luxations,
fractures, contusions, distorsions, and for trauma of the muscular tissue due motory stress or fatigue and
overloads. In these cases Magnetotherapy acts by reflected action, improving the time of resorption
of
the lactic acid that otherwise could be almost irrecoverable by the body due to the persist of the
fatigue’s sensation, until to cause muscular streatchings and tears.
MAGNETOTHERAPY AND REFLEX TREATMENT
From the union between Magnetotherapy (massage and passive gymnastics) and reflex
treatment it is possible to obtain strong effects of re-balance of weakness condition or organic
overload, relax, relief from fatigue or, if it is necessary, tone and stimulation.
MAGNETOTHERAPY AND FOOT’S PATHOLOGY
Magnetotherapy is a valid antiphlogistic therapy and so pain-relieving
,
for the distorsions of
the ankle and per le distorsioni della caviglia e la talagia (or tallonitis).
MAGNETOTHERAPY AND FRACTURES
The interruption of the bony continuity could be caused by traumatic stress, cysts, tumor,
osteoporosis. These pathologic fractures are distinguished in simple fractures and exposed
fractures (with damages to the soft parts: muscles, covering tissues, etc.) and, according to their
seat, in epiphysis fractures (on the proximal segment of the bone’s head), diaphysis fractures
(on the bony surface), metaphysis fractures (in the center of the bone). According to the
extension of the lesion, the fractures are distinguished in longitudinal, trasversal, spiroid,
fragmentary. The symptomatology includes, according to the importance of the traumatic event,
diffuse pain, visual difference, reduced mobility, pelt noise, ecchymosis, tumefaction, obliged
mobility with functional impotence. Magnetotherapy acts on the bony fractures inducing
piezoelectrical effect on the structures interrupted by the bony discontinuity, promoting the
calcium production with consequent improvement of the bony corn, it acts also on the post-
traumatic shock (absence of hematic perfusion, oxygen deficit) of the vital organs.
MAGNETOTHERAPY APPLIED AT THE CERVICAL
Magnetotherapy is advisable against wryneck (lateral applications, under the nape in correspondence of the
pain), comprensive post-traumatic radiculopathy and wearing out pathologies (application on the nep and on
the point of maximum pain). Far or reflexed applications have catecolaminico intent (antiphlogistic) and
endorphinic (relief from pain) and the symptomatic point is treated indirectly.