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MNPG178
Intensity set on the
display
Effective
current
3
0,90 mA
5
1,5 mA
9
2,7 mA
12
3,6 mA
Ionophoresis
For the ionophoresis programs the stimulation
intensity
shall be
adjusted
so as to feel a remarkable tingling in the treated area
,
producing a slight contraction of the surrounding muscles. If you
feel discomfort (or pain), reduce the intensity and eventually stop
the therapy.
The ionophoresis treatment exploits the
polarity (negative or positive) that
characterizes a specific drug, selected on the
basis of the therapy to be conducted. When
this drug is applied to the electrodes and the
treatment starts, the issued current by the
electrodes acts in such a way as to convey the
drug’s ions from one electrode (also called
polo) to the other, therefore as to cross the
location affected by the disease and then
release the specific active ingredient.
Table of the main drugs used in the iontophoresis treatments
Drug
Polarity Prevalent action
Indications
Calcium chloride
(Sol. 1%-2%)
Positive Sedative and
ricalcifyc
Osteoporosis,
spasmofilia,
algodystrophic
syndrome.
Do
not use in case of
arteriosclerosis
Magnesium chloride
(Sol. 10%)
Positive
Analgesic,
sedative,
fibrolytic
Calcium chloride
substitute in
patients with
arteriosclerosis
