Low and medium Frequency Electrotherapy - Implox

11. Hyperhydrosis palmoplantaris
Objective : normalization of
sympathicus
Patient position : sitting, with feet/hands in
two-cell bath
Electrode positions : electrodes are placed at
the bottom of the bath
compartments, sponges
are placed on the
electrodes, after which the
feet/hands are placed on
the sponges
Current type : medium-frequency direct
current (reverse polarity
halfway through)
Output characteristic : CC
Frequency : -
Phase time : -
Burst : -
Frequency modulation : -
Sweep mode : -
Amplitude : sensory level
Treatment time : 16 minutes total
Frequency of treatment : three times weekly
Note : sponges must overlap
treated area by a least 1.5
cm
12. Lateral epicondylitis
Objective : introduction of histamin by
iontophoresis
Patient position : sitting
Electrode positions : anode at the level of the
origin of the extensor carpi
radialis (longus or brevis)
cathode (indifferent)
elsewhere on body
Current type : medium-frequency direct
current
Output characteristic : CC
Frequency : -
Phase time : -
Burst : -
Frequency modulation : -
Sweep mode : -
Amplitude : not more than 10 mA, and
not more than 0.2 mA/cm²
Treatment time : maximum 5 minutes
Frequency of treatment : twice per week
Note : • do not use a sponge
between the anode and
the skin, but an
absorbent gauze
soaked in histamin
solution (max. 0.1 %)
• the indifferent
electrode should
always be larger than
the active electrode
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