I-Tech PHYSIO 4 User Manual page 27

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
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
Calcium chloride
(Sol. 1%-2%)
Magnesium chloride
(Sol. 10%)
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Intensity set on the
display
3
5
9
12
or positive)
Polarity Prevalent action
Sedative and
Positive
ricalcifyc
Analgesic,
sedative,
Positive
fibrolytic
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Effective
current
0,90 mA
1,5 mA
2,7 mA
3,6 mA
that
Indications
Osteoporosis,
spasmofilia,
algodystrophic
syndrome.
not use in case of
arteriosclerosis
Calcium chloride
substitute in
patients with
arteriosclerosis
Do
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