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In order to establish the application parameters and therapy options for a given user, the following factors should be considered:
- age
- general health
- course of the main illness
- co-existing illnesses
- administered pharmaceuticals
- the number of treatments and their duration
- other types of physical therapy
1. Magnetostimulation, like other forms of physical therapy, usually does not bring immediate effects. Its effects depend on the nature of the illness, its length and coexisting illnesses. The individual reaction to this type of treatment is also important.
2. Magnetostimulation complements primary treatment. Changes in treatment (particularly pharmacological) should be introduced only after doctor’s consultation.
3. When lying down on a large applicator (mat, frame bed), the head should always be positioned near the cable outlet.
4. Due to the possibility of sleep disorders, particularly in elderly patients, treatment should be avoided late in the evening. This particularly concerns treatment of the head and neck area.
5. Magnetostimulation can be applied in intervals of a minimum of six hours, two or three times within twenty-four hours. In cases of long term therapy in chronic illnesses, a week’s interval is recommended after several weeks of application.
6. Therapy should be preceded by application of the dEF1 or dEF2 program (see below), since it enables the determination of individual sensibility to magnetic field therapy.
dEF1 – For adults in good health
Item
Application
P
M
1
Applicator
B
Morning prophylaxis
2
1
3
Mat
Frame bed
C
Afternoon prophylaxis
2
1
1
Mat
Frame bed
D
Pad – soothing small injuries
2
3
6
Pad
E
Local applicator – soothing small injuries
3
1
7
Point applicator S
Point applicator Z
Elliptic applicator
dEF2 – For adults in poor health and children
Item
Application
P
M
1
Applicator
B
Morning prophylaxis
2
2
2
Mat
Frame bed
C
Afternoon prophylaxis
2
2
1
Mat
Frame bed
D
Pad – soothing small injuries
2
2
3
Pad
E
Local applicator – soothing small injuries
2
1
4
Point applicator S
Point applicator Z
Elliptic applicator
Indications for magnetostimulation
Indications for magnetostimulation as a supplementary therapy (therapy of choice) include:
Analgesic action
1. Osseous-joint system:
- degeneration of the spine and osseous-joint system of the upper and lower limbs
- rheumatoid inflammation of the joints
- stiffening inflammation (rigor) of the spinal joints
- joint injuries
2. Soft tissue:
- extrajoint rheumatism - so-called fibromyalgia
- traumas of soft tissue
- conditions after injury (cutting) of tissue continuity (including post-surgical)
3. Migraines
Regeneration action
1. Osseous system:
- osteoporosis, particularly post-menopausal (concerns prophylaxis as well as therapy)
- Sudeck syndrome
- conditions after bone fracture and breakage
- conditions after operations on the osseous system
- conditions after operations in which anastomosis has been carried out with screws or nails
- pseudo joints
2. Soft tissue:
- conditions after injury with or without damage to skin continuity
- burns
- bedsores
Action improving peripheral circulation
1. Improper local blood flow in the limbs:
- in diabetic angiopathy
- in atherosclerotic angiopathy
- in crural ulceration
2. Accelerated absorption of haematomas
3. Decreased lymphatic edema/swelling
Anti-spastic action
- Conditions after apoplexy
- Degenerative diseases of the nervous system, accompanied by spasticity
Relaxative action
- Neuroses
- Sleep disorders
- Prophylactic calming action, to counteract everyday stress
- Stress in the common meaning of the word, and particularly after long-term psychic/mental tension
- Concentration disorders
Action decreasing oxygen deficit through effect on the processes of:
- Aerobic tissue respiration
- Anaerobic tissue respiration