Dorothy FarrarHigh-frequency therapy
High-frequency therapy or high-frequency muscle stimulation describes treatment with high-frequency alternating current. It makes use of the positive effect of alternating electric fields. The aim of the procedure is the deep warming of body tissues, for example to relieve pain.
What is high-frequency therapy?
The high-frequency therapy was patented by Hans-Ulrich May, the German psychiatrist and neurologist. It is a further development of electrotherapy and has an effect on cell metabolism. High-frequency frequencies are used here. Current and frequency can be modulated. Due to the high tones, biochemical and electrical processes are influenced in the cells. Due to the high-frequency frequencies, the tissue and cells are decomposed into fine, fast vibrations. The substances present in the tissue fluid are literally shaken, which positively influences the body and cell metabolism.
Minerals, nutrients, vitamins, waste products, pain and inflammation mediators are thus better distributed, which helps to supply the cells faster, activate cell functions and normalize certain functions. Energy blockages can be released and pain relieved. After high-frequency therapy, the patient usually feels more vital, relaxed and refreshed. How many sessions are required depends on the disease and its severity. For long-term success, five to ten treatments are usually sufficient, whereby the therapy duration is 50 to 70 minutes each.
Applications
Typical areas of application of high-frequency therapy:
- Muscular disorders
High-frequency therapy can be used to treat pain, chronic inflammation, muscle and nerve diseases, degenerative diseases, swelling and metabolic diseases. Healing processes, for example after a bone fracture, can be accelerated. The recovery of muscle strength, for example after a long immobilization or paralysis, can also be regained by high-frequency therapy. In addition, it is possible to prevent thrombosis and to achieve an improvement in exhaustion. The goals of high-frequency therapy include:
- Pain relief or freedom from pain, for example in migraine, tension of the shoulder and neck region or degenerative articular cartilage changes (osteoarthritis)
- Restoration of muscle strength
- Sports injuries such as sprains
- Swelling after treatment at the dentist or after a bone fracture
- Acceleration of healing processes
- Prevention of thrombosis
- Water retention in the tissue
- Polyneuropathy
- Normalization of the function of the stomach and intestines, for example, in case of constipation or chronic inflammation of the small intestine and colon
- Improvement of the general condition, for example in mental or psychosomatic illnesses
- Diabetes
- Bronchial asthma
- Tumors
Many patients already feel a significant relief of their symptoms after the first treatment.
What methods and procedures are there?
Usually, a whole body treatment is performed, but there is also the possibility of treating only one part of the body. For this purpose, the frequency and amplitude modulation controllers of the device have various setting options: For the treatment of the cause, which starts at a certain part of the body or acts simultaneously on the entire body, as well as the symptomatic treatment, which is suitable for pain in a certain body region.
The body is set into a vibration, whereby the water molecules of the body are intensively moved and rotated, so that the water can distribute faster and thus the contained substances such as nutrients, minerals, vitamins, anti-inflammatories and waste products also come into motion. As a result, the high-frequency therapy supports the supply and waste products are excreted.
What does the patient have to consider in advance and during aftercare?
Since urine production is stimulated, the patient should go to the toilet before the high-tone therapy. Diabetics may have a reduced need for insulin. Tiredness sometimes occurs during treatment . Some of those affected initially experience an aggravation of the symptoms, but this is a sign that the therapy is working. In this case, the following high-tone therapy should always take place the next day, as this prevents the symptoms from increasing.
In order to achieve long-term treatment success, the therapy should extend over ten sessions. At least three sessions of 30 minutes each are recommended per week. Otherwise, the symptoms may return. The best results are observed with daily use. Many doctors also offer the patient loan devices so that the high-tone therapy can be carried out regularly at home.
Execution – How does the investigation work?
The patient is placed comfortably on a couch in a quiet room. The lower legs and feet are slightly higher and the Joints are slightly bent. In the case of a herniated disc, it is also possible to be treated in a stepped position, so that the person concerned lies in a sitting position, so to speak. Soft conductive rubber plates, which nestle gently against the skin, are used to transmit the vibrations to the body. The plates are usually placed between the body and the base.
It is also possible to fix them with elastic Bands. Electrical energy with very high frequencies is supplied via the electrodes in the form of varying alternating currents. The patient feels a slight Tingling Sensationas well as clearly perceptible but not uncomfortable muscle contractions. Most patients like listening to relaxation or meditation music , which increases the atmosphere in the treatment room and thus the well-being of the patient during the treatment, as well as the effect of the high-tone therapy.
Self-service or health insurance – who will bear the costs?
The costs of high-tone therapy are not covered by statutory health insurance due to the lack of scientific evidence. Private insurers pay for the treatment in individual cases. The costs per session are around 30 to 60 euros. The exact amount can be requested directly from the doctor treating you. Five to ten treatments are usually sufficient.
Risks, complications and side effects
High-tone therapy is not suitable for everyone. For example, people with a pacemaker should avoid this treatment. In addition, the treatment is not suitable for people with metal implants, a disturbed sensitivity, for example in the case of paraplegia , or a fear of electricity.
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