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Transcranial Electroanalgesia
Last reviewed: 18.10.2021
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Transcranial electroanalgesia is a method of local action by impulse electric current of relevant parameters through electrodes and moist hydrophilic pads (or with the help of an electroconductive gel), which are applied to the skin of certain areas of the head.
Operating mode: current - 0.3-1 mA; voltage - up to 10 V; pulse repetition frequency - 60-100 Hz; the pulse duration is 3.5-4 ms, following in groups of j 20-50 pulses; the pulse shape is rectangular; duty cycle - 5: 1-2: 1.
Operating mode: current - 0.3-1 mA; voltage - up to 20 V; the repetition rate is 150-2000 Hz; the pulse duration is 0.15-0.5 ms; the pulse shape is rectangular; duty cycle is a variable. The effect of the factor is also associated with the appearance of electrodynamic changes in neurons, synapses and neural ensembles of the brain, with their conformational rearrangements and the various reactions and processes caused by them.
The peculiarities of this method of physiotherapy are caused by a significantly lower current strength, comparable to the energy parameters of the biological system functioning, and a greater variability in the frequency characteristics of the factor compared to similar parameters in the electro-therapy method. It is these differences that make it possible to obtain a wider range of clinical effects.
The main clinical effects: analgesic, tranquilizing, sedative, anti-abstinence, normalization of vasomotor reactions, as well as repair and regeneration processes.
The equipment: "LENAR" (Medical Electronarcosis), "Bi-Lenar", "Etrans-1", "Etrans-2", "Transair-01", "SEM-02", "MDM-101".