The galvanotherapy method is used for medicinal purposes. It is based on the interaction of direct electric current with the human body. As a result of this reaction, physical and chemical changes occur. With this method, the current used is up to fifty milliamps, and the voltage is from thirty to eighty volts. Galvanotherapy was named after the Italian physician L. Galvani.

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Fabrics human body contain solutions of salts and colloids. Colloids are proteins, glycogens and other large molecular substances. These substances, along with others, are included in the compounds of body fluids, glandular tissue and muscles. Electrically charged ions are formed from the molecules of these substances. In the human body, electric current is distributed unevenly, so the conductivity and movement of current depends on the presence of good conductors and adipose tissue, since it is a poor conductor of electric current.

Electric current treatment, which is carried out by applying electrodes, irritates skin receptors. The reason for this is a change in ionic density in the human body. During the galvanization process, the patient may feel a slight tingling and burning sensation under the electrodes. What causes irritation? nerve endings, and nerve impulses enter the central nervous system. All this contributes to the formation of local and general reactions of the body.

Galvanic current

When the galvanic current interacts with the body, blood vessels enlarge and blood flow accelerates. Biological active substances, such as histamine, serotonin and others, appear at the site where this interaction occurs.

Galvanic current normalizes the condition nervous system human, increases the functionality of the heart, and also helps stimulate the activity of the endocrine glands. In addition, thanks to this method, the regeneration process is accelerated, and, consequently, the protective forces of the human body are increased.

Galvanic current has a particularly strong effect when interacting with medicines.

Very often on the human body, at the places where electrodes are applied, the formation of a vascular reaction is observed. It is expressed in the form of skin hyperemia, which will last for several hours. Longer exposure to current on the human body will lead to a decrease in the pain and tactile properties of the skin.

When electrodes are placed near the head, patients may experience a metallic taste in the mouth. In addition, dizziness and phosphenes may occur.

Indications for galvanotherapy

The galvanotherapy method can be used for a wide range of diseases. It is prescribed to patients with coronary heart disease, hypertension of the first and second stages, various inflammatory processes, intestinal and biliary dyskinesia, as well as duodenal and gastric ulcers.

Treatment with electric (galvanic) current helps with myositis, bronchial asthma, chronic arthritis and polyarthritis. Can be used for neuralgia, neuritis, plexitis, radiculitis, and damage to the peripheral nervous system, which can be of traumatic, toxic or infectious origin. Also helps with diseases of the female genital organs, diseases of the nervous system: disorder cerebral circulation, migraines, spinal cord and brain injuries.

The method is also used to treat skin problems: fine wrinkles, dry skin, acne scars, seborrhea and other diseases. Galvanotherapy is effective for dental diseases, trophic disorders, bone fractures, and eye diseases.

Electric shock treatment for children

Galvanotherapy can also be used to treat children. This method can be used from the first month of a child’s life. To do this, the specialist must pay attention to general reaction baby, as well as the condition of his skin. The number and duration of procedures should be reduced by a third.

Also, during treatment, the galvanic current density should be less than in adult patients.

Contraindications for galvanotherapy

Contraindications for treatment with electric current are:

• pregnancy;
• the presence of neoplasms of various localizations;
• the presence of acute purulent and inflammatory processes;
• individual intolerance to current;
• intoxication;
• for various skin diseases.

It is also not recommended to use if the patient’s skin is visible at the sites where the electrodes are placed, except in this case in the case of a wound process. It is not recommended to use the method for eczema, dermatitis, or other skin diseases general. Galvanic current should not be used if the patient has severe cachexia, loss of pain sensitivity, as well as severe atherosclerosis and other diseases of the cardiovascular system during decompensation.

Galvanotherapy devices

For the galvanotherapy method, special devices are used. The galvanic current flows through an alternating current rectifier, which has control and adjustment devices.

For general and local galvanotherapy procedures, the AG-75 device, called “Potok-1”, and the AGN-32 device are used. In addition, the AGP-33 apparatus can be used.

The GR-GM device is used during dental procedures using special electrodes.

The AGN-32 device can be used for galvanotherapeutic procedures using an attachment for connecting electrodes used in special hydrogalvanic baths. The attachment contains two carbon and graphite electrodes.

Galvanization is the use for medicinal purposes of direct electric current with low voltage up to 80 V (volts) and low current up to 50 mA (milliamps).

Galvanization: treatment with electric current - how does it happen?

When passing through the skin, the galvanic current encounters great resistance from the epidermis, overcoming which absorbs a significant part of the electrical energy. It is in this place that the body’s most obvious reactions to the effects of galvanization develop.

This is, firstly, the phenomenon of hyperemia (redness) of the skin, when the blood vessels of the skin expand, and, secondly, a burning sensation with tingling at the site of exposure to the electrodes. These sensations are consequences of changes under the influence of current in the body’s usual ratio of tissue ions, pH environment and heat generation. In addition, biochemically active substances are released, the production of enzymes (complex organic matter protein nature) and metabolic processes that cause increased blood flow to the area under the influence of current.

The burning and tingling sensation increases significantly with increasing current intensity and duration of the procedure. The manifestation of unpleasant sensations allows you to stop the procedure in time to avoid getting a skin burn.

Healing properties of electric shock

Treatment using direct electric current (galvanization and medicinal electrophoresis), galvanization treatment is a relatively new trend in medicine. After passing through the epidermis, the electric current disperses through the tissues of the body, which have high electrical conductivity. Then the effect of the current on the surface of the skin decreases, but it begins to have a stronger effect on tissues located at a deeper level and with less density.

Galvanization treatment stimulates blood and lymph circulation, activates metabolic and trophic processes, enhances the secretory function of the glands, and has an analgesic effect.

Medicinal electrophoresis is a combination of simultaneous exposure of the affected area to galvanic current and large quantity medicinal product. When using this method, the drug enters the body in the form of ions, i.e. in the most active form.

The strong resistance of the outer layer of skin to the passage of current causes the low speed of ion passage. Since the procedure time and current strength are limited, drug ions are introduced only into the upper layer of the skin. They form a kind of depot in the epidermis, from which the flow of blood and lymph washes out drug ions and distributes them throughout the body within several days. Thus, the duration of the effect of the treatment procedure is extended over time.

Electrophoresis as a galvanization method

The therapeutic effect of the use of medicinal electrophoresis lies in the synergy (combination) of the effects of electric current and medication. The current increases the sensitivity of tissues to the effects of the drug. The medicine enhances the effect of direct current.

The amount of substance entering the skin depot is very small - only 2-3% of total number the drug used. Therefore, one cannot expect a rapid therapeutic effect when administering a drug using electrophoresis.

The therapeutic effect of medicinal electrophoresis allows you to concentrate the effect of the procedure on a specific superficial area of ​​the body, for example on a joint. In addition, this treatment method completely eliminates side effect due to the inability of the drug to enter the digestive system.

Indications and contraindications for galvanization treatment

Galvanization treatment and drug electrophoresis are used in the treatment of local and peripheral pathological processes using appropriate medicines. The reflex effect of these methods is used to treat functional vegetative-vascular disorders in those disease states where microdoses of medications are sufficient to relieve its acute symptoms.

The use of therapeutic mud during galvanization and electrophoresis procedures has an effective effect in the treatment of various diseases of the peripheral nervous system; consequences of traumatic lesions of the brain and spinal cord and their membranes. It can be recommended for functional diseases of the central

nervous system with autonomic disorders and sleep disorders, as well as with hypertension stages I and II, with vasomotor and trophic disorders. Galvanic mud therapy is used in the treatment of joint diseases of various origins and dysfunctions of the digestive organs. But it is not recommended if you are individually intolerant to exposure to direct current, as well as if there is skin damage in the area where the electrodes are applied.

Galvanization in medicine

When carrying out medical procedures, electrodes of the required shape and size are used to supply direct current to the site of exposure. They consist of a metal plate and gaskets made of conductive sponge material. In preparation for medical manipulation, the pads are immersed in hot water, then wrung out and applied to the affected area along with the plates.

Between the sponge pad and the metal plate, place a pad of filter paper or gauze in 1-2 layers, soaked in a solution of the drug.

In some cases, medicinal muds, which are an effective natural coolant, are used as a medicinal preparation.

Galvanization: application of therapeutic mud

Silt (sulfide) mud of salt water bodies, sapropels - silt deposits of fresh water bodies and mud of peat bogs are used as heat sources. They have the greatest thermal effect, and the therapeutic effect is enhanced by their chemical composition.

The thermal effect of mud on the body normalizes the activity of the thermoregulation system, the functioning of which depends on the active functioning of the circulatory system, the efficiency of the metabolic process, hormonal and vitamin metabolism. They also promote the resorption of pathological formations, eliminate the inflammatory process, relieve pain, and promote the development of regenerative processes in the affected tissues.

When carrying out galvanic mud procedures, mud cakes are used instead of hydrophilic sponge pads

Applications of mud coolants are usually used as a local remedy for therapeutic effects on a specific area of ​​the body. Therefore, they can be used in the procedure of galvanization or medicinal electrophoresis.

Salicylic and iodine preparations, calcium chloride and many other drugs can be injected into the healing mud. The cakes are placed in special gauze bags, and metal plates connected to a special apparatus are placed on top of them. The metal plates should be slightly smaller than the mud patches.

The electrodes are covered with oilcloth, and sand bags are placed on top of the oilcloth. In order to preserve heat as much as possible, the patient is covered with a sheet and a blanket, and then the galvanization device is connected to a power source.

The temperature of the mud during the procedure is 38-42 ° C, the density of direct electric current is approximately 0.04-0.06 mA per 1 cm 2. The duration of the procedure is 20-30 minutes, the course of treatment is 10-15 sessions. After the procedure, the healing mud is washed off with warm water.

AC

Alternating is a type of electric current in which electrons or ions perform pendulum-like movements in an alternating direction: first in one direction and then in the other.

Alternating current or electromagnetic oscillations are characterized by parameters - oscillation frequency (the number of complete oscillations in 1 second) and wavelength (the distance traveled by the wave during 1 oscillation period). There is an inverse relationship between alternating current and wavelength: the higher the frequency, the shorter the wavelength.

Alternating currents and electromagnetic fields (EMF) are used for therapeutic purposes. high frequency- (HF) from 30 kilohertz (kHz) to 30 megahertz (MHz), which include therapeutic methods - darsonvalization and inductothermy; ultra-high frequency (30 MHz-300 MHz) – therapeutic methods - UHF therapy and UHF inductothermy; ultra-high frequency (UHF) from 300 MHz to 30 thousand MHz, including decimeter-wave and centimeter-wave therapy, and extremely high frequency (EHF) - from 30 thousand to 300 thousand MHz - EHF therapy. When exposed to alternating currents and EMFs in tissues, there is no shift in the ionic equilibrium, as noted. The oscillation frequency is measured in hertz, 1 Hz is equal to 1 oscillation in 1 s, the wavelength is in meters, centimeters and millimeters. The frequency changed between frequencies under the influence of the constant rotation of dipole molecules.

Due to the oscillatory motion of ions and the rotational motion of dipoles in alternating EMF, particles rub against each other and endogenous heat is generated, mainly in conductive tissues rich in fluid. This constitutes a nonspecific thermal component of the mechanism of action of alternating currents and EMF.

The second component of the mechanism of action is specific, inherent only to these methods of electrotherapy, non-thermal or oscillatory, physico-chemical. It is based on the oscillatory (oscillatory) movements of ions, electrons, dipole molecules and parts of large protein molecules under the influence of HF, UHF, microwave EMF. In this case, there is an increase in the physicochemical activity of atoms, molecules, crystal structures in the cells and tissues of the body, which leads to increased and accelerated enzymatic, redox reactions, stimulation of metabolic processes, changes in the composition of proteins and amino acids, blood pH, formation biologically active substances.

Temperature and physicochemical changes internal environment the body under the influence of a physical factor cause irritation of receptors at the site of exposure. Impulses enter the spinal cord and brain, where, with the participation of nerve and endocrine systems a general response to the effect is formed, which determines the therapeutic effect. The thermal and oscillatory components of the mechanism of action appear at different therapeutic methods to varying degrees: for example, with inductothermy main role the formation of endogenous heat in tissues plays a role, with UHF therapy - the oscillatory component, and with microwave therapy both components are well expressed.

DARSONVALIZATION

Darsonvalization - effects on the body pulse current high frequency (110 kHz), high voltage (20 kV) and low strength (0.02 mA) in the form of electrical discharges or alternating EMF.

The method got its name from the French researcher D'Arsonval, who in 1892 first used these currents to treat patients.

There are local and general darsonvalization. In medical practice, local darsonvalization is mainly used, in which certain areas of the skin or mucous membranes are exposed to high-frequency alternating current (110 kHz), a quiet or sparking electrical discharge that occurs between the electrode and the patient’s body, a small amount of endogenous heat is generated, and also a small amount of ozone and nitrogen oxides.

Electrical discharges irritate the receptors of the skin and mucous membranes, thereby dilating blood vessels, improving blood circulation and microcirculation, opening reserve capillaries, and improving tone venous vessels, there is an increase in metabolic and regenerative processes, a decrease in the excitability of sensory and motor nerves. Darsonvalization has an analgesic, antipruritic, vasodilator, slight anti-inflammatory, pronounced trophic effect, stimulates the regeneration and healing of damaged tissues.

The use of darsonvalization is indicated for diseases of the heart and blood vessels, especially for varicose veins, vascular spasms, diseases of the central and peripheral nervous system, for skin diseases, trophic ulcers, flaccid granulating wounds, for diseases of the ear, nose and throat, in dentistry, gynecology, urology , cosmetology. Contraindications are tumor diseases, bleeding, active tuberculosis, acute purulent inflammatory processes, stage II circulatory failure, individual intolerance to current and hysteria. For local darsonvalization, a distinction is made between contact and at a distance from the skin of 5-7 mm; each of them can be labile, when the electrode moves around the body, or stable, when the electrode is stationary.

Darsonvalization procedures are carried out with the patient sitting or lying on a wooden couch. The area of ​​the body to be affected is exposed, if it is wet, it is dried, and for better sliding of the electrode over the skin, it is powdered with talcum powder. The nurse, having selected the desired electrode, inserts it into the electrode holder and checks the operation of the electrode on her hand; a slight tingling sensation should be felt. The power of influence is dosed according to the feeling of pleasant warmth. Duration of exposure is 10-20 minutes, per course 10-15 procedures, daily or every other day. After the procedure is completed, the power regulator is set to zero, the voltage regulator turns off the device, after which the electrode can be removed from the site of exposure. During the procedure, do not touch the patient, as a spark discharge may occur. Metal objects are removed from the affected area. After skin procedures, electrodes are disinfected with alcohol; after abdominal procedures, disinfection is carried out by immersing them in a disinfectant solution (3% chloramine solution) for 60 minutes, then the electrodes are washed with flow water.

water and soap and are again immersed in a disinfectant solution, which is changed every day. Before use, the electrodes are washed with water and wiped with alcohol; the electrodes must not be boiled! The metal part of the electrode should not come into contact with the liquid.

SOME TECHNIQUES

1. Darsonvalization of the scalp. The procedure is prescribed for hair loss, seborrhea, headaches associated with vascular disorders, and is carried out using a comb electrode in a contact-labile manner. Using an electrode, the hair is combed slowly and smoothly from the forehead to the back of the head, with short hair You can also comb in the opposite direction.

A low power of exposure is used until a slight tingling sensation is felt, the duration of the procedure is 8-10 minutes. The course of treatment is 10-15 procedures performed daily or every other day.

2. Darsonvalization for varicose veins is carried out using a contact-labile technique using a mushroom-shaped electrode. They affect the area of ​​the legs (or other areas of varicose veins), the power of the effect is weak or medium, the duration is 5-7 minutes. For each shin, daily or every other day, for a course of 15-20 procedures.

3. Rectal darsonvalization in the treatment of hemorrhoids. The patient empties his bowels before the procedure. The procedure is carried out with the patient lying on his side with his legs bent. IN anus A rectal electrode is inserted to a depth of 4-5 cm in a sterile condom lubricated with Vaseline. The electrode is fixed with sandbags. The power is increased gradually until you feel a slight warmth. Duration of exposure is 10-12 minutes. The course of treatment is 12-15 procedures performed daily or every other day. At the end of the procedure, the electrode is removed only after the device is turned off.

4. Darsonvalization of gums in the treatment of periodontal disease is carried out

with a special gingival electrode, which is applied to the gum, it is slowly moved along the alveolar process of the jaw along the vestibular and lingual surfaces. The power of the effect is until a tingling sensation is felt, the duration of the procedure is 6-10 minutes on the gum of each jaw, the procedures are carried out daily or every other day, for a course of up to 15 effects. During the procedure, you should not touch your teeth with the electrode, as this may cause a spark discharge. To prevent the electrode from biting, it is recommended to place a cotton-gauze roller between the teeth.

ULTRATONE THERAPY

Ultratonotherapy is the effect on certain areas of the body with currents above a tonal frequency. This treatment method is very similar to local darsonvalization in its mechanism of action, medicinal use and carrying out procedures. It differs from darsonvalization in that it uses a current above a tonal frequency (22 kHz), which runs continuously, and therefore more endogenous heat is generated in the tissues than with darsonvalization. The output voltage is lower (4-5 kV), which reduces

Irritating effect of ultratonotherapy on the skin and mucous membranes.

Ultratonotherapy, like darsonvalization, has a vasodilating, analgesic, antipruritic, trophic and regenerative effect; the anti-inflammatory and resorption effect of this method is more pronounced than with darsonvalization. Therefore, ultratonotherapy is used for the same diseases as darsonvalization, but in urology, gynecology and pediatrics it is preferred.

INDUCTOTHERMY

Inductothermy is a treatment method in which certain areas of the patient’s body are exposed predominantly to a high-frequency magnetic field (13.6 MHz). In body tissues affected by inductothermy, under the influence of alternating magnetic field Induction eddy currents are formed, causing the formation of a large amount of endogenous heat. In the mechanism of action of inductothermy, the main one is the thermal component, although there is also an oscillatory component, which is not so pronounced. The thermal effect manifests itself to a greater extent in conductive tissues, so there is greater heating of soft tissues - muscles and parenchymal organs. The skin, subcutaneous tissue, and bones heat up less. The temperature of tissues deep in the body can increase by 2-4°C. Under the influence of endogenous heat, vasodilation occurs, blood and lymph circulation improves, biochemical reactions accelerate and intensify, and a resolving, antispasmodic, analgesic, hypotensive, regenerating, anti-inflammatory and bacteriostatic effect is noted.

Inductothermy is used for subacute and chronic inflammatory processes internal organs(lungs and bronchi, gastrointestinal tract, liver and gall bladder, kidneys), for diseases and injuries of the joints and musculoskeletal system, peripheral nervous system, for diseases of the female and male genital organs.

Inductothermy is contraindicated in acute and purulent inflammatory processes, in the presence of foreign metal bodies in the affected area, impaired temperature sensitivity, circulatory decompensation, and increased blood clotting. It is not recommended to prescribe inductothermy to children under 5 years of age. To carry out inductothermy procedures on relatively flat surfaces of the body (on the back, stomach, lower back), inductors-discs are used, which are installed contactally on the skin or through one or two layers of cotton fabric, since a gap is provided in the design disk inductor. For areas of the body with an uneven surface, an inductor cable is used, which can be applied in the form of a longitudinal loop to the spine or limb; in the form of a flat spiral of 2.5-3 turns on the lower back, abdomen, chest, hip and shoulder joints, in the form of a cylindrical spiral - around the joints, limbs, torso in 2-3 turns. To ensure that the cable turns are evenly spaced, special plastic separating combs are used, which create a gap of 1-1.5 cm between the cable turns. When the cable turns intersect, they are isolated from each other with bags of sand or several layers of oilcloth. The cable should not be applied directly to the patient’s naked body, since near it the concentration of magnetic field lines is high, which can cause a thermal burn.

When applying the inductor cable, in order to avoid thermal burns, to create a gap, a cotton fabric 1.5-2 cm thick (folded sheet or towel) is placed on the body, and the inductor cable is placed on top. The free ends of the cable should be approximately equal and connected to the sockets of the matching device.

Inductothermy procedures are carried out with the patient lying down or sitting on a wooden couch or chair. Metal objects must be removed from the affected area. The procedure can be carried out through clothing (non-synthetic), dry dressings, including plaster. The patient should be warned about the feeling of moderate, pleasant warmth during the procedure. Having prepared the patient and applied the inductor, turn on the device with the “On” button. at the same time the first warning light lights up; After warming up the device for 1-2 minutes, turn on the time relay for a certain duration of the procedure, after which the “Dose” knob is set clockwise to the dosage indicated in the prescription, guided by the patient’s sensation and the position of the knob. At the same time, the second warning light comes on.

There are low-thermal doses (position of the “Dose” knob 1-3), medium-thermal (4-5) and high-thermal (6-8), which corresponds to an anode current strength of 150-180 mA, 200-250 mA and above 250 mA. The duration of the inductothermy procedure is from 10 to 20 minutes, treatment is carried out every other day or daily, for a course - 10-15 exposures. At the end of the procedure, the time relay opens the circuit and the current supply to the inductor is turned off. The “Dose” knob is moved to the zero position, and with the “Off” button the device is turned off, the inductor is removed from the patient.

SOME TECHNIQUES

AC curative medicine disease

1. Inductothermy area chest. An inductor disk or cable in the form of a flat spiral of 3 turns is placed in the interscapular region (Fig. 14). The dosage is low-heat or medium-heat. The duration of exposure is 15-20 minutes, daily or every other day, for a course of 8-15 procedures.

2. Inductothermy of the liver and gall bladder (Fig. 15). An inductor-disk or an inductor-cable in the form of an elongated spiral of 2.5 turns is applied to the area of ​​the right hypochondrium. The dosage is low-heat or medium-heat, the duration of exposure is 10-15 minutes, every other day, for a course of 10-15 procedures.

3. Inductothermy on the area of ​​the knee or ankle, elbow, and wrist joints. The inductor cable is applied in the form of a cylindrical coil of 3 turns on one or both joints at once (Fig. 16). Dosage for upper limbs low-heat, for the lower ones - low-heat or medium-heat, duration of procedures 15-20 minutes, daily or every other day, for a course of 12-15 procedures.

4. Inductothermy to the perineal area for diseases of the pelvic organs, for prostatitis (Fig. 17). The inductor cable is placed on a wooden chair or couch in the form of a flat spiral of 3 turns, a folded sheet or towel is placed on it as a gap, and the patient sits on top. Dosage is weak or medium thermal, depending on the severity of inflammation, exposure time is 15-20 minutes, every other day or daily, 12-15 procedures per course.

Physics and medicine - the science of natural phenomena and the science of human diseases, their treatment and prevention - are very closely related.

There is not a single area of ​​medicine where physical devices are not used.

Development scientific medicine impossible without advances in the field of physics, technology, methods of objective examination of the patient and methods of treatment.

Achievements of physical science and technology are widely used in therapy, surgery, and physiotherapy. Physiotherapy (Greek physio - nature; therapy - treatment) is a field of medicine that studies the effect of natural (natural) or artificially obtained physical factors on the human body and uses them to preserve, restore and strengthen health.

Purpose of my research- study and systematization of materials about direct electric current and its use in physiotherapy, find out the effectiveness of physiotherapy from various sources ( scientific articles, periodicals, hospital visits, Internet).

Physiotherapy is a branch of medicine that uses physical factors for therapeutic and prophylactic purposes. Widely used in medical practice electrotherapy- treatment with electric currents

• Electrophoresis
• Galvanization

Electric current is the directional movement of charged particles. Quantitative characteristics current are its current strength (ratio of charge: transferred through the cross-section of a conductor per unit time)

The unit of current measurement is ampere (1A is the characteristic value of the current consumed by household electric heating appliances).

Necessary conditions for the existence of current are the presence of free charge carriers, a closed circuit and an EMF source (battery) that supports directional movement.

Direct electric current (galvanization, electrophoresis) is used for a variety of diseases. Galvanization accounts for up to 20% of all physiotherapeutic procedures.

Direct current is used in the procedureelectrophoresis.

Electrophoresis is based on the process of electrolytic dissociation. The chemical substance that is the drug breaks down into ions in an aqueous solution. When an electric current is passed through a solution with a medical drug, the drug ions begin to move, penetrate the skin, mucous membranes, and enter the human body. Drug ions penetrate tissues mostly through the sweat glands, but a small volume can also pass through sebaceous glands. After penetration into tissues through the skin, the medicinal substance is evenly distributed in cells and intercellular fluid. Electrophoresis allows the drug to be delivered to the shallow layers of the skin - the epidermis and dermis, from where it is able to be absorbed into the blood and lymph through microvessels. Once in the bloodstream and lymph flow, the medication is delivered to all organs and tissues, but the maximum concentration remains in the area where the medication is administered. Galvanic current is a continuous current with low voltage and low but constant intensity, which always flows in one direction (does not change polarity, voltage 60-80 W, current up to 50 mA). Medicine cannot do without galvanic current. Under the influence of galvanic current, blood vessels dilate and blood flow accelerates. At the site of exposure to this current, biologically active substances such as histamine and serotonin are produced. Galvanic current has a normalizing effect on functional state of the human central nervous system, helps to increase the functionality of the heart, stimulates the activity of the endocrine glands. It also leads to acceleration of regeneration processes. Increases protective forces human body.

The effect of galvanic current on the body through various electrodes is called galvanization.

Being one of the methods of physiotherapy, electrophoresis has contraindications common to all types of physiotherapy:

1) intolerance to electric current;
2) general serious condition patient;
3) high temperature bodies;
4) exacerbation of infectious diseases;
5) active tuberculosis;
6) malignant neoplasms;
7) circulatory failure in the stage of decompensation;
8) blood diseases;
9) all types of addictions (outside the hospital);
10) mental illness(outside the hospital).

Conducting and general view device for medicinal electrophoresis

Data from the hospital

In the table, patients received medications using electric current, creating a depot of medications locally, at the site of injury in the body. Bypassing the gastrointestinal tract and liver directly, the effect on painful organs occurs.

		Year of birth			Condition after treatment
	Kokovkina T.V.		Arthritis of the acromioclavicular joint	Electrophoresis No. 10	Improvement
	Izosimova L. I.		Arthritis of the knee joints	Electrophoresis No. 10	Stabilized
	Pobezhimova D. O.		Damage to the right knee joint	SMT in the region right knee joint No. 10	Improved
	Kochetova S. A.		Arthrosis of the right ankle joint	SMT in the region ankle joint No. 10	Improved
	Epifanov V.V.		Arthritis cervical spine spine. Ostiochandrosis stage 1	Electrophoresis on the region necks with aminophylline No. 10	Stabilized
	Epifanova O. A.		Deformation of the wrist joint. Arthrosis 2nd degree.	SMTphoresis in the region l\z joint No. 10	Stabilized

Conclusion: Today, physiotherapy is widely used in the treatment of various diseases; it is simple, convenient, safe and effective to use. Impact effectiveness this method proven in practice, we see this in the table., I was convinced that physics is important for medicine, and therefore for human health. Therefore, you need to study physics and contribute to its development .