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Effects and actions of magnetic therapy

The principle of operation of magnetic therapy lies in magnetic fields artificially created around the object being treated, which can be constant or variable, pulsed or continuous. It has been clinically proven that such influences can trigger complex physicochemical processes in tissues, which provoke a change in the orientation of protein molecules and calcium ions in accordance with the direction of wave movement. This action leads to the stimulation of complex redox processes that can optimize blood supply to tissues and activate fermentation.

Magnetic therapy has a positive effect on the condition of patients with hypertension. It helps prevent crises and mitigates the symptomatic manifestations of the disease. And since high blood pressure leads to various complications in the form of cardiovascular pathologies, in this case powerful protection against them is provided.

Magnetic therapy provides the following effects:

• Activates central and peripheral blood circulation;
• Accelerates blood microcirculation and lymph flow;
• Saturates tissues with oxygen and nutrients;
• Provides detoxification of biological fluids;
• Stimulates the synthesis of endorphins - natural “painkillers” produced by the human body;
• Regenerates tissue and accelerates healing of wounds, ulcers (including trophic ones), fractures;
• Reduces blood viscosity and normalizes its rheology;
• Acts as a trophostimulating and lymphatic drainage agent;
• Optimizes cellular and humoral immunity;
• Creates ideal fermentation to relieve swelling and inflammation;
• Heals bones and joints after injuries;
• Facilitates general well-being, has an analgesic effect;
• Improves the functional activity of the limbs.

Low frequencies of magnetic fields are used to relieve inflammation and pain, and higher frequencies are used to relax blood vessels and stimulate the flow of fresh arterial blood to affected tissues. Negative fields are used in the treatment of metabolic dysfunctions that provoke painful conditions during cellular degeneration. The procedure strengthens capillaries, helps achieve normal blood microcirculation, cleanses it of toxins and other substances potentially dangerous to the body.

SOFT TISSUE CONCURRENCE

Under observation were 27 patients with contusions of soft tissues (skin, subcutaneous tissue, muscles) of the torso and limbs.
The patients were undergoing outpatient treatment. Swelling, bruising, pain on palpation, and impaired motor function of the muscular system were observed in the injury area. If necessary, a fixing bandage was applied. Magnetic therapy was prescribed as an independent type of treatment. The indicator was placed on the skin with “N” polarity. Parameters: magnetic field pulsed, pulsating, magnetic pulse frequency 10-15 Hz, magnetic induction intensity 6 mT, exposure duration 20-30 minutes. The course of treatment is 10 procedures. The result of treatment is recovery.

Relevance of magnetic therapy

Magnetotherapy cannot be classified as a universal physiotherapeutic technique, since it is used in accordance with certain indications and with strict consideration of absolute contraindications. The first and second are often discordant. For example, despite the fact that the procedure provides a positive effect on thrombotic lesions of blood vessels, hypertension and varicose veins, it should absolutely not be used for exacerbation of thrombosis and thrombophlebitis, heart failure and cardiac dysfunction. If hypertension is present, its severity is assessed, since the third stage of the disease is an absolute contraindication to the procedure.

Indications for physiotherapeutic methods are:

1. Varicose veins;
2. Hypertension (first or second stage);
3. Chronic thrombophlebitis;
4. Raynaud's syndrome;
5. Diabetic angiopathy;
6. Trophic ulcers;
7. Coronary heart disease (CHD);
8. Obliterating endareritis;
9. Chronic arterial or venous insufficiency;
10. Atherosclerosis.

It is important to understand that magnetic therapy cannot act as the only method of treating these diseases. Her role turns out to be more of a supporting one. You should undergo full treatment of your current pathology and turn to this technique rather as a preventive therapy.

TRAUMATIC JOINT INJURIES

Magnetic therapy with the Polimag-01 device was used on 51 patients with traumatic injuries to large joints of the extremities, of which 13 were female and 38 were male. According to disease diagnoses, patients were distributed as follows:

• contusion of a large joint with hemorrhage into the joint cavity – 9 people;
• rupture of the articular-ligamentous apparatus – 16 people;
• damage to the meniscus of the knee joint with symptoms of synovitis – 18 people;
• dislocation of the shoulder and elbow joint – 8 people.

Magnetic therapy was prescribed in the acute period of the traumatic process, 3-5 days after the injury, reduction of the dislocation, and application of fixing immobilization. During the treatment, joint punctures were performed to remove excess amounts of synovial fluid and blood. Magnetotherapy was prescribed to provide decongestant, absorbable, analgesic, and anti-inflammatory effects by accelerating blood circulation and improving microcirculation in the area affected by magnetic fields.

Methodology of the procedure

The main, flat inductors, with polarity “N”, were placed to the patient’s skin on the injured joint and surrounding tissues in the form of a solenoid.
MP parameters: the type of MP is “running” horizontally from left to right, and with severe edema, “running” from the periphery to the center; frequency – 100 Hz; magnetic induction intensity – 15-20 mT; Exposure duration is 20-30 minutes, daily. The course of treatment is 15-20 procedures. All patients obtained a pronounced analgesic, decongestant, absorbable, and anti-inflammatory effect. After removing the immobilizing bandage, if the edema persisted, magnetotherapy was re-prescribed in combination with exercise therapy to restore the function of the stiff joint. Stiffness in the joint was eliminated within a week - a week earlier if magnetotherapy was not used in complex treatment. MP monotherapy with the Polimag-01 device was effective in 82% of patients. In 18% of patients, mainly with injuries to the meniscus of the knee joint, the effect was satisfactory and additional methods of physiotherapy (ultrasound, electrotherapy, etc.) were used in the rehabilitation of patients.

How is the procedure performed in our clinic?

Today, a lot of equipment has been developed for carrying out magnetic therapy procedures. Typically it is a mobile stand with a built-in digital display. The computer sets the appropriate treatment protocol, which must be previously agreed upon with the observing specialist. The computer-controlled machine connects the necessary devices and components during the procedure. The device independently regulates the intensity and frequency of magnetic waves.

Additional equipment may include a couch with a solenoid (used in therapy of the whole body simultaneously), belts, and local emitters.

The magnetic therapy procedure does not require specific preparatory measures. We recommend that you drink mineral water before your session to improve the cell detoxification process during your session.

Magnetic therapy takes place in several stages:

1. The patient is positioned on a couch with inductor solenoids;
2. Magnetic belts are applied to certain areas of the body;
3. The equipment starts up and the session begins.

The duration of the procedure ranges from 15-45 minutes and is selected strictly on an individual basis. To achieve the most pronounced result, magnetic therapy is carried out in courses. Our experts recommend performing from 10 to 15 sessions. The intervals between them should be 2-3 days. The number of procedures is also selected taking into account the medical history, indications, dynamics and current state of health.

The magnetic therapy procedure is not painful. During it, you can feel a slight pleasant vibration in the places where the contact belts are applied. Patients no longer experience any subjective sensations.

Magnetic therapy devices are equipped with forty built-in programs, each of which is designed for specific actions and effects. A competent specialist will definitely familiarize you with the technique of the procedure, its specifics and the spectrum of action specifically in your case, before proceeding with it.

What magnets are used in therapy?

The term magnetotherapy refers to the use of static magnets placed directly on the body, usually over areas of pain. A static magnet is an ordinary permanent magnet. Static magnets are either attached to the body using tape or enclosed in specially designed products such as belts or bandages. Static magnets come in different strengths. Magnet strength units are Gauss and Tesla. One Tesla is equal to 10,000 Gauss. The strength of a refrigerator magnet, for example, is about 50 Gauss. Therapeutic magnets have field strengths from 300 to 5000 Gauss.

Therapeutic magnets come in two polarity types: unipolar magnets and alternating pole devices. Bipolar or alternating pole magnets are made from a sheet of magnetic material with the poles arranged in an alternating pattern so that both poles face the skin. This type of magnet creates a weaker magnetic field.

Contraindications to magnetic therapy

Like any medical manipulation, magnetic therapy has certain contraindications.

Among them:

• Acute thrombosis and thrombophlebitis;
• Infectious processes in the body;
• Severe blood pathologies;
• Serious disorders of the heart and decompensation of cardiovascular diseases;
• Mental disorders;
• Hypertension in the third stage;
• Pregnancy and lactation period;
• Individual intolerance to magnetic waves.

To achieve maximum results and avoid side effects, it is important to feel normal before each session. The sessions themselves should be carried out in a stable manner. It is important to eat well before the procedures. We advise you to refrain from drinking alcoholic beverages during treatment.

Before resorting to magnetic wave treatment, it is important to consult a competent phlebologist and cardiologist.

Fractures

A bone fracture is a violation of its integrity, which occurs when loads exceed the strength of the supporting area.

The reasons can be divided into two groups:

• traumatic;
• pathological.

In the first case, we are talking about external mechanical influences, for example, a blow, a fall. In the second - due to any diseases.

Natural bone healing

So:

1. If the affected bone is in an immobilized state and there are no bulky vascular injuries, then within a couple of days the signs characteristic of all injuries appear - signs of non-infectious inflammation. This is the first mechanism for bone repair.
2. The healing itself is associated with the formation of a primary callus. The duration of this stage takes about 3-4 weeks. Connective tissue cells located inside the bone penetrate fibrin, a fiber-like protein. This is how callus elements are formed. At the same time, bone and cartilage tissue, blood vessels are formed, and innervation is restored.
3. Bone tissue becomes denser as calcium salts are deposited in it. This period lasts on average a month.
4. In the process of fusion of parts of the bone, the callus is rebuilt in such a way that its tissue becomes structurally more similar to the bone itself.

Note! If the fragments are stable, but the vascular network is significantly damaged, then healing is delayed for months! (Primary delayed union)

For proper healing, the fragments and vasculature must be stable

Treatment methods for fractures

Provides:

• non-operative;
• operational;
• combined.

Story

The healing properties of magnetic therapy have been known since ancient times, when iron ore deposits were discovered in the Asian city of Magnesia. It was during this period that the main property of the black mineral was established - in a suspended state, one side always turns to the south, the opposite side to the north.

Based on this, the compass was invented, which is widely used to this day.

The beneficial properties of the stone were revealed many years later, when Hippocrates began to use the powdered stone in the treatment of inflammation, stopping bleeding; descriptions of the healing properties of the magnet are also described in the ancient manuscripts of the Egyptian priests. The mineral was widely used for medicinal purposes in Ancient China; in Europe, this method became widespread in the mid-18th century.

Today, magnetic therapy is used in almost all countries of the world, with the exception of the United States; in France, the method is officially recognized in medical circles.

Advantages

This method of physiotherapy has the following advantages:

• Safety, versatility;
• No negative effects on various tissues and organs;
• Possibility of carrying out in stationary conditions and at home;
• No side effects;
• Increased strength, improved mood;
• Reduction of recovery time after fractures by 50%;
• The possibility of increasing efficiency when combining magnetic therapy with electrophoresis and other physiotherapeutic methods;
• No restrictions on age and body condition (subject to preliminary examination by a vertebrologist, neurologist, therapist, cardiologist);
• No need to remove plaster or corsets;
• Complex impact;
• Efficiency - positive impact is recorded in 90% of cases.