The method of introducing drugs into the human body through the mucous membranes or skin using a pulsed or constant galvanic current is called drug electrophoresis. This method of drug administration is used in the treatment of neurological manifestations of osteochondrosis, novocaine, aminophylline, sulfuric acid magnesia and bee venom drugs act as a drug. Medicinal electrophoresis with aminophylline has a resolving, anti-inflammatory and anesthetic effect, and also improves the conductivity of nerve fibers and blood supply to tissues, normalizes the state of the central nervous system.
Also, electrophoresis is used to treat diseases such as arthrosis and arthritis, bronchial asthma, vegetovascular dystonia, chronic bronchitis, peptic ulcer disease, central nervous system diseases, hypertension, gynecological diseases, etc.
One of the advantages of this method is the ability to use a wide variety of drugs. So, in the complex treatment of diseases of the nervous system, as well as diseases accompanied by circulatory disorders, electrophoresis with aminophylline is used, and in the treatment of diseases of the spine, hernias, heart diseases and diseases of the musculoskeletal system, electrophoresis with calcium. In the treatment of a disease such as atherosclerosis, novocaine and iodine are used as a medicine. In the treatment of gynecological diseases , electrophoresis with zinc is used. In the presence of inflammatory processes of the respiratory system, as well as bronchial asthma, electrophoresis with potassium is prescribed, and rheumatic diseases are treated with hydrocortisone. Hypertension can also be treated in this way, while electrophoresis with magnesia is prescribed. During electrophoresis, the therapeutic effect is exerted not only by the administered medicine, but also by electric current.
Electrophoresis with Eufillin
During this procedure, drugs through the ducts of the sebaceous glands, intercellular gaps and ducts of the sweat glands are introduced into the tissues under the guise of negatively and positively charged ions. Most of the drugs settle in the skin and subcutaneous fat, this ensures their long-term (during the day or more), focal and reflex effects on the body. Due to the action of the current, the sensitivity of tissues to injected drugs increases and their activity increases, since they are introduced into the body's tissues in a chemically pure form. Also, in addition, the action of galvanic current irritates the receptors of the skin, which leads to stimulation of the lymph flow and blood circulation, accelerates metabolic processes, and reduces pain.
The procedure is absolutely painless, only a slight tingling is possible, although at first glance it seems threatening, because it would seem an aqueous solution of the drug and electric current are incompatible things.
For this procedure, electrodes and medicinal pads from several layers of gauze or filtered paper, impregnated with medicine, are used. The duration of the procedures is 25-30 minutes, and the course of treatment is at least 10-15 procedures every other day.
Despite its usefulness, not everyone can carry out electrophoresis with euphyllin and other drugs. There are a number of contraindications, these include: some skin diseases, the presence of tumors and cardiac arrhythmias, individual intolerance to direct current (polygon extrasystole, atrial fibrillation), fever, high blood pressure and cardiovascular failure.