Darsonvalization is ... Darsonvalization: testimony. Impulse current treatment

In this article, we would like to talk about an interesting technique that has long been used successfully for the treatment and prevention of various diseases. It is called darsonvalization. We will consider not only the principle of action, but also describe the features of its influence on the human body. Also we will consider the types of this procedure, indications and contraindications to its application. We hope that the information presented in this article will be useful and you will be able to discard all doubts and use the "Darsonval" device even at home.

What is meant by the term "darsonvalization"? History of the development of electrotherapy method

Darsonvalization is a technology of electrotherapy, in which impulse current of high voltage (from 20 to 40 kV) and frequency (from 110 to 140 kHz) and low force (from 0.015 to 0.2 A) are effected. It was developed in the late 19th century, in 1892, by the French physiologist Jacques-Arsenius d'Arsonval. He investigated the impulse current and its therapeutic effect on biological objects. As a result, the scientist established that a high-frequency alternating current can pass through the body of the subject without causing painful sensations, irritation of tissues, on the contrary, having a therapeutic effect. For his research, the scientist designed a special device - a spark generator. Later, at the beginning of the 20th century, the Russian biophysicist PP Lazarev derived the laws of the effect of an electric current of small force on the nervous tissue. In 1918, he established that a current of high frequency does not exert an exciting effect on the neuromuscular apparatus, but causes a decrease in the excitability of the nervous elements. In this case, the scientist noted the emergence of vasomotor reactions - the expansion of capillaries and arterioles, an increase in the tone of the veins, increased circulation of blood. PP Lazarev proved that a current of small force allows improving the trophism of tissues and stimulating metabolism. In the sixties of the 20th century, inventor DA Sinitsky experimentally confirmed the validity of using an alternating current of high voltage. Since then, the darsonvalization method has been widely used for the treatment and prevention of various diseases and rehabilitation of patients in cosmetology, gynecology, dermatology, surgery, neurology and therapy.

Types of AC treatment

So, we learned that darsonvalization is a curative effect exerted by sinusoidal alternating current on the patient's body. Distinguish two independent, differing in nature of the influence on the patient's method:

• General darsonvalization (inductotherapy);
• Local darsonvalization.

The first procedure involves placing the patient in a special apparatus, called otherwise the cell of D'Arsonval. It acts on the principle of the coil of the oscillatory circuit. The electric capacitor is connected to the inductor, which conducts the signal with zero resistance. Thus, within the said apparatus, a high-frequency weak electromagnetic pulsed field is formed. Under its influence in the tissues of the organism, polarization of charged particles occurs, and weak vortex flows appear. As a result of complex biochemical processes, tissue heating and metabolic acceleration occur at the cellular level. General darsonvalization is a technique that exerts a sedative effect on the central nervous system, normalizes pressure, strengthens blood vessels, dilutes blood and improves metabolic processes in tissues. It is prescribed in the treatment of hypertension, insomnia, depression, neurosis and migraine. Contraindications to the application of the method are: pregnancy, children under 6 years of age, the presence of malignant tumors, hypertension, hysterical conditions, cardiovascular insufficiency, individual intolerance to impulse current.

Local darsonvalization: Features of the method

Local darsonvalization is a method in which the impact of a pulsed high-frequency current is directed to a particular area of the skin of the human body, such as the face, head, nose, abdomen, back, etc. This local effect is made possible by the use of special electrodes - glass cylinders, Filled with vacuum or liquefied air, of a diverse form. Local darsonvalization has an impact on individual sections of alternating current of high frequency. At the same time, electric discharges arise between the glass tube and the skin, which initiate irritation of the skin receptors and tissues.

How is darsonvalization carried out?

First, the doctor selects the electrode for the patient's shape. If he needs darsonvalization of hair, a tool will be chosen that has the shape of a comb, if the darsonvalization of the face is a mushroom-shaped, etc.

The electrode is treated with alcohol, it wipes well and is connected to the apparatus. The patient sits down or lies down. During the procedure, it is important that all metal objects are removed from the body, and the patient's skin is cleaned of contamination and cosmetics. Then the device is switched on, the necessary mode ("silent discharge" or "spark discharge") is selected. And then the treatment procedure itself is performed - the electrode is moved along the massage lines in the necessary area of the body or face. Sometimes skin areas are treated with talc to improve the slip of the tool. The degree of the effect of current is regulated by the doctor. As a rule, the first sessions are carried out with a low intensity of exposure, and then gradually increase. For a long time in Russia the lamp device Iskra-1 was used. Now many physiotherapy rooms have been equipped with more modern equipment, for example, the devices "Darsonval Corona", "Darsonval ELAD", "Darsonval Ultraton AMP-2INT", etc.

What effect does darsonvalization produce?

In the zone of exposure to electric current, biochemical metabolic processes are stimulated, blood circulation is increased, the tone of the venous walls increases. The supply of cells with nutrients and oxygen also improves. Has anti-inflammatory and anti-allergic effect on body tissues darsonvalization. Feedback from many patients suggests that the use of alternating current has an analgesic effect. After several sessions, the work of the nervous system is normalized, headaches cease, insomnia disappears, overall performance improves. Also, such procedure allows to increase the elasticity and elasticity of the walls of vessels, to remove spasms of smooth muscles and to lower blood pressure.

Indications for the use of high-frequency current treatment

Therapy with pulse current is successfully used for the treatment of headaches, neuralgia, varicose veins. It is also used at the initial stage of obliterating lesions of vessels, with chronic ulcers and wounds, frostbite, skin itching. Darsonvalization is also often used as a cosmetic tool. Indications for the use of alternating current of high frequency can be as follows: the presence of acne; Problems with skin prone to fat; Expansion of pores; unhealthy complexion; Pustular lesions. The device for local darsonvalization allows you to fight even with fine wrinkles on the face and in the decollete zone. Successfully used for all varieties of alopecia darsonvalization. The responses of many patients who were treated with an impulse current are exceptionally positive. Many people note that the procedure allows you to stop hair loss, starts the processes of their growth. Darsonvalization of hair strengthens their bulbs and improves the condition of the scalp, normalizing the activity of sweat and sebaceous glands. Also this method is used to eliminate cellulite (all stages and types), vascular network on the legs and swelling of the extremities.

When you can not use the device for local darsonvalization?

This physiotherapy method also has contraindications. So, it can not be resorted to in cases of malignant and benign neoplasms, epilepsy, heart failure, bleeding, poor blood coagulability, skin diseases. Also, the treatment with pulse current can not be used in pregnancy (regardless of the timing). Contraindicated darsonvalization and patients who have an individual intolerance to electric current.