Interferential Electro-Therapy is a special type of electrotherapy that penetrates deep into the tissues to increase blood flow, cellular metabolism, range of motion and decrease pain. What makes this equipment special is the way it penetrates deep into the tissues. In order to do this, the interferential current crosses two high frequency currents that intersect and creates a third pattern of low frequency current deep in the tissue. By creating this current, we can get a number of beneficial effects. First, you stimulate large diameter fibers which increase your ability to use your muscles and inhibit nociceptive fibers to decrease pain (releases the body’s natural pain killers). Second, it accelerates the healing process by increasing blood flow to the area to remove metabolic byproducts from damaged tissues. Overall, it reduces painful symptoms, decreases local swelling and restores normal movements.

So instead of just stimulating the joint at the surface level of the skin, like a TENS unit, the interferential current goes deep into the tissues where we cannot reach with our hands. Sometimes what will happen with the current is that the intensity feels like it is dying down. This is called accommodation, when this signal is processed repetitively in your spinal cord and brain. Although the current is running and the nerve is transmitting it, you may not perceive it. Even if it feels like the current is dying down, the same amount of therapeutic electricity is still going through the area the entire duration.

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This helps with many conditions throughout the body. Below is a list of common conditions this service is used for but not limited to:

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• Cervical Spondylosis

• Disc Herniation

• Spinal Canal Stenosis

• Disk Herniation

• Nerve Impingements

• Chronic Low Back Pain

• Osteoarthritis

• Rheumatoid Arthritis

• Frozen Shoulder

• Muscle & Ligament Injuries

• Peripheral Neuropathy

• Neuralgia

• CHRONIC PAIN

• POST SURGICAL PAIN

• Great for athletes to promote muscle tone.