Magnetotherapy

The magnetism phenomena are known to the person since ancient times. For example, in Ancient China and India many diseases treated by overlaying of magnetic stones on sore points. It is known that Cleopatra, the Egyptian queen, for preservation of youth, beauty and health used wonderful properties of magnetic amulets.

Magnetotherapy gained the greatest distribution in the 18th century. It was started anew to apply in France, and after it reached also America. In those days used quite primitive methods using various magnetic bracelets, insoles and belts. In the 20th century magnetotherapy was recognized as an official medical technique and since then is an integral part of physical therapy.

Indications to magnetotherapy

Magnetic field possesses extensive medical action therefore it is possible to use it for treatment of the most various diseases. Today numerous researches already allow to speak with confidence about favorable impact of magnetotherapy on a human body in general.

Preferential indications to magnetotherapy are:

• Improvement of blood circulation and general condition of blood cells;
• Stimulation of work of fermental systems;
• Recovery of normal polarity of cells which is broken as a result of pathological changes of fabrics and bodies.

Description of a method of magnetotherapy

Depending on indications to magnetotherapy both stationary, and portable devices can be used.

Portable devices are ideal for performing magnetotherapy in house conditions. For this purpose on certain active zones two working surfaces of the device are put. In surfaces there are induction coils by means of which magnetic field is generated. Magnetotherapy in house conditions is convenient that it is possible to carry out it at any time. It is possible to set the necessary mode and time after which the portable device is removed.

The stationary equipment represents the inductor of the big size in which the person is located completely in horizontal position. The patient's head at the same time is outside that very conveniently for the people having claustrophobia. The device turns on, and the patient just lies a necessary amount of time.

As magnetic field is not physical substance and not an electroimpulse, his person cannot feel. Therefore magnetotherapy, according to reviews, is not followed by any feelings.

Magnetotherapy effects

Magnetotherapy, according to reviews, perfectly copes with effects of an asthenic syndrome. Therefore this method is very popular as a part of complex treatment of alcoholism. The fact that after several held sessions of magnetotherapy about 70% of patients feel essential sense of relief.

Magnetotherapy activates internal biological reserves of an organism and promotes fixing of effect of drug treatment for longer period.

As a part of complex treatment magnetotherapy promotes recovery of normal work of bodies at the cellular level. As a result of influence of magnetic radiation intellectual functions of a brain are recovered.

Actually, recognition of magnetotherapy as an official technique already speaks about its high performance. Physiotherapists often use this method at treatment of many diseases.

Patients note in reviews of magnetotherapy significant improvement of the general condition of an organism, a mood raising, disappearance of any problems with a dream (difficulties with backfilling, sleeplessness, etc.). Many note increase in level of working capacity, cerebration improvement, disappearance of vegetative disturbances (a gallop of arterial pressure, headaches, feeling of muscular weakness).

Contraindications to magnetotherapy

The technique of magnetotherapy has the prolonged validity period. For example, the ordinary taken pill acts on an extent of several hours, and here the session of magnetotherapy affects an organism for several days. For this reason, despite all seeming safety of a method, you should not apply it uncontrolledly. Especially it concerns magnetotherapy in house conditions. It is necessary to follow accurate instructions and not to exceed time of magnetic influence.

Absolute contraindications to magnetotherapy are:

• Cardiovascular diseases in a decompensation stage (heart failure 2-3 stages, aneurism of heart, large vessels or an aorta, before - or the postinfarction period, heavy disturbances of a cordial rhythm);
• Active tuberculosis;
• Existence at the patient of a pacemaker;
• The increased tendency to developing of bleedings;
• Acute mental disorders (paranoid states, schizophrenia, psychoses);
• Infectious diseases in an active form;
• General diseases of blood;
• Alcoholic intoxication;
• Sharp general exhaustion;
• Fibrinferments, including recurrent, and also tromboembolic episodes;
• Any states which are followed by the increased body temperature;
• Diseases peripheral and central nervous systems (injuries of a spinal cord and backbone, ischemic spinal strokes, disturbance of spinal blood circulation);
• Digestive tract diseases (stomach ulcer and 12-perstny gut, colitis, dyskinesia of biliary tract, chronic gastritis);
• Acute and chronic diseases of urinogenital system (prostatitis, cystitis, climax, painful periods, etc.);
• Skin diseases (burns, frostbites, eczema, decubituses, vyalogranuliruyushchy wounds).

Besides, there are also some individual contraindications to magnetotherapy.