What Does Ifc Therapy Do
Interferential Current Therapy Is an Effective Therapy Option Used by Many Physiotherapy Clinics to Relieve Pain and Accelerate the Self-Healing Process...
Interferential current therapy is an effective therapy option used by many physiotherapy clinics to relieve pain and accelerate the self-healing process, getting your body back to a healthy, pain free state. The high frequency signals of an IFC penetrate through the skin into deeper lying muscle tissues.
How does IFC reduce pain?
Interferential current (IFC) is a medium frequency electrical stimulation used for pain relief when targeting deep tissue. Two sinusoidal waves are crossed and interfere with each other, creating a third vector to stimulate a larger area.
Must Read
When do we use IFC and estim?
Placement for TENS (Borst, n.d.) Developed in the 1950s, IFC is most commonly used for pain relief (Kitchen, 2001). IFC is also claimed to reduce inflammation, and assist tissue repair (including bone fractures), and reeducate muscle (especially with incontinence).