Faradism

Faradism (from the name of the English physicist Michael Faraday) is a method of electrotherapy based on the use of induced, rapidly alternating electrical currents to stimulate nerve and muscle activity.

The essence of the method is that current pulses are applied to certain areas of the human body for a short time, the frequency of which can vary. This causes muscle contraction and stimulates the nervous system.

The use of faradic current has a therapeutic effect in a number of diseases and pathological conditions, such as paralysis, paresis, muscle wasting, peripheral circulatory disorders, neuralgia and others.

Faradism is widely used in physical therapy and rehabilitation medicine. It allows you to activate the body’s protective-adaptive reactions, improves tissue trophism, and normalizes the excitability of the neuromuscular system.

This method of electrotherapy is often combined with other physiotherapeutic procedures.

Faradism is not a scientific term and does not correspond to any generally accepted classification of diseases. However, according to one version, its origin may be connected with the surname of a certain Eduard Farade, a man whose surname it was the Americans who adopted.

According to American dermatologist Gallard A. Schwatz, the term comes from the Latin expression “electrum farade” - which means electricity of great strength. Farade. In Russian sources this system is also called “electrobiology”. Electroacupuncture is considered a type of Faradism.

Faradism is a technique for stimulating peripheral nerves and muscles using special electrodes. This technique was developed by French physiotherapist Marcel Farady in 1895. Its essence is the use of high frequency currents to create impulses that pass through the skin and stimulate the nervous system.

The Faradian method is based on the principle of induction: when an electric current passes through a conductor, it creates a magnetic field around the conductor. This magnetic field also affects the human body. The Faradist uses this technique to transmit electric current through conductors and create an induction pulse.

Faradism is often used in physical therapy to treat various conditions associated with muscle or nerve weakness. For example, this method is used to recover from injuries such as broken bones or dislocations, as well as to treat joint and bone dysfunction. But this is not a complete list of applications of the method.