The effects and contraindications of ultrashort waves

Ultrashort wave refers to ultrashort wave electric current, which has the effect of curing diseases, which is ultrashort wave therapy. Its principle is to produce thermal effect on the body, promote blood circulation, regulate endocrine, and enhance the body's metabolic rate, thereby achieving antibacterial, anti-inflammatory, and analgesic functions. When using it, we must know its effects and contraindications so that we can use it to the greatest extent. So, what are the effects and contraindications of ultrashort waves?

The role of ultrashort waves

The current with a frequency of 30 to 300 MHZ and a wavelength of 10 to 1m is an ultra-short wave current. The method of using ultrashort wave current to treat diseases is called ultrashort wave therapy. Ultrashort wave current began to be used in the treatment of diseases in the 1930s. Research on pulse ultrashort waves began in the late 1940s. my country started to develop ultrashort wave therapy in the 1950s and produced a large number of ultrashort wave therapy machines, which have been popularized in the physical therapy departments of medical institutions at all levels. Someone tried to develop a pulse ultrashort wave therapy machine, but it was not widely used. Ultrashort waves are also used to treat malignant tumors, but less than shortwave and microwaves.

Ultrashort waves act on the body mainly to produce thermal effects. The thermal effect heats the surface and deep tissues of the affected area, which can enhance vascular permeability, promote blood circulation, regulate endocrine, and strengthen the metabolism of tissues and bodies, thereby achieving antibacterial, anti-inflammatory, analgesic, antispasmodic, and anti-cancer effects, improving immunity, and accelerating tissue growth and repair. The non-thermal effect can affect the excitability of nerves.

Indications:

1. Inflammatory diseases: including acute, subacute inflammation, acute attacks of inflammation, etc. of soft tissues, five senses and internal organs.

2. Painful diseases: facial neuritis, peripheral nerve damage, neuralgia, myalgia, causalgia, phantom pain, etc.

3. Vascular and autonomic nervous system dysfunction: occlusive vasculitis, hemorrhoids, thromboangiitis, etc.

4. Digestive system diseases: gastrointestinal dysfunction, peptic ulcer, gastrointestinal spasm, cholecystitis, chronic ulcerative colitis, allergic colitis, etc.

5. Soft tissue, bone and joint diseases: myofibrosarcoma, soft tissue sprain, muscle strain, periarthritis of shoulder, epicondylitis of humerus, cervical spondylosis and lumbar disc herniation, osteoarthritis and delayed fracture healing, accompanied by hemarthrosis and joint effusion.

6. Others: delayed wound healing, frostbite of various stages, bronchial asthma, gastric and duodenal ulcers, acute renal failure, dysmenorrhea, hematoma, postoperative incision reaction, etc.

Ultrashort wave contraindications

1. Pregnancy

2. Glaucoma

3. Active tuberculosis

4. Increased intracranial pressure

5. Bleeding tendency

6. Patients with malignant tumors

7. Cardiovascular dysfunction

8. Patients with cardiac pacemakers

9. Severe cardiopulmonary insufficiency