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FARADIC FOOT BATH

FARADIC FOOT BATH:

Application of faradic current to the body parts in a

TUB,TRAY

or

TANK

…containing water is termed as

BATH METHOD OF APPLICATION.

Depending upon the placement of electrodes bath can be-

1. BIPOLAR-

Both electrodes are kept in water.

2. UNIPOLAR-

One electrode kept in water while the other electrode kept at any convenient part of the body.

*PRINCIPLE:-Place the ions under the

electrode

with the same charge

i.e.,

Negative ions,

Place under the cathode and positive ions under anode. The Electrode under which ions are placed is called

…

ACTIVE

ELECTRODE.

ADVANTAGES AND DISADVANTAGES:-

DISADVANTAGES:-

ADVANTAGES:-

Current cannot be localized.

Superficial muscle contract more than that of deeper muscle due to the presence of water.

Chances of electric shock is higher.

Skin resistance is reduced effectively by prolonged soaking in water.

Adding salt also reduces the skin resistance.

Current passage would be smoother.

Water makes perfect contact with the tissue.

Wash of Electrolytes formed under the Electrodes.

*APPARATUS:-

1:-

ELECTRICAL STIMULATOR

2:- ELECTRODES

3:- ELECTRODE LEADS

4:- TUB /

TRAY / TANK…. FILLED WITH WATER

5:-

RUBBER SHEET

METHOD OF APPLICATION:-

1. POSITION OF PATIENT:-

Patient should be in high sitting.

Hip and knee should be at 90 degree.

Back should be well supported.

Patient should be made to sit on a plastic or a wooden stool with his or her foot in a bath(TUB OR TRAY), containing enough warm water to cover the foot.

2.POSITION OF THERAPISTSitting on a low level height stool in front of the patient or on either side.

But should be free to reach apparatus and handling dials of the apparatus as well as reaching the patient’s foot without any difficulty.

FARADIC FOOT BATH:-

Can be used to stimulate:-

1.

LUMBRICALS-

To

stimulate

lumbricals, place two electrodes transversely,

- Passive electrode under the heel and the - Active electrode under the metatarsal heads

FARADIC FOOT BATH:-

2. PLANTAR INTEROSSEI:-

To

stimulate plantar

interossei

,

place both active and passive electrode on each side of the foot at the level of metatarsal shafts.

FARADIC FOOT BATH:-3.

ABDUCTOR HALLUCIS:-

-Passive

electrode under the heel and

- Active

electrode,the

pen type is placed over the motor point of abductor hallucis over the medial aspect of the heel.

DOSAGE:-Average adult-

The dosage is 12

mA

for 12 min.

2.

Child-

The dosage should be half of that of average adult’s dosage.

PARAMETERS:-

1. PULSE DURATIONS:

~ 150-250 micro seconds(for small muscles).

~ 200-350 micro seconds(for large muscles).

2. FREQUENCY:

~ 35-50 pulse per second

3. AMPILTUDE:

~ Sufficient for functional activity.

4. Total treatment time:

~ 15- 20 min,

~ 2 to 3 times a day

INDICATIONS:-

FLAT FOOT-

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METATARSALAGIA----------

RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS(IN FOOT)---------

HALLUX VALGUS-

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CONTRAINDICATIONS:-

Infections of nails

Recent metatarsal fracture.

Crack foot.

Unhealed wounds.