IFT – Interferential Therapy

IFT which stands for Interferential Therapy is one of the types of electrotherapy used for the management of pain.

It is basically used for the treatment of Chronic, Post Traumatic, and Post-surgical pains. The basic principle involves the utilization of effects of low frequencies (<250pps) without painful or unpleasant side effects. The major advantage of IFT is that it produces effects in the tissue, exactly where required without unnecessary and uncomfortable skin stimulation. This technique is widely used to elicit muscle contraction, promote healing and reduce edema.

The Conditions or Symptoms treated by IFT:

IFT works in a special way as it uses interferential rather than normal stimulation. The maiin clinical applications for which IFT appears to be used .

Pain Relief in conditions such as causalgia, herpes zoster, neuralgia.

  • Cervical spondylosis
  • Osteoarthritis of the knee
  • Ankylosing spondylitis
  • Rheumatoid arthritis
  • Frozen shoulder
  • Disc herniation
  • Spinal canal stenosis
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