Interferential Current Therapy for Advanced Pain Relief
What is Electrical Therapy?
Electrical therapy is often used in rehabilitation settings and involves different wavelengths, frequencies, amplitudes, and voltages of electrical currents to produce specific physiological effects in the body. At Alliance Chiropractic, both Electrical Muscle Stimulation (EMS) and Interferential Current Therapy (IFC) are included as part of comprehensive treatment plans.
Understanding Interferential Current Therapy
Interferential Current Therapy (IFC) is a form of electrical therapy using low-frequency electrical currents to stimulate nerves and muscles. In rehabilitation settings, IFC promotes healing and is used to to relieve pain, relax muscle spasms, increase local blood flow, and reduce edema (swelling).
Understanding Electrical Muscle Stimulation Therapy
Electrical Muscle Stimulation (EMS) creates steady electrical impulses that stimulate muscle contractions. It is used in rehabilitation settings to relax muscle spasms, prevent or slow disuse muscle atrophy (muscle wasting from disuse), increase local blood circulation, maintain or increase range of motion, and re-educate muscles to contract properly following an injury.
Benefits of Electrical Therapy at Alliance Chiropractic
Treatment plans are tailored to the individual needs of patients. Whether it is pain relief, muscle relaxation, or reducing edema, we can help.
Commonly Treated Conditions
- Achilles tendonitis
- Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) injuries
- Arthritis & joint pain
- Bursitis
- Carpal tunnel syndrome
- Disc degeneration
- Disc herniation
- Golfer's elbow (medial epicondylitis)
- Jumper's knee (patellar tendinitis)
- Heel pain (spurs, plantar fasciitis)
- Labral tears
- Lateral Collateral Ligament (LCL) injuries
- Medial Collateral Ligament (MCL) injuries
- Muscle tension
- Osgood-Schlatter's
- Patello-femoral syndrome
- Pinched nerve (radiculopathy)
- Piriformis syndrome
- Poor posture
- Posterior Cruciate Ligament (PCL) injuries
- Runner's knee (iliotibial band syndrome (ITB))
- Rotator cuff injuries
- Sciatica
- Stiff neck
- Strains/sprains
- Tendonitis
- Tennis elbow (lateral epicondylitis)
- Whiplash
FAQs: Common Questions about Interferential Current Therapy
Most patients find electrical therapy to be comfortable and may experience a mild tingling sensation during treatment. The intensity of the electrical current can be adjusted to ensure your comfort throughout the session.
The number of sessions required varies depending on the individual’s condition and response to treatment. Your practitioner will develop a personalized treatment plan to address your specific needs and goals.
All treatment plans are individualized and based on each patient’s needs; therefore, the total cost varies depending on the number and frequency of sessions. For cost per session, visit our fees page.
