FARADIC CURRENT.

FARADIC CURRENT= It is short duration interrupted current with pulse duration ranging from 0.1 to 1 ms and frequency of 30 to 100 Hz used to stimulate the innervated muscles. When applying faradic stimulation, the stimulation of the sensory nerve can result in the patient experiencing a pricking sensation due to short. •The denervated muscles does not responsed to faradic beacuse pulse duration is short duration of the pulse. • Treatment of faradic current is also known as faradism.

WAVE FORM •Rectangular. •Traingular •Trapezoid. 1) Induced asymmetrical alternating current. 2)Biphasic, Asymmetrical, unbalanced ,spiked. 3)positive portion= short durstion,high Amplitude and spiked. 4) Negstive portion= Long durstion,low amplitude and curved.

INDICATION OF FARADIC CURRENT 1) Facilitation or initation of the muscle action. 2) Re-education or Relearning of muscle action. 3) Teaching of new muscle action. 4)Loosening and prevention of adhesion. 5) Stimulate the denervated muscles. 6) painful knee syndrome. 7) Tendon transfer. 8)Faradic foot bath.

CONTRAINDICATION OF FARADIC CURRENT. 1) Acute infection and inflammation. 2) Cancerous lesion. 3) Deep vein thrombosis. 4) skin lesion. 5)very severe oedema. 6) Active TB. 7) Joint Deformities. 8) Non cooperative patients. 9) pregnant ( uterus area). 10) Superficial metal. 11) infection, inflammation. 12) Tumors.

PHYSIOLOGICAL EFFECT. • physiology effect of faradic and galvanic are almost the same except faradic for innervated muscles and galvanic for denervated muscle. •Both current increase blood flow to the area treated that make the area slight redness due to vasodilation. • Electrical stimulation will re- educate muscles action. • The electrical stimulation can help to minimize the extent of muscle atrophy. * Faradic current is treat for 30 to 40 minutes ( Client will usually attend 2-3 times per week for 4-6 week).