Indications / Contraindications
1.1 Indications - Electrotherapy
• Painful muscle tension
• Myofascial pain syndrome
• Tendon and muscle ruptures
Experiences from clinical
practice have also
shown that there may be
a positive effect when
treating the following
conditions:
• Periarthropathy and insertional tendinopathy (acute, subacute)
• Periarthropathy and insertional tendinopathy (chronic)
• Peripheral joint disease (acute, subacute)
• Posttraumatic conditions (haematoma, oedema)
• Excessive sweating of the hands and feet
(Hyperhidrosis palmarum et plantarum)
• Acquired postural disorders of the spine:
posttraumatic, postinflammatory, degenerative
• Postural disorders of the spine in childhood and adolescence
• Spinal fractures, spondylodesis
• Joint surgeries, arthroscopy, arthrotomy
• Congenital malformations and deformities or maladjustment of the locomotor organs for
treatment in childhood
• Stool incontinence
• Urinary incontinence
• Impaired gut motility
• Chronic constipation
• Secondary lymphoedema and lymphostasis
• Chronic pelvic pain
• Polyneuropathy
• Spinal muscular atrophy
• Peripheral paresis, plexus paresis
• Non-local, generalised spinal diseases
• Spasticity
• Spastic paralysis
• Slack paralysis
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