To the question of the physiological substantiation of the dosage of exposure with dynamic electroneurostimulation
AUTHORS : Meizerov HER. | Gurov A.A. | Queen M.V.
RELEVANT UNIVERSITIES : Federal Scientific Clinical and Experimental Center for Traditional Methods of Diagnostics
and Treatment of the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation, Institute of Reflexology, St.
Moscow
YEAR : 2004
In recent years, dynamic electroneurostimulation (DENS) has become increasingly widespread in reflexology. The method consists in a therapeutic effect
on reflexogenic zones and / or acupuncture points with short bipolar current pulses, the shape of which changes depending on the values of the total electrical
resistance (impedance) of the tissues. DENS is carried out with the use of portable electrostimulators, which have the property of controlling the parameters of
exposure, for example, the duration of a series of pulses, depending on the dynamics of the process of electrodermal reactions in the subelectrode zone. A
design feature of a typical DENS-stimulator is an electrode built into its body, which implies moving it together with the device during treatment. This ensures the
locality and selectivity of the impact on the functional state of internal organs and pain sensitivity, excludes uncontrolled spreading of current through the tissues
during a treatment session, as occurs when using spaced electrodes. In a number of DENS devices, a dosage mode is provided, in which there is an automatic
termination of stimulation upon reaching some threshold impedance values in
the subelectrode zone [7].