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'''Interferential current therapy''' or '''IFC''' is treatment involving applying an electrical current to the skin using an alternating current.<ref name="medscape">https://www.medscape.com/answers/325107-194068/what-is-interferential-current-therapy-ifc</ref> IFC is well-established treatment and is typically used for pain relief, muscle stimulation, to reduce swelling and to activate the [[autonomic nervous system]] (ANS).<ref name="Goats1990">https://bjsm.bmj.com/content | '''Interferential current therapy''' or '''IFC''' is treatment involving applying an electrical current to the skin using an alternating current.<ref name="medscape">{{Cite web | url = https://www.medscape.com/answers/325107-194068/what-is-interferential-current-therapy-ifc | title = What is interferential current therapy (IFC)? | last = | first = | authorlink = | date = | website = Medscape|url-access=registration|archive-url=|archive-date=|url-status=|access-date=2022-01-16}}</ref> IFC is well-established treatment and is typically used for pain relief, muscle stimulation, to reduce swelling and to activate the [[autonomic nervous system]] (ANS).<ref name="Goats1990">{{Cite journal | title = Interferential current therapy. | date = 1990-06-01 | url = https://bjsm.bmj.com/content/24/2/87|journal=British Journal of Sports Medicine|volume=24|issue=2 | pages = 87–92 | last = Goats | first = G.C. |language=en|doi=10.1136/bjsm.24.2.87|pmid=1702337|issn=0306-3674}}</ref> It is most commonly used in combination with other treatments such as [[ultrasound treatment]].<ref name="Goats1990" /> | ||
==Theory== | ==Theory== | ||
==Evidence== | ==Evidence== | ||
Very few studies have conducted trials of interference current therapy in patients with [[fibromyalgia]] that included a control group, but there is limited evidence of the effectiveness of IFC for [[pain]] and [[sleep dysfunction|sleep problems]] in fibromyalgia.<ref name="Silva2018"/> | Very few studies have conducted trials of interference current therapy in patients with [[fibromyalgia]] that included a control group, but there is limited evidence of the effectiveness of IFC for [[pain]] and [[sleep dysfunction|sleep problems]] in fibromyalgia.<ref name="Silva2018" /> | ||
==Notable studies == | ==Notable studies == | ||
*2018, <ref name="Silva2018"> | *2008, Potential Benefits of Non-Pharmacological Therapies in Fibromyalgia<ref name="Blanco2008">{{Cite journal | title = Potential Benefits of Non-Pharmacological Therapies in Fibromyalgia | date = 2008-01-24 | url = https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2577947/|journal=The Open Rheumatology Journal|volume=2|pages=1–6 | last = Sueiro Blanco | first = F. | last2 = Estévez Schwarz | first2 = I. | last3 = Ayán | first3 = C. | last4 = Cancela | first4 = JM. | last5 = Martín | first5 = V.|doi=10.2174/1874312900802010001|pmc=2577947|pmid=19088863|issn=1874-3129}}</ref> - [https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2577947/ (Full text)] | ||
*2018, Effect of interferential current in patients with fibromyalgia: a systematic review<ref name="Silva2018">{{Cite journal | title = Effect of interferential current in patients with fibromyalgia: a systematic review | date = 2018 | url = http://www.scielo.br/j/fp/a/RwSKLcDqFpFFKfMHShtGLyc/abstract/?lang=en&format=html|journal=Fisioterapia e Pesquisa|volume=25|issue=|pages=107–114 | last = Silva | first = Mayara Tavares da | authorlink = | last2 = Araújo | first2 = Fernanda Mendonça | authorlink2 = | last3 = Araújo | first3 = Mayara Ferreira | authorlink3 = | last4 = DeSantana | first4 = Josimari Melo | authorlink4 = |language=en|doi=10.1590/1809-2950/17276725012018|pmc=|pmid=|access-date=|issn=1809-2950|quote=|via=}}</ref> - [https://www.scielo.br/j/fp/a/RwSKLcDqFpFFKfMHShtGLyc/abstract/?lang=en&format=html (Abstract)] | |||
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Interferential current therapy or IFC is treatment involving applying an electrical current to the skin using an alternating current.[1] IFC is well-established treatment and is typically used for pain relief, muscle stimulation, to reduce swelling and to activate the autonomic nervous system (ANS).[2] It is most commonly used in combination with other treatments such as ultrasound treatment.[2]
Theory[edit | edit source]
Evidence[edit | edit source]
Very few studies have conducted trials of interference current therapy in patients with fibromyalgia that included a control group, but there is limited evidence of the effectiveness of IFC for pain and sleep problems in fibromyalgia.[3]
Notable studies[edit | edit source]
- 2008, Potential Benefits of Non-Pharmacological Therapies in Fibromyalgia[4] - (Full text)
- 2018, Effect of interferential current in patients with fibromyalgia: a systematic review[3] - (Abstract)
Clinicians[edit | edit source]
Risks and safety[edit | edit source]
Costs and availability[edit | edit source]
See also[edit | edit source]
Learn more[edit | edit source]
- Interferential current therapy (IFC) - Medscape
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ "What is interferential current therapy (IFC)?". Medscape. Retrieved January 16, 2022.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Goats, G.C. (June 1, 1990). "Interferential current therapy". British Journal of Sports Medicine. 24 (2): 87–92. doi:10.1136/bjsm.24.2.87. ISSN 0306-3674. PMID 1702337.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Silva, Mayara Tavares da; Araújo, Fernanda Mendonça; Araújo, Mayara Ferreira; DeSantana, Josimari Melo (2018). "Effect of interferential current in patients with fibromyalgia: a systematic review". Fisioterapia e Pesquisa. 25: 107–114. doi:10.1590/1809-2950/17276725012018. ISSN 1809-2950.
- ↑ Sueiro Blanco, F.; Estévez Schwarz, I.; Ayán, C.; Cancela, JM.; Martín, V. (January 24, 2008). "Potential Benefits of Non-Pharmacological Therapies in Fibromyalgia". The Open Rheumatology Journal. 2: 1–6. doi:10.2174/1874312900802010001. ISSN 1874-3129. PMC 2577947. PMID 19088863.
