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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=|last2=|first2=|authorlink2=|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>{{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|author-link=|last2=Araújo|first2=Fernanda Mendonça|author-link2=|last3=Araújo|first3=Mayara Ferreira|author-link3=|last4=DeSantana|first4=Josimari Melo|author-link4=|last5=|first5=|author-link5=|last6=|first6=|author-link6=|last7=|first7=|last8=|first8=|last9=|first9=|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)] | |||
==Clinicians== | ==Clinicians== |
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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
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 problems in fibromyalgia.[3]
Notable studies
- 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
Risks and safety
Costs and availability
See also
Learn more
- Interferential current therapy (IFC) - Medscape
References
- ↑ "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.