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Iontophoresis
Aka: Iontophoresis
- See Also
- Musculoskeletal Injury Management
- Phonophoresis
- Definition
- Transcutaneous medication delivery to deeper tissues potentiated by electrical current
- Mechanism
- Cathodes are used to drive in negatively charged substances
- Anodes drive in positively charged particles
- Protocol
- Medication applied to skin (e.g. Dexamethasone 0.4% for local inflammation)
- Cathode or anode applied per substance used as described above
- Amperage adjusted for skin resistance
- Indications
- Calcific Tendonitis (e.g. Myositis Ossificans)
- Hyperhidrosis
- Contraindications
- Avoid over open wound sites, metallic implanted devices, pins, staples, or wires
- Peripheral Neuropathy or other sites with decreased sensation