IFT which stands for Interferential Therapy is one of the types of electrotherapy used for the management of pain.
The principle of interferential therapy is to cause two medium frequency currents of slightly different frequencies to interfere with one another.
Interferential current therapy works by sending small amounts of electrical stimulation to damaged tissues in the body.
The therapy is meant to boost the body’s natural process of responding to pain, by increasing circulation thus producing hormones that promote healing Covering larger areas, muscle groups, and peripheral nerves.
Benefits
- Pain relief
- Treatment of chronic pain
- Post traumatic pain management
- Post surgical pain management
- Reduce edema
- Promote muscle contaction
- Relieves neurological pain