The ionophoresis treatment exploits the polarity
(negative or positive) that characterizes a specific
drug, selected on the basis of the therapy to be
conducted. When this drug is applied to the
electrodes and the treatment starts, the issued
current by the electrodes acts in such a way as to
convey the drug's ions from one electrode (also
called polo) to the other, therefore as to cross
the location affected by the disease and then
release the specific active ingredient.
Table of the main drugs used in the iontophoresis treatments
Drug
Calcium chloride (Sol.
1%-2%)
Magnesium chloride
(Sol. 10%)
Potassium iodide
Acetylsalicylate lysine
Flectadol, Aspegic
Local anesthetics
(novocaine, lidocaine)
Benzidamina
Diclofenac sodium
Orudis, Voltaren,
Lometacen, Arfen,
Tilcotil, Axera,
Naprosyn
Piroxicam, Feldene
Sodium salicylate (1%-
3%)
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Polarity
Prevalent action
Sedative and
Positive
ricalcifyc
Analgesic, sedative,
fibrolytic
Positive
Sclerolytic,
Negative
emollient
Negative
Analgesic
Negative
Analgesic
Negative
Analgesic
Positive
Analgesic
Pos/Neg
Analgesic
Negative
Anti-inflammatory
Positive
Analgesic
Negative
Analgesic
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Indications
Osteoporosis,
spasmofilia,
algodystrophic
syndrome. Do not
use
in
case
of
arteriosclerosis
Calcium chloride
substitute in
patients with
arteriosclerosis
Scars, Dupuytren's
disease, keloids
Arthrosis
Extra / intra
articular arthrosis,
rheumatism
Local anesthesia,
trigeminal neuralgia
Rheumatoid
arthritis
hematoma
Degenerative and
extra articular
rheumatism, gout
Fractures
Articular
rheumatism,
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