Contraindications for microcurrent reflexology

What is microcurrent reflexology method for speech delay

The method itself was discovered back in the 60s, but was officially patented relatively recently in the mid-90s. This technique was first used at the Samara Rehabilitation Center. During the development and implementation stage, it underwent various modifications, tests and improvements, and today it is one of the most highly effective methods for treating neurological diseases.

Reflexotherapy (stimulation of active points on the head) is often effective for stimulating speech when its development is delayed.

The impact on acupuncture points occurs using microcurrents and is completely painless, which is important for the treatment of such conditions in children.

Electrical impulses, unlike acupuncture needles, do not cause such painful sensations. The procedure is absolutely safe and is allowed for both adults and children from 6 months.

The current supplied by the device acts selectively and is able to have a positive effect precisely on those brain structures whose functions are impaired.

Low-power pulses supplied to the desired areas contribute to the development of nerve tissue and the creation of new connections between nerve cells. The processes of inhibition and excitation in the central nervous system are improved. The functioning of the cortex and subcortical part of the brain, the cerebellum improves.

The impact on acupuncture points, regardless of the purpose of treatment, has a general strengthening effect.
Sleep and general well-being improve, psycho-emotional excitability decreases.

The effect of treatment may be delayed and occur after all procedures are completed, but it is quite persistent and pronounced. Therefore, you should not stop treatment if there is no obvious improvement after several sessions.

Neurologist, reflexologist, hirudotherapist

Kislitsyna Ekaterina Nikolaevna

10 years of experience

The very action of microcurrents is aimed precisely at eliminating the problem, and not at its external manifestations.

The functional systems that are responsible for speech are a very complex mechanism. Many structures are involved: the muscles of the speech apparatus, the auditory, visual, motor-kinesthetic analyzer, and the pathways of the central nervous system.

In order for speech to be correct, organic and understandable, it is necessary that all brain systems work harmoniously. The activity of the cortical part of the brain, where the speech zone is located, is especially important.

Corporal reflexology

Reflexology is an ancient system of healing effects on biological points, increasing the circulation of Qi energy.

In right-handed people it is located in the left hemisphere, and in left-handed people it is located in the right hemisphere.

There are two types of speech:

1. Expressive (motor) or oral, which can be expressed in the form of dialogue and monologue. Intonation, facial expressions, and gestures play a big role here. The frontal lobe of the dominant hemisphere is largely responsible for it, since the program of expression itself is formed there.
2. Impressive (sensory) speech - understanding the meaning of words and sentences.

The normal speech process always occurs with direct interaction between the temporal and frontal lobes of the dominant hemisphere, as well as with their interconnection through the corpus callosum with the cortical structures of the subdominant hemisphere (in right-handed people, right) and underlying brain formations using the limbic-reticular complex.

This complex is one of the most important systems of the body, since it is responsible for the motivation to speak. Without such a system, communication will not work.

Thanks to the influence of microcurrents, the centers responsible for speech functions are successfully stimulated. The perception and understanding of addressed speech improves, diction changes, vocabulary expands, and a desire appears to enter into verbal contact.

The benefits and harms of acupuncture

Acupuncture is a therapeutic procedure that involves influencing biologically active points on the human body.

This therapy allows you to reduce the tone of the muscles responsible for articulation, which also promotes speech development.

Microcurrent reflexology has many benefits:

• There are no painful or unpleasant sensations. Children can easily tolerate the procedure because it is non-invasive and non-frightening.
• The procedure is performed with different levels of stimulation, depending on the indications.
• Microcurrents directly affect the desired areas, stimulating them, which is not possible with other treatment methods.
• Since the procedure is non-invasive, there is no risk of infection.
• The doctor performing the procedure immediately sees all the changes that occur, since they are recorded. This allows you to track the dynamics of treatment.
• The method is non-toxic and allows to reduce the drug load on the patient’s body.

In addition, microcurrent therapy can increase the effect of treatment with other methods and drugs, complementing them.

Indications for the procedure

The procedure is suitable for stimulating speech in children when there is a clear speech delay, as well as for the rehabilitation of children with cerebral palsy.

Acupuncture points on the body

In ancient China, they created a method for treating various diseases and indirectly affecting internal organs by pressing on certain points on the human body.

For adults, the procedure is indicated for the following symptoms of impaired oral communication:

• uncontrolled movement of the vocal cords (dysphonia);
• inability to express thoughts in words or understand what others are saying (aphasia);
• weakness of the vocal muscles, causing slow speech (dysarthria);
• stuttering.

Such symptoms often occur against the background of:

• damage to the speech centers of the brain as a result of a stroke;
• lead or carbon monoxide poisoning
• disease ;
• senile dementia;
• cerebral palsy;
• disease ;
• disease ;
• Lyme disease
• encephalopathy;
• epilepsy;
• palsy ;
• consumption of alcohol, amphetamines, antidepressants.

In addition, microcurrent stimulation is indicated for both adults and children for:

• rehabilitation therapy after traumatic brain injury;
• impaired blood circulation and, as a result, vascular diseases;
• rehabilitation after stroke;
• neuroinfections;
• delay in general and communication in particular in children with Down syndrome;
• autism;
• dyslexia, dysgraphia.

Microcurrent therapy is a component of rehabilitation measures after many diseases and injuries associated with the nervous system and brain functioning.

In cases where there are contraindications for taking medications, microcurrent therapy is a real salvation for patients with disorders of brain activity and communication.

The effect of weak current on the body activates its self-healing.

Scope of application

Treatment and rehabilitation with microcurrent reflexology is most often used in children, although adults also resort to this method. It is mainly used to treat children whose functions of the central nervous system are impaired.

Procedures are prescribed for the following deviations:

• delayed psycho-speech development in children;
• autism;
• dysfunction of the central nervous system;
• passive motor activity;
• infantile cerebral palsy (CP);
• psychological disorders;
• hydrocephalus;
• enuresis.

Speech therapists also actively use this technique in their practice.

Microcurrent reflexology has virtually no contraindications or side effects, and the results in most cases are positive. The list of applications of the technique can be continued indefinitely, since exposure to electrical impulses leads to the restoration of the entire organism as a whole. It is justified to resort to such treatment as an addition to the main therapy.

Contraindications

Despite the fact that the procedure is extremely useful, there are a number of contraindications for its implementation:

• any infectious diseases accompanied by high body temperature;
• period after vaccinations;
• hypertension;
• disease ;
• tumors of any location;
• foreign body in the skull or spine (titanium plate);
• pacemaker in the heart;
• various diseases ;
• damage to the skin on the head;
• individual intolerance to electric current;
• mental disorders accompanied by uncontrollable seizures;
• pregnancy;
• anorexia.

Foot acupuncture

Acupuncture is one of the types of acupressure on the body.

It should be added that microcurrent reflexology is not performed in patients under alcohol or drug intoxication.

There are also a number of factors that you should pay attention to before prescribing the procedure:

• the state of immune system;
• the presence or absence sclerosis ;
• excess weight ;
• hormonal status .

The advanced age of patients (over 80 years) is not a direct contraindication; it is necessary to assess the condition of the body and the presence of chronic diseases.

The effect of reflexology on energy balance

Internal organs are only as active as the supply of vital energy to them. Each organ has its own meridian that provides its nutrition. The exchange of energy between meridians is carried out through the so-called lo-points. When the exchange of energy between meridians is blocked, this leads to insufficient energy flowing to one organ and excess energy to another.

There are many reasons why stagnation in energy exchange can occur. For example, it could be a muscle spasm. In this case, reflexology is aimed at unblocking stagnation and restoring energy exchange. The results of treatment are a completely restored energy exchange, achievement of balance in the body, improved functioning of organs and systems.

Progress of the procedure

To carry out the microcurrent reflexology procedure, specially designed devices are used that are aimed at finding and activating acupuncture points. Therapeutic devices are designed in such a way that they independently diagnose biologically important points and select the required level of impact on points associated with speech centers.

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In Russia there are several registered devices with the help of which therapy is carried out in various medical institutions, these are MEX and BIORS.

Before prescribing therapy, the patient must undergo mandatory examinations, which include:

• EEG (electroencephalogram);
• fundus diagnostics
• general clinical tests;
• examination and conclusion of a therapist, neurologist, psychologist and speech therapist.

All this is necessary to establish a complete picture of the patient’s condition and the ability to select the desired treatment regimen.

Then the doctor conducts an electropuncture examination using I. Nakatani’s method for several days. The data obtained as a result of the surveys allows us to determine:

• main links of pathogenesis;
• level, localization and severity of malfunction in the body;
• how much the body has enough capacity for self-healing.

There is a special marking diagram of the human head, which shows the points and directions in which you need to move to influence certain areas of the brain.

To carry out the procedure, standard electrodes in the form of two elongated rods are used; they are connected to a generator of ultra-small electrical pulses, which emits a constant alternating current.

Before influencing a biologically active point, it is electroporated and its electrical conductivity is assessed in accordance with normal values.

The reflexologist touches electrodes . The patient either experiences virtually nothing or may experience minimal tingling. People even with a very low pain threshold can easily withstand this procedure; it is even performed on infants. Therefore, the use of painkillers or, especially, anesthesia is not required.

Depending on the cause of the delay or speech impairment, the doctor selects an individual regimen and duration of the course. On average, it is necessary to carry out several treatment courses with short breaks. One course includes 15-20 procedures. Therapy is carried out once a day, its duration is from half an hour to an hour.

It is recommended to combine microcurrent reflexology with the use of medications, speech therapy classes, and physical therapy. You cannot just use the microcurrent therapy method and the electromagnetic treatment method at the same time.

What are the stages of microcurrent facial therapy in a beauty salon?

Microcurrent facial therapy can be carried out in two ways: with electrodes with a galvanic or other tip, or with the hands of a specialist. The electrode is connected directly to them.

1. The process of performing the procedure in the first option is as follows: at the beginning of the session, a means for conducting current is applied to the face, then the specialist selects the strength of the electrode. It depends on the patient’s well-being. The procedure takes 40 minutes. During its implementation, the cosmetologist makes the necessary movements with electrodes in the selected zones. At the end, in order to soothe and protect the skin, a special substance is selected and applied.
2. The process of carrying out the procedure in the second option looks like this: a warming mask is applied to the face, and a special film is placed on top in order to increase the impact. Then a manual facial massage is performed. It is carried out wearing special gloves with an electrode connected to them. The patient holds the second electrode in his hands.

The procedure takes into account the type of microcurrent facial therapy, the specifics, skill of a particular cosmetologist and the parameters of the model of the device used in the work.

The number of required sessions is influenced by the condition of the facial skin and the age group of the patient. Microcurrent has an immediate effect, but the result is cumulative. That is, you immediately see the result of the influence of the current on the skin, but after completing the full course, it lasts for a long time. And with each subsequent course of therapy, the effect will be better and longer.

Effect

After completing a course of reflexology using microcurrents, the following positive changes are observed:

• normalization of pronunciation, speech perception;
• manifestation of abilities in counting, reading, and the use of complex speech patterns;
• rapid expansion of vocabulary ;
• manifestation of a desire to talk more and express one’s thoughts in every possible way.

Although microcurrent therapy is a successfully developing treatment method, it still cannot completely replace certain types of procedures or medications. I do not use it as monotherapy, but only in combination with other procedures.

The effect after reflexology occurs after 3-5 courses, but it is persistent and pronounced. Microcurrent therapy cannot even partially replace the following types of medications:

• nootropic;
• muscle relaxants;
• neurotrophic;
• anticonvulsants.

These medications are necessary in the treatment of neurological diseases and diseases associated with brain disorders. However, microcurrent therapy can complement them, enhancing the effect.

Microcurrent reflexology is a young but dynamically developing method of treating speech disorders in general and speech delays in particular. Combining the wisdom of the ancient east and the unique developments of the west, the therapy is successfully used, helping people all over the world.

History of reflexology

Reflexology methods have been developed and are still actively used in India, China, Japan, and Mongolia. The first mention of them dates back to the 5th century BC in China. In Europe, acupuncture began to be actively practiced in the 17th century.

Initially, special sterile needles made of various metals - steel, gold or silver - were used for the procedure. Over time, stones, seeds, leeches, wormwood cigarettes, stones, special balls or plates, and later low-voltage electric currents and lasers began to be used for physical impact.

Microcurrent reflexology combines acupuncture and electrotherapy. This is a percutaneous method of influencing various structures and systems of the human body.

During the Soviet era, the development of electroreflexotherapy techniques began back in 1960. However, it took more than 30 years to invent and improve the corresponding equipment and obtain a patent for the invention.

Modern devices allow you to safely detect acupuncture points, diagnose them and carry out interventions in several modes.

Today it is an effective, safe and promising technique that is widely used in rehabilitation and treatment of neurological diseases. However, work on studying the effects of microcurrents, expanding its scope of application, and improving equipment and techniques continues.