Placement of electrodes

for
IFT
By
Prof Subin Solomen

Prof Subin solomen MPT Manipal

 Placement of electrodes
• Most common Placement is
• Painful area method than spinal nerve root
placement

Prof Subin solomen MPT Manipal

 Painful area placement

Pain Description- Acute pain

Localised to one side

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 Acute pain

Triangular
Base 80, Spectrum 100 Hz
OR
Base 41 , Spectrum 60 Hz
Rectangular
Base 42,Spectrum 100 Hz

Prof Subin solomen MPT Manipal

 Painful area placement

Pain Description- Chronic pain

Localised to one side

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 Chronic Pain
Triangular
Base 26, Spectrum 39 Hz
OR
Base 1 spectrum 10 HZ
OR
Base 16 spectrum 26
Rectangular
Base 5, Spectrum 30 Hz
or
Base 5, spectrum 20 Hz
or
Base 20, spectrum 30Hz
Trapezoidal
Base 5, Spectrum 30 Hz

Prof Subin solomen MPT Manipal

 Painful area placement

Pain on both side of the spine

Prof Subin solomen MPT Manipal

 Painful area placement

Placement same for Acute & Chronic Pain

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 Radiating Back pain-acute

• Option I:

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 Radiating Back pain-acute

• Option 2:

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 Spinal root placement

Quadripolar method- Used only in case of pain on

either side of spine
Bipolar method- used when pain localizes to one
side

Prof Subin solomen MPT Manipal

 Spinal root placement

Prof Subin solomen MPT Manipal

Electrode placement in sciatica

Prof Subin solomen MPT Manipal

 IFT settings
• For Paraesthesia & • Use of Vector
numbness – No Vector if it is
– Keep above 100 Hz Localized
– 45 degree large area
– 90 degree diffused or
cannot be localized

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