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Last reviewed: 07.07.2025
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Franklinization is a method of general or local exposure to a constant electric field of appropriate parameters, carried out using one or two electrodes.
Franklinization uses electric field voltage: for general impact - 50 kV, for local impact - 15-20 kV.
In case of general impact, the electrode with negative potential is placed above the patient's head at a distance of 2-15 cm from its surface, and the patient contacts the other electrode, which is grounded, with the surfaces of the feet. Single-electrode impact is possible using a head electrode with negative potential.
For local exposure, an electrode with a negative potential is placed above the corresponding area of the patient's body at a distance of 5-7 cm, and another, grounded one, on the opposite side of this area contacts its surface.
Franklinization has an effect on the body through electrodynamic changes in tissues and organs (electrical polarization, bioelectret effect, occurrence of currents! Conductivity), as well as the action of ozone and nitrogen oxides formed as a result of an electrical discharge between the electrode and the skin.
The main clinical effects of franklinization are: sedative (with general effect), local anesthetic, trophic, vasoactive, bactericidal.
Equipment: “AF-3-1”, “FA-5-5”.
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