Faradic

A faradic current is a low frequency alternating current (AC) that is, an interrupted direct electrical current which reverses the flow of electrons. Used via electrodes specifically placed it causes muscle and nerve stimulation.

A faradic treatment or electro-muscle stimulation (EMS) as it is also known, is an electrical treatment that can be applied to either the face or the body and is used to stimulate and exercise muscles in order to create a tightening, toning effect. This exercise is known as passive exercise or isometric exercise because there is no joint movement involved.

There are two ways in which we use this treatment:

• Facial
• Body

Facial Treatment

Facial faradic is used to tighten and tone facial muscles and therefore re-contour the shape of the face. This is done using two electrodes to create the stimulation. They can either be hand held or some units have self adhesive sticky electrodes that are applied to the face.

There are two modes in which we can apply faradic Mono-phasic or Bi-phasic:

Mono-phasic -  The electrical impulses pass in one direction only between the

                        pads (neg to pos)

Bi-Phasic -       The electrical impulses pass in both directions between the pads

                        (alternating pos to neg all the time).

We must remember that facial tissue is attached to facial muscle, so, when we get sagging untoned muscle we will get lines and loose crêpey skin because the skin’s tissue is directly affected.

When working on the face we always use Mono-phasic as we only ever want a lifting action. To achieve this the positive (red) electrode is placed on the origin of the muscle and the negative (black) electrode is placed at the insertion of the muscle. This is quite complex as the facial muscles are very close together and crossover, so to be exacting is not easy. If you remember BIRO though you will be correct Black Insertion Red Origin.

Benefits

• Increased circulation improving colour
• Texture improved as skin is tightened
• Tightening and toning of muscle improving contour of face and neck.

Body Treatment

An electrical circuit must be completed to pass the current to the client’s muscles. In order to do this electrodes or pads are used. These are placed over or near the Motor Point of a muscle. The motor point of the muscle is where the motor nerve enters the belly of the muscle.

In order to get the best contraction the pads are placed near to the Origin and Insertion of the muscle. The origin is the joint to which the muscle is attached that does not move and the Insertion is the joint to which the muscle is attached that does move. When current is applied to the muscle it stimulates the motor point and causes muscles contractions as long as the current is of sufficient intensity and the pads are placed correctly.

There are three types of padding layout, Longitudinal, Duplicate or Split, but the most widely used is Longitudinal.

Benefits

• Strengthens muscles
• Tightens and Tones the body
• Inch loss due to firming of muscle
• Passive exercise
• Increased circulation and metabolism

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