Therapeutic Use Of Millimeter Wave Therapy

INTRODUCTION Millimeter wave therapy is the exposure to a frequency that ranges from 30-300 GHz. This frequency is located in the radio frequency region of the electromagnetic spectrum. Due to the extremely small wavelength the frequency will only penetrate up to 2 mm of skin. In therapy the frequency is irradiated on certain parts of the tissue, depending on the specific treatment and energy it is deposited in the skin causing a variety of beneficial reactions. In the Former Soviet Union (FSU), this technique has been used for over 40 years on a variety of diseases; this idea then spread to other countries such as France, Germany, and Canada[1]. Since the therapeutic potential for millimeter waves ranges over such a broad variety of diseases, it is categorized in three main groups; 1) sedative and analgesic effects, 2) anti-inflammatory and repair-stimulation, and 3) immune system stimulation. The most common is the sedative and analgesic effect that millimeter wave irradiation can provide. It is considered to be a promising alternative and complement to conventional pain relief [2]. Overall, the objective of this paper is to provide information about the sedative and analgesic effect that millimeter wave therapy provides.

BACKGROUND
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All patients were prescribed medication of NSAIDs and continued to take them throughout the study. Acupuncture points were positioned around the joins containing infection. The points were then irradiated with consistent electromagnetic impulses from millimeter waves. The sessions ranged from 5-9 during the two week study and each session lasted for 40 minutes. The patients were split into three groups; group one received real millimeter wave therapy, group 2 received mock millimeter wave therapy, and group three received real and mock millimeter wave therapy in a random