Electrotherapeutic Devices

Name: Electrotherapeutic Devices | Principles, Design, and Applications
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Principles, Design, and Applications

George D. O'Clock(Autor*in)

Artech House (Verlag)

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Erschienen am 1. Januar 2006

249 Seiten

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Electrotherapeutic Devices
Contents v
Preface ix
1 Introduction to Electrotherapy 1
1.1 Motivating Factors 1
1.2 Electrotherapeutic Device-Technique Overview 3
1.3 Assessment, Versatility, Acceptance, and Therapeutic Efficacy of Electrotherapy 6
1.4 The Evolution of Electrotherapy in the Face of Medical Dogma 11
1.5 Summary 14
Exercises 16
References 19
2 Fundamentals of Electrotherapy 23
2.1 Answering the Basic Questions 23
2.2 Simple Bioelectric System Models Based on Wound Healing 24
2.3 Electrotherapeutic Device Design Implications 35
2.4 Summary 37
Exercises 38
References 39
3 Electrical Properties and Response Characteristics of Cells, Tissues, and Organs 43
3.1 Electrical Properties of Cells 43
3.2 Electrical Properties of Tissues 51
3.3 Impedance Considerations in Device and Protocol Design 56
3.4 Electrical Properties of Organs 57
3.5 Nordenström's Theories: BCEC and NEAT-EChT 61
3.6 Becker's Theories and the "D" Word 68
3.7 Ion Transport and Electron Transport in Healing and Regulation 73
3.8 Impact on Electrotherapeutic Device Design 74
3.9 Summary 75
Exercises 76
References 77
4 Electrotherapy and Magnetotherapy Comparisons 81
4.1 Magnetic Field Properties 81
4.2 Effects of Magnetic Fields on Biological Systems 83
4.3 Magnetotherapy Clinical Studies 90
4.4 Summary 97
Exercises 98
References 99
5 Potential Biological Effects of Subtle and Not-So-Subtle Energy Levels 103
5.1 Introduction 103
5.2 Energy Levels Associated with Electric, Magnetic, and Electromagnetic Fields 104
5.3 The Derivation of Design Equations That Could Be Useful in Magnetotherapy: From Subtle Energy Levels to Not-So-Subtle Energy Levels 107
5.4 The Impact of Integration and Summation Processes: Is the Noise Level Really a Lower Limit? 113
5.5 Summary 115
Exercises 116
References 117
6 Primary Design Drivers for Electrotherapeutic Devices 119
6.1 Electrotherapeutic Device Design Concept 119
6.2 Electrotherapeutic Device Output: Constant Current, Voltage Range, Frequency Choices, and Waveform Design Considerations 121
6.3 The "Window Effect" 126
6.4 Electrotherapy Device Design Process: Some Considerations and Constraints 127
6.5 Summary 147
Exercises 149
References 150
7 Simulation Results: Theoretical Performance Compared with Actual Performance 155
7.1 Electrode-Electrolyte-Tissue Interface Issues 155
7.2 Simulation Studies: A Critical Part of Any Electrotherapeutic Device Design Process 157
7.3 Summary 168
Exercises 169
References 169
8 Electrotherapy Clinical Studies 171
8.1 The Clinical Environment 171
8.2 Electrotherapy Clinical Studies: Wound Healing 172
8.3 Electrotherapy Clinical Studies: Diseases of the Visual System 178
8.4 Electrotherapy Clinical Studies: Cancer and Hemangioma 181
8.5 Little Lies, Great Big Lies-And Then We Have Statistics 183
8.6 Double-Blind Clinical Trials: Gold Standard, Fools' Gold, or Gold's Fool? 186
8.7 Summary 189
References 190
9 Recent Developments and Trends 195
9.1 Introduction 195
9.2 The Growing Interrelationship Between Electro-Assist Devices and Electrotherapeutic Devices 196
9.3 Projections 198
9.4 Summary 200
References 201
Appendix Answers to Chapter Exercises 203
Chapter 1 203
Chapter 2 209
Chapter 3 213
Chapter 4 217
Chapter 5 221
Chapter 6 222
Chapter 7 224
References 225
About the Author 227
Index 229

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