Electrotherapy Explained
Principles and Practice
Published in September 1990
Book
Paperback/Softback
400 pages
978-0-433-01734-9 (ISBN)
Description
An attempt to explain the methodology of electrotherapy to the physiotherapy student and encourage practitioners to broaden their outlook. There is an explanation of the principles of the technique, the types of energy available and the different kinds of treatment that are possible. The nature, production, effects and uses on the body tissues of each method are explained and illustrated with a range of references that should form the basis of successful practice.
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Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Elsevier Health Sciences
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
index
Dimensions
Height: 234 mm
Width: 156 mm
ISBN-13
978-0-433-01734-9 (9780433017349)
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Book
12/1991
Butterworth-Heinemann
€27.86
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Content
Electrical charges within the body; therapeutic direct current; nerve and muscle stimulation; evaluation and diagnosis; bio-feedback therapeutic ultrasound; heat and cold; therapeutic conduction heating; cold therapy; electromagnetic fields - shortwave diathermy, pulsed electromagnetic energy, magnetic therapies; electromagnetic radiation, microwave diathermy; infrared and visible radiations; laser therapy; ultraviolet radiations. Appendices: nature of electric current; electrolysis; transformers; mains supply; table of small units; basic guidelines for the application of electrotherapy.