Electrotherapy and Actinotherapy: A Textbook for Student Physiotherapists |
Contents
CHAPTER PAGE I STATIC ELECTRICITY | 3 |
CURRENT ELECTRICITY | 18 |
CHEMICAL EFFECTS OF CURRENT | 32 |
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absorbed active electrode alternating current amperes anode apparatus applied arc tube atom blood supply cable capacity cathode cause cells chemical circuit conductor connected current flows current passes denervated muscle diathermy dielectric constant direct current dose duration effect electric field electromagnetic electromagnetic induction energy epidermis erythema faradic filament fluid frequency grid heat hydrogen impedance impulses increased inductance infra-red rays insulating intensity of current interrupted D.C. ionisation ions lesion lines of force magnetic field material metal metal rectifiers meter method molecules move movement muscle contraction negative charge obtained occur oscillator output parallel pathway patient physiotherapist placed plate pole potential primary coil produced quantity of electricity reaction reduced resistance rise secondary coil self-induced EMF short-wave diathermy shown in Fig skin solution surface surged switch temperature tube turns of wire ultra-violet irradiation ultra-violet rays V₁ valve varies vasodilatation voltage volts wave-length wireless waves wound zinc