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... placed on an arm bath table and the patient sits alongside . The active electrode ( anode ) is placed in the plastic tray and covered with one of the lint pads . The pads should be at least eight layers thick so that they make good ...
... placed on an arm bath table and the patient sits alongside . The active electrode ( anode ) is placed in the plastic tray and covered with one of the lint pads . The pads should be at least eight layers thick so that they make good ...
Page 155
... placed in direct contact with the patient's skin , whilst others are placed at a distance . The output of some types of laser can be varied as the units offer a pulsed output and so the frequency and pulse width can be changed . The ...
... placed in direct contact with the patient's skin , whilst others are placed at a distance . The output of some types of laser can be varied as the units offer a pulsed output and so the frequency and pulse width can be changed . The ...
Page 155
... placed in direct contact with the patient's skin , whilst others are placed at a distance . The output of some types of laser can be varied as the units offer a pulsed output and so the frequency and pulse width can be changed . The ...
... placed in direct contact with the patient's skin , whilst others are placed at a distance . The output of some types of laser can be varied as the units offer a pulsed output and so the frequency and pulse width can be changed . The ...
Contents
Basic electrical components | 29 |
Electrical stimulation of nerve and muscle | 55 |
Methods of heating the tissues | 112 |
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alternating current amperes angle apparatus applied argon atom body burn burner cable capacitance capacitor cause cells centre of gravity charge circuit conductor current flow denervated muscle dielectric dielectric constant direct current direction distance dose duration earth eddy currents electric current electric field electrical stimulation electrodes electromagnetic induction emitter energy faradic faradic-type current frequency fuse greater heat impedance impulses increased induction infra-red innervated insulating intensity of current interferential ions irradiation lamp laser lesion lever line of gravity lines of force live wire load machine magnetic field magnetic lines medium metal method microwave diathermy microwaves move movement muscle contraction nerve fibres nociceptive normal occur output pads pain pass patient Physiotherapy placed plates position potential produced pulsed radiation rays reduced resistance secondary coil sensation short-wave diathermy skin surface switched therapeutic treated treatment head tridymite tube ultra-violet ultrasonic ultrasonic beam ultrasound units voltage wavelength