TY  - CHAP
M1  - Book, Section
TI  - Shortwave and Microwave Diathermy
A1  - Ostrowski, Jennifer
A1  - Prentice, William E.
A1  - Draper, David O.
A2  - Prentice, William E.
PY  - 2021
T2  - Therapeutic Modalities in Rehabilitation, 6e
AB  - OBJECTIVESFollowing  completion  of  this  chapter,  the  student  will  be  able  to:Evaluate  how  diathermy  may  best  be  used  in  a  clinical  setting.Explain  the  physiologic  effects  of  diathermy.Differentiate  between  capacitance  and  inductance  shortwave  diathermy  techniques  and  identify  the  associated  electrodes.Compare  treatment  techniques  for  continuous  shortwave  and  pulsed  shortwave  diathermy.Discuss  the  various  clinical  applications  and  indications  for  using  continuous  short-wave,  pulsed  shortwave  diathermy.Identify  the  treatment  precautions  for  using  the  diathermies.Analyze  the  rate  of  heating  and  how  long  muscle  retains  the  heat  generated  from  a  shortwave  diathermy  treatment.Compare  and  contrast  diathermy  and  ultrasound  as  deep-heating  agents.  
SN  - 
PB  - McGraw Hill
CY  - New York, NY
Y2  - 2024/04/18
UR  - accessphysiotherapy.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1182563207
ER  -