"Practical Electrotherapy" is the first and only book of its kind which describes how to apply common electrotherapy modalities to a patient in the clinical setting. The student is guided through the process from start to finish, covering all safety issues, contraindications and precautions. It features step by step instructions accompanied by large number of photographs; reference tables detailing the aims, methodology and results of research and evidence; observational check list to facilitate peer review and student's performance; and space to record a simulated patient record and further notes. It is a spiral bound book that allows for easy, lie-flat reference. It is portable - ideal for use in the clinic and on placement.
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1. Heating and Cooling. i. Hydrocollator (Hot) Packs ii. Wax iii. Shortwave Diathermy (SWD) iv. Ice 2. Electrical Stimulation i. Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation (TENS) ii. NeuroMuscular Electrical Stimulation (NMES) iii. Interferential Therapy (IFT) 3. Bio-stimulation of Tissue i. Pulsed Shortwave Diathermy (PSWD)Or Pulsed Electromagnetic Energy (PEME) ii. Ultrasound (U/S) iii. Laser 4. Electrical Safety
