Electrotherapy is an increasingly popular modality in sports medicine. Electrotherapy is the application of low-level electrical current to the peripheral nervous and musculoskeletal systems. It has widespread applicability for the treatment of orthopedic conditions and varied indications, although its application in sports medicine Read More …
Microwave Diathermy/MWDs; Indications, Contraindications
Microwave Diathermy(MWDs) are electromagnetic radiation emitting systems that are used by physiotherapists for thermotherapy treatment. Microwave diathermy utilizes electromagnetic radio waves with frequencies of 915 and 2456 MHz. Based on the physical properties of these waves and the corresponding dimensions of Read More …
Short Wave Diathermy Contraindications, Uses
Short Wave Diathermy Contraindications is a therapeutic modality that is most commonly used for joint conditions such as rheumatoid arthritis and osteoarthritis. The term diathermy refers to the creation of heat using electrical pulses. In diathermy, a high-frequency electric current Read More …
Short Wave Diathermy Indications, Contraindications
Short Wave Diathermy Indications is a therapeutic modality that is most commonly used for joint conditions such as rheumatoid arthritis and osteoarthritis. The term diathermy refers to the creation of heat using electrical pulses. In diathermy, a high-frequency electric current is Read More …
Short Wave Diathermy; Types, Uses, Dosage, Methods
Short Wave Diathermy utilizes electromagnetic radio waves to convert energy to deep heat. As with ultrasound, short wave diathermy is thought to exert its therapeutic effects by both thermal and nonthermal mechanisms. The primary nonthermal mechanism associated with the use of therapeutic short wave Read More …
Red Light Therapy; Indications, Contraindications
Red Light Therapy/ Infrared Radiation Therapy (IR) sometimes called infrared light is electromagnetic radiation (EMR) with longer wavelengths than those of visible light, and is therefore generally invisible to the human eye, although IR at wavelengths up to 1050 nanometers (nm)s from especially pulsed lasers can be seen by humans Read More …
Infrared Radiation Therapy; Types, Uses, Warning
Infrared Radiation Therapy (IR) sometimes called infrared light is electromagnetic radiation (EMR) with longer wavelengths than those of visible light, and is therefore generally invisible to the human eye, although IR at wavelengths up to 1050 nanometers (nm)s from especially pulsed lasers can be seen by humans under certain conditions.[rx][rx] IR Read More …
Where Ultrasound Should Not Be Used, Can Harm It
Where Ultrasound Should Not Be Used, Can Harm It/ No Ultrasound is one of the most widely used physical modalities in the clinical practice of rehabilitation. In particular, therapeutic ultrasound in rehabilitation has a number of uses including the treatment Read More …
Therapeutic Ultrasound Therapy, Uses, Wavelength
Therapeutic Ultrasound Therapy/ Ultrasound Therapy is one of the most widely used physical modalities in the clinical practice of rehabilitation. In particular, therapeutic ultrasound in rehabilitation has a number of uses including the treatment of musculoskeletal disorders such as pain, Read More …
Ultrasound Therapy Contraindications, FDA Warning
Ultrasound Therapy Contraindications/Ultrasound is one of the most widely used physical modalities in the clinical practice of rehabilitation. In particular, therapeutic ultrasound in rehabilitation has a number of uses including the treatment of musculoskeletal disorders such as pain, muscle spasm, Read More …
Ultrasound Therapy Indications, Contraindications
Ultrasound Therapy Indications/Ultrasound is one of the most widely used physical modalities in the clinical practice of rehabilitation. In particular, therapeutic ultrasound in rehabilitation has a number of uses including the treatment of musculoskeletal disorders such as pain, muscle spasm, Read More …
Ultrasound Therapy; Types, Frequency, Medical Uses
Ultrasound Therapy is one of the most widely used physical modalities in the clinical practice of rehabilitation. In particular, therapeutic ultrasound in rehabilitation has a number of uses including the treatment of musculoskeletal disorders such as pain, muscle spasm, joint Read More …
