Pulsed and continuous shortwave therapy manual[SajithSam].pdf

Pulsed and
continuous
shortwave
therapy
Therapy manual

By
Frans van den Bouwhuijsen
Vincent Maassen
Miriam Meijer
Henk van Zutphen

Table of contents
1Preface.......................................................................................................................................... 1
2 Physical principles of shortwave therapy ................................................................................ 2
2.1 Introduction ......................................................................................................................... 2
2.2 Transfer of energy to the patient......................................................................................... 2
2.2.1 The capacitive method..........................................................................................................2
2.2.2 Positioning of electrodes.......................................................................................................3
2.2.3 The inductive method............................................................................................................5
2.2.4 Application of coil electrodes.................................................................................................6
3 Physiological effects of continuous shortwave therapy......................................................... 8
3.1 Effects on the blood and lymph vessels.............................................................................. 8
3.2 Effects on the blood ............................................................................................................ 8
3.3 Effects on the metabolism................................................................................................... 9
3.4 Effects on the nervous system............................................................................................ 9
3.5 General effects.................................................................................................................... 9
4 Pulsed shortwave therapy........................................................................................................ 10
4.1 Introduction ....................................................................................................................... 10
4.2 Heat in shortwave therapy................................................................................................... 10
4.3 Investigation and discussion................................................................................................ 10
4.4 Therapeutic effects............................................................................................................ 10
4.5 Summation ......................................................................................................................... 11
4.6 Mean power........................................................................................................................ 11
4.7 Specific indications............................................................................................................ 12
5 Dosage ........................................................................................................................................ 13
5.1 Introduction........................................................................................................................ 13
5.2 Continuous shortwave therapy ......................................................................................... 13
5.2.1 Intensity ...............................................................................................................................13
5.2.2 Duration of treatment...........................................................................................................13
5.2.3 Frequency of treatment .......................................................................................................13
5.2.4 Example of treatment (photo 5.1) ........................................................................................13
5.3 Pulsed shortwave therapy................................................................................................. 13
5.3.1 Intensity ...............................................................................................................................14
5.3.2 Pulse-repetition frequency ..................................................................................................14
5.3.3 Duration of treatment...........................................................................................................14
5.3.4 Frequency of treatment .......................................................................................................14
5.3.5 Example of treatment (Photo 5.2) .......................................................................................14
6 Indications and methods.......................................................................................................... 15
6.1 Indications ......................................................................................................................... 15
6.2 Examples of treatment ...................................................................................................... 16
6.3 General guidelines ............................................................................................................ 18
7 Contra-indications..................................................................................................................... 19
7.1 Absolute contra-indications ................................................................................................. 19
7.2 Relative contra-indications .................................................................................................. 19
7.3 Unproved, largely traditional contra-indications................................................................ 20
Bibliography.............................................................................................................................................. 21