Electrotherapy for neck pain Kroeling et al (2013) Overview of the study Objectives • To assess the short, intermediate, and long-term effects of electrotherapy on pain, function, disability, patient satisfaction, global perceived effect and quality of life in adults with neck pain with and without radiculopathy or cervicogenic headache. Methods • Evidence current up to 15 August 2012 • Participants: Adults (aged 18 or older) who suffer from acute, sub-acute, or chronic neck pain • Interventions: Electrotherapy • Outcomes: o ...
EL Physiotherapy – a new approach to physiotherapy in Australia Implemented modern physiotherapy techniques new to Australian practice Extensive use of electrotherapy techniques with proven capabilities for efficient disease prophylaxis and treatment as demonstrated in Europe and the USA Combination of electrotherapy and Clinical Pilates Practice principles Use of the established in accordance with the Clinical Practice Guidelines computerised patient data management system which permits: Accurate and detailed patient record including a wide range of diagnostic and treatment parameters Effective ...
PHYSIOTHERAPY PHYSIOTHERAPY PHYSICAL THERAPY PHYSICAL THERAPY Physio : physical agents Physio : physical agents Therapy : treating people Therapy : treating people Physical Therapy Physical Therapy therapy for the preservation, therapy for the preservation, enhancement, or restoration of enhancement, or restoration of movement and physical function movement and physical function impaired or threatened by disability, impaired or threatened by disability, injury, or disease that utilizes injury, or disease that utilizes therapeutic exercise, physical modalities therapeutic exercise, physical modalities (as massage ...
Lectures on Medical Biophysics Department of Biophysics, Medical Faculty, Masaryk University in Brno Hubbard Hydrotherapy Tank, Carlos Andreson, Watercolour, 1943 Physical Therapy 2 Lecture outline Main methods of physical therapy: Therapy by mechanical treatment Non-electric thermotherapy – (heating and cooling, hydrotherapy) Electrotherapy Ultrasound therapy Magnetotherapy Phototherapy Appendix: safety aspects of use of electric currents 3 Therapy by mechanical treatment - examples Massages – manual or instrumental Changes in blood circulation, muscular relaxation Rehabilitative exercises increase of body strength and mobility ...
Introduction concerning the history of therapeutic use of currents for the treatment of tumor patients Already in the middle of the 18th century the two German physicists HAUSEN & WINKLER tried with their electrical machine, based on friction, to treat tumors. After the spreading of the inventions of GALVANI (1737 - 1798) and VOLTA (1745 - 1827) since the 19th century electricity has been used more frequently to treat tumor patients. Not only symptomatic treatments for pain relief but ...
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