Objectives: To assess the clinical effectiveness of capacitive resistive diathermy (Tecartherapy®) in treatment of musculoskeletal lesions and pathologies based on clinical researches. Data Sources: Major medical databases, including Pubmed, Medline, Science Direct and Google Scholar. Study selection: Articels that contained data on the treatment of acute and chronic pathologies in sports with ...

A good estimate of the value and interest of this book would be for one to attempt to review the large volume of literature on the subject of the development and uses of shortwave diathermy, which the author has studiously done. He has gleaned the rapidly accumulating published work of the past decade, previous to which little or nothing was written on the subject. An extensive bibliography is ...

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui Penerapan Shortwave Diathermy, Manual Correction Lateral Shift dan Core Stability pada Lumbar Radiculopathy di RSAD TK II Pelamonia Makassar. Jenis penelitian adalah studi kasus yaitu yang mendalam 1 jenis terhadap 2 sampel. Modalitas digunakan shortwave diathermy, manual correction lateral shift core stability, sedangkan evaluasi melihat kemajuan terap...

BACKGROUND Substantial blood losses frequently accompany orthopedic procedures. METHODS We prospectively noted peri-operative hemoglobin changes in 93 patients undergoing surgery for femoral fracture with an aim of establishing blood loss and related factors. RESULTS The mean total blood loss assessed 72 hours after the surgical procedure was 3.31 (SD 1.56) units of whole blood. A multiple ...

Diathermy is commonly used in modern-day surgery. The incidence of electrosurgical injuries related to diathermy is under reported, as it is difficult to ascertain the true impact on both patient and healthcare professionals. As junior surgical trainees, understanding of the mechanism and biophysics of the electrosurgical tools enables safer usage and contributes to improved outcome. Careful us...