Atlas of Electrotherapy -I : Waveforms and Electrode Placements for Cervical, Thoracic and Lumbosacral Regions

Download or read book Atlas of Electrotherapy -I : Waveforms and Electrode Placements for Cervical, Thoracic and Lumbosacral Regions written by Rafet IRMAK and published by Rafet Irmak. This book was released on 2020-01-08 with total page 147 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In electrotherapy education, electrode placement is a skill that students may have difficulty. Especially the fundamental issues in electrotherapy courses like; 1) Determination of the depth of the target tissue that the treatment signal can reach, 2) Determination of the effective area of the signal, 3) Estimation of the remaining tissues within this depth and area, can make it even more difficult for students. This study has been written in order to contribute humbly to the solution of these problems. The study is divided into two parts; The first part is devoted to the reminding of muscle anatomy that the student may need in electrotherapy classes. In the second part, schematic representations are presented according to the muscle depths required for electrode placement. The visual material in the first chapter was used with the permission of Bartleby Bookstore ©, Stanford Medical Center Library © and NLM Visible Human Project ©. Drawings for electrode placement were made by high school authors using Inkscape 2.0. With the wish to be useful to physiotherapy students