Main description:

Thoroughly revised and updated, this new edition focuses on the basic principles and their application to the clinical practice. It presents all the necessary aspects of the subject and explains the concept of electrotherapy in a systematic and easy-to-understand manner.

Includes common as well as updated modalities of treatment.
Discusses low, medium and high frequency currents, laser therapy, superficial heating modalities, ultrasonic therapy, cryotherapy, electromyography and biofeedback.
Fulfils the long-felt needs of the students and teachers of physiotherapy.

Contents:

1. Basics of Electricity, Light and Sound

2. Low Frequency Currents

3. Medium Frequency Currents

4. High Frequency Currents

5. Radiation Therapy

6. Laser Therapy

7. Superficial Heating Modalities

8. Ultrasonic Therapy

9. Cryotherapy

10. Biofeedback

11. Electromyography

Glossary

Suggested Reading

Index