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1Basics of Electrotherapy
2Basics of Electrotherapy
Subhash Khatri BPh.T (Nagpur), MPT Ortho (Kottayam) Associate Professor and Head Department of Physiotherapy Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College Belgaum
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© 2003, Subhash Khatri
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In loving memory of my father Maniklal Khatri who raised me, guided me and believed in me no matter what. I could not have asked for a better teacher and mentor than my father.
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to my daughter ‘Trishala’
6Preface
Day today we come across various physical forces such as warming rays of sun, light of moon, force of gravity, movement of our body, our ability to move from one place to another, our ability to move an object from one place to another, movement and flow of cold and hot water, electrical changes, magnetism and so on. Almost all these things around us form the part of nature's inexhaustible and powerful array of forces. The same physical forces, harnessed and properly directed are of great value in promoting the healing. They can relieve pain, increase circulation, speed up repair and healing of injured body part, improve body mechanics, metabolism, inhibit growth of germs, restore disturbed function, cure the diseased status of body, restore homeostasis, improve health and so on. This could be the basis of physical medicine. It appears that the evolution of Physical Medicine or Physiotherapy has occurred gradually but the physical agents in some or the other form, which are used for the treatment purpose, are reasonably old, may be as old as matter itself.
Electrotherapy is an essential and basic subject for undergraduate and postgraduate physiotherapy students. There are enough and more books available on this subject by western authors. But personally I feel that there are very few books available on this subject by Indian authors who can understand their needs in better way. So a need was felt to bring out a book, which will comprehensively cover Electrotherapy. The purpose of this book is to provide a foundation of knowledge for the management of most of the type of the patients with the 7Electrotherapeutic modalities. I have tried to write the chapters in such a way that as if I was sitting in front of you and trying to explain the matter and hence you may feel as if you were reading my lecture notes. I have also included my memory tricks for remembering the subject matter; you may use them if it works for you. Although the book is primarily written for physiotherapeutic professionals, much of the information in this book may be useful for other clinicians who are actively involved in the management of various patients.
Medical and Physiotherapy knowledge is constantly changing. As new information becomes available, changes in treatment procedures, equipment and the use of these equipments in clinical situations become necessary. The author has as far as possible taken care to ensure that information given in this book is accurate and up-to-date. However, readers are strongly advised to confirm the information. A large number of references and suggested readings have been included at the end. This will help more interested readers to conveniently look for extra material on the subject of their interest.
I have received valuable assistance from various people in the preparation of this book, Basics of Electrotherapy. I would like to thank all of them for their suggestions and help. I am particularly thankful to my students and colleagues who inspired me and provided important feedback. I am grateful to my brothers Mohanlal Khatri, Dr Jeevan Khatri and Sanjay kumar Khatri for their constant encouragement and support in various ways. For the help in the typing and correction of the manuscript I am indebted to my wife Mrs Sejal Khatri and my clinical assistant Dr Poonam Bagi.
The publisher M/s Jaypee Brothers Medical Publishers (P) Ltd, New Delhi bestowed upon this work with their highly painstaking efforts in the examination of this text, its editing and 8printing. The author hereby thankfully acknowledges all of this assistance. I am thankful to Principal Dr VD Patil, JN Medical College, Belgaum for kind permission to publish this book.
I would appreciate your comments about this book. I have included my personal thought and comments and they should be taken as just guidelines.
Subhash Khatri