Short-Wave Therapy In The Capacitor (Dielectric) Field - gbo Medizintechnik ULTRATHERM 1008 Instructions For Use Manual

ULTRATHERM 1008
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Short-wave therapy in the capacitor (dielectric) field

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1 Heat distribution with a small electrode-skin distance (ESD)
2 Heat distribution with a large electrode-skin distance (ESD)
3 Heat distribution with an unequal electrode-skin distance (ESD)
4 Heat distribution with unequal electrodes and an unequal ESD
Fig. 5 - 1
With the capacitor (dielectric field) method, the body part being treated is lo-
cated in the high-frequency electric field between two insulated electrodes.
The body and the electrodes together form a capacitor. This causes heat to
be generated in the entire treatment field located between the electrodes.
With the capacitor method, fat tissue is warmed more effectively than muscle
tissue.
Rigid electrodes (plate electrodes) and soft rubber electrodes are used for the
capacitor method.
An adjusting device on the plate electrodes or layers of felt with the rubber ca-
pacitor electrodes can be used to achieve different electrode-skin distances
(ESD).
The ESD must be small for surface warming and large for depth warming! A
larger ESD is necessary for patients with a thick layer of subcutaneous fat in
order to achieve the necessary warming of deep-lying tissue!
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