Dosage Levels According To Schliephake; Indications - gbo Medizintechnik ULTRATHERM 1008 Instructions For Use Manual

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If the muscles or the joints are to be warmed more on one side, the use
of the special electrode, or "Monode", is recommended.
The "Monode" is used in a monopole configuration, i.e. without a coun-
ter-electrode.
The duration of treatment (e.g. 5 – 20 minutes) should be short and with
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a small dosage at the beginning and can be gradually increased – de-
pending on the tolerance of the patient.
In case of severe reactions, the treatment should be interrupted and
then reduced to a smaller dosage and a shorter duration.

Dosage levels according to Schliephake

Dosage 1: No perceptible heat (athermal, subliminal)
Dosage 2: Slight warming (heat just perceptible)
Dosage 3: Pleasantly warm (pleasant, tolerable perception of warmth)
Dosage 4: Strong warming (strong but still tolerable perception of heat)
Heat
perception
1
none
Low
Medium
strong
Dosage schema according to Schliephake
Important:
Always begin the treatment with an initially low dosage! After the treatment
has been in progress for 1 – 2 minutes you can make the final setting based
on the subjective response of the patient

Indications

On the following pages you will find a list of disorders that can be treated with
short-wave therapy; the list is arranged according to medical fields and is also
analogous to the unit software.
Treatment dosage
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