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Short Wave Therapy
5 Short Wave Therapy
This chapter provides you with notes on positioning the electrodes and general
information on starting a short wave therapy.
5.1 Positioning the electrodes
Electrodes have to be positioned on the part of the body to be treated according to
the medical indication (refer to
The electrodes must be positioned so as to avoid overheating due to edge effects.
The surfaces of the electrodes must be nearly parallel to the area being treated. It is
possible, however, to use these edge effects for therapeutic purposes.
Warning If such an effect is desired, the dosage must be controlled very
carefully!
Positioning of electrodes – edge effect
Local overheating can occur in the electric field due to one-sided application of
electrodes or the presence of metal objects (e.g. earrings, metal implants).
Positioning of electrodes – edge effect and metal objects
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