ultrasound

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Chapter 12 Therapeutic ultrasound Tim Watson, Stephen R. Young CHAPTER CONTENTS Introduction179 Behaviour of ultrasound180 Ultrasound transmission180 Penetration and absorption of ultrasound energy181 Effects of ultrasound182 Thermal effects182 Non-thermal effects183…

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repair

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Chapter 4 Tissue repair Sheila Kitchen, Stephen R. Young CHAPTER CONTENTS Introduction 53 The principles of tissue healing 54 Inflammatory phase 54 Vasoregulation and blood clotting 54 Cell migration and…

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and cold application

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Chapter 9 Heat and cold application Sheila Kitchen CHAPTER CONTENTS Introduction 125 Cold or heat? 125 Wet or dry? 126 Cold and heat 126 Cryotherapy (therapeutic cold) 126 The effects…

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treatments: non-thermal or microthermal?

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Chapter 8 Low-energy treatments: non-thermal or microthermal? Sheila Kitchen, Mary Dyson CHAPTER CONTENTS Introduction 115 Interactive targets 116 Plasma membrane 116 Intracellular membranes 117 Microtubules 118 Mitochondria 118 Ions 118…

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Anatomy for Needle Electromyography

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13 Anatomy for Needle Electromyography Upper Extremity Median Nerve Abductor Pollicis Brevis (APB) (Figure 13–1A,B) Innervation: FIGURE 13–1 A. Abductor pollicis brevis insertion point. B. Cross-section anatomy*. †Adapted from: Gray’s…

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Polyneuropathy

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26 Polyneuropathy Nerve conduction studies and electromyography (EMG) play key roles in the evaluation of patients with suspected polyneuropathy. Although polyneuropathy has hundreds of potential causes, they can be grouped…

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