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The Effects Of The Rebound Diathermy Unit, Megapulse Ii Shortwave Diathermy Unit And Moist Hot Packs On Tissue Temperature Increase Of The Triceps Surae Muscle Group, Amanda Rose Hawkes
The Effects Of The Rebound Diathermy Unit, Megapulse Ii Shortwave Diathermy Unit And Moist Hot Packs On Tissue Temperature Increase Of The Triceps Surae Muscle Group, Amanda Rose Hawkes
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Context: Clinicians use a number of superficial and deep heating modalities, including pulsed shortwave diathermy (PSWD) and moist hot packs, in the clinical setting. Recently, a continuous diathermy unit called ReBound was introduced into the clinical setting. Its effectiveness as a heating modality is unknown. Objective: To compare the effects of PSWD, moist hot packs and the ReBound unit on tissue temperature in the triceps surae muscle. Design: A 3 x 27 factorial cross-over design with repeated measures. Setting: University research laboratory. Subjects: Twelve healthy college-aged volunteers (4 men, 8 women; age = 22.2 ± 2.25; calf subcutaneous fat thickness …