Electrotherapeutic devices : principles, design, and applications / George D. O'Clock.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

O'Clock, George D.

Series:

Artech House engineering in medicine & biology series.

Engineering in medicine & biology

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Electrotherapeutics--Instruments.

Electrotherapeutics.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (249 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Boston, MA : Artech House, c2007.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Electrotherapy is fast gaining mainstream acceptance, no doubt due to the growing mountain of clinical evidence demonstrating its effectiveness. To meet the growing demand for information, this scientifically rigorous guide gives healthcare professionals and engineers essential technical, biological, and clinical background together with hands-on guidelines to design highly effective electrotherapeutic devices and treatment protocols for today?s expanding list of clinical applications.

Contents:

Electrotherapeutic Devices; Contents v; Preface ix; 1 Introduction to Electrotherapy 1; 2 Fundamentals of Electrotherapy 23; 3 Electrical Properties and Response Characteristics of Cells, Tissues, and Organs 43; 4 Electrotherapy and Magnetotherapy Comparisons 81; 5 Potential Biological Effects of Subtle and Not-So-Subtle Energy Levels 103; 6 Primary Design Drivers for Electrotherapeutic Devices 119; 7 Simulation Results: Theoretical Performance Compared with Actual Performance 155; 8 Electrotherapy Clinical Studies 171; 9 Recent Developments and Trends 195.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Print version record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-59693-078-0

OCLC:

476154852