How Ultrasonic Diathermy Works. This method uses a tool with a round head and special gel. The gel is applied to the skin, and the tool (or “wand”) is rubbed across the area in a gentle circle.

Diathermy involves using electromagnetic currents to generate heat in body tissue, accelerating the healing of injuries in the process. While it's previously been limited to clinical settings, the ...

Medical diathermy has been defined as the therapeutic use of heat generated in body tissues by a high-frequency current that has insufficient local intensity to produce temperatures high enough to ...

Aug. 20, 2004 -- Diathermy and coblation tonsillectomy have a postoperative hemorrhage rate at least three times that of cold steel tonsillectomy without use of "hot" techniques, according to ...

The authors envision a future where a diathermy wand with a tube sucks aerosolised tissue into a mass spectrometer in the operating room and identifies tissue that should be biopsied or resected ...

Diathermy is to be avoided during hemorrhage, even during profuse menstruation, and should not be applied over the lower back during pregnancy. It is contraindicated when cancer is present.

Results revealed that there was no significant difference with cutting diathermy compared with scalpel incisions in wound complication rate (odds ratio, .87; 95% confidence interval [CI], 0.66 - 1 ...

Diathermy smoke extraction should be compulsory in operations, research shows Date: February 13, 2015 Source: University of Huddersfield Summary: The electrical devices that are used to cauterize ...

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. The idea that high-frequency ...

Diathermy (electrocautery) for lung cancer. Diathermy treatment uses an electrical current to destroy cancer cells. It is also called electrocautery or thermocautery. You might have diathermy ...