Evidence-Based Electrotherapy

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Evidence-Based Electrotherapy

Theory and Practice

Physiotherapy Occupational therapy

Author: Pieter van Kerkhof

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Collection: Medicine

Language: English

Published by: Springer

Published on: 27th May 2026

Format: LCP-protected ePub

ISBN: 9783662730195


Knowledge that electrifies!

This textbook is a practical guide that provides physiotherapists, masseur-balneotherapists, massage therapists, and occupational therapists with the perfect foundation for the effective use of electrotherapeutic modalities. It not only delivers well-founded expertise, but also takes your therapeutic know-how to the next level—clearly structured, practice-oriented, and based on the latest research.

Contents include:

Pain, pain inhibition, and pain processing

Physical principles: electricity, sound, laser, and more

Modalities: TENS, muscle stimulation, low-frequency stimulation and Galvanic current, laser, ultrasound, high-frequency therapy

An additional chapter on risk management, including implementation, sources of error, and key questions

Plus: treatment protocols and assessment forms available as practical downloadable supplementary material.

New in the 2nd edition:

Updated, revised, and expanded—based on the latest scientific evidence.

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