Contraindications & Precautions

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Electrotherapy ContraindicationsTim WatsonPage 1Contraindications & PrecautionsThere remains some controversy over exactly what does and does not constitute a contraindication to eachmodality. In addition to any list produced, it is essential that the therapist makes a professional judgementas no listing can cover all variations and clinical lists of Contraindications (by modality) below are derived from consensus rather than claiming to be adefinitive list. They are included here to assist and the author makes no claim for their mutual exclusivity conditions ( eczema, dermatitis)Allergy to the electrode or contact material (tape / gel)Patients who are unable to understand or respond to the instructions of the therapistPatients with pacemakers (although not directly affected by the EMG Biofeedback, they may be susceptibleto electromagnetic fields in the therapy environment.)

Electrotherapy Contraindications Tim Watson Page 5 Pulsed Shortwave Diathermy (PSWD) CONTRAINDICATIONS There is some controversy as to the thermal nature od PSWD, but in the light of recent research, it is

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