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What is diathermy primarily used for?
What is diathermy primarily used for?
- Generating cold in body tissues
- Reducing pain threshold level
- Generating heat in body tissues (correct)
- Increasing tissue elasticity
What frequency does Shortwave Diathermy (SWD) utilize?
What frequency does Shortwave Diathermy (SWD) utilize?
- 15 MHz
- 27.12 MHz (correct)
- 10 MHz
- 30 MHz
What are the effects of SWD?
What are the effects of SWD?
- Electrical and Magnetic
- Thermal and Non-thermal (correct)
- Biological and Psychological
- Mechanical and Chemical
How does SWD affect tissue temperature?
How does SWD affect tissue temperature?
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How does SWD compare to superficial thermal modalities in terms of heating?
How does SWD compare to superficial thermal modalities in terms of heating?
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