April 9, 2012 — A meta-analysis comparing cutting diathermy with scalpel incisions reveals no difference in wound complications or postoperative pain, according to a study published online February 24 ...

Diathermy is a treatment option that uses energy sources to deep-heat areas of your body. Rather than a heat source, diathermy uses sources like sound and electricity, which are converted into heat by ...

Indications for tonsillectomy include recurrent acute or chronic tonsillitis, peritonsillar abscess and pharyngeal obstruction/obstructive sleep apnoea. Life ...

If you don't know what diathermy is, you're not the only one. It's actually been around since 1907, and involves using high-frequency electromagnetic currents to generate heat in body tissue, ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . The Orthopaedic and Rehabilitation Devices Panel of the Medical Devices Advisory Committee today recommended ...

Introduction Profound diathermy ultra high frequency (UHF), are electromagnetically waves which create a profound therapeutic thermal increase, at a muscle, tendon, or intra joint level depending ...

Medical and behavioral strategies fail to relieve the symptoms of many men with benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH). As a result, tens of thousands of transurethral resections (TURPs) are performed ...

You might have diathermy treatment if your cancer is blocking an airway and making it difficult for you to breathe. The treatment helps you to breathe more easily afterwards. You might have diathermy ...

2.1.1 Indications for tonsillectomy include recurrent acute or chronic tonsillitis, peritonsillar abscess and pharyngeal obstruction/obstructive sleep apnoea. Life ...