Short Wave Therapy
PHYSIOTHERM-S
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5.3
General information on starting a short wave therapy
PHYSIOTHERM-S
offers you the following possibilities to start short wave therapy:
•
direct access (as described here)
•
starting via the
indications menu
with its treatment proposals for a multitude
of applications (refer to page 15).
•
starting via
individual programs
(created by yourself, refer to page 43).
5.3.1
Preparations
Before you start treatment:
(1)
Equip the instrument with the electrodes appropriate for the desired type of
treatment.
(2)
Switch on the
power switch
<1>
. After switching on, a short self-test is
conducted. In case of an internal error in the unit, an error code is displayed in
the text output field (refer to
(3)
Have the patient placed in the suitable position for treatment. Before attaching
the electrodes, make sure that the intensity is turned down to 0!
(4)
Make sure that the electrodes are in the correct position (refer to section
on page 10).
(5)
Check for correct electrode-skin-distance (refer to section
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).
You are now ready to begin the treatment.
5.3.2
Beginning the treatment
Treatment is always started from the basic menu by turning up the output power by
means of the
data selector
<3>
from zero to the desired value. The treatment can
be interrupted at any time by pressing the
stop button
<4>
.
Warning
Before beginning treatment, you must read and observe the safety
instructions in section
on page 46 and the
on page 2!
Begin treatment as follows:
(1)
Select the output parameters (frequency, mode, time). Use the data selector to
move to one of the fields Hz, Mode and min. Then, press the data selector to
choose the respective parameter. Dial to the required setting and press the data
selector again to set the value.
