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 ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Researchers have found that fine needle diathermy may be an inexpensive adjunct to anti-VEGF treatment in ...

The electrical devices that are used to cauterise tissue during surgical operations cause plumes of smoke to arise as intense heat is applied to flesh. Research has shown that these fumes - known as ...

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, ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...