| Abstract/Notes |
Part IV, Management of wound healing with Biophysical Agents, Chapter 23 to 30, looks at eight exogenous and endogenous biophysical energy sources,their applird physiology, and efficacy on aspects of as well as complete wound healing. The Introduction,longer than that of other sections,is there to help you understand the relationships between the energies, how to choose between them,and how to value their addition to wound therapy. All chapter have been updated. Updated evidence tables are a specials feature found in most of the chapters for quick review. The fisrt three chapters cocern energies derived from the electromagnetic spectrum. The beginning chapter is electrical stimulation.Followed by pulsed radio frequency and pulsed electromagnetic filds, Varints of electrotherapy,and phototherapy (Ultraviolet and Laser). Therest of the chapters presents use of other physical properties like mechanical energy to promote biophysical cellular and tissue respones. These chapters include Ultrasound(high and low frequency, therapeutic and diagnostic),hydrotherapy(and heat),pulsed lavage with suction(negativepressure),and negative wound pressure therapy. We end our final section with a new chapter on hyperbaric oxygen therapy. |
