Common electrotherapy modalities used in physiotherapy setup in wardha district

Akanksha Hege, Ashish W. Bele*, Mohd. Irshad Qureshi, Aayush Agrawal, Chitrakshi Choubisa, Abhishek Daff

Ravi Nair Physiotherapy College, Datta Meghe Institute of Medical Sciences, Wardha, Maharashtra, India.

ABSTRACT

Electrotherapy is a natural way to treat pain with energy. Various modalities are used for different conditions in different areas while some of the modalities used in conditions that are commonly used. Electrotherapy modalities used in physiotherapy setup are therapeutic Interferential (IFT), ultrasound, Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulators, muscle stimulators Electricity, Heat fermentation, Cryotherapy, IRR, UVR SWD. Electrophysical agents used to carry physiological effects, and it is these changes that bring the benefits of therapy than the modality itself. Protocol clinical decisions using the available evidence must allow the most appropriate modalities to be employed for a particular patient. Physiotherapy clinics was selected randomly for Wardha district. An appropriate questionnaire was been prepared for analysis of most commonly use electrotherapy modalities in physiotherapy setups in Wardha district. The questionnaire consists of 12 questions in which we compare the most common electrotherapy modalities suggested by the surgeon and modality used by the therapist. Result of this study show that the physiotherapists most commonly use Heat fermentation and the surgeons most commonly prescribe the IFT modality in Wardha district. This study conclude that significant use of common electrotherapy modalities used in clinical setups of physiotherapy in Wardha district.

Keywords:

Electrotherapy, Physiotherapy, Modalities, Interferential Therapy, Hot Pack.