Information Package / Course Catalogue
Electrotherapy II
Course Code: FRB210
Course Type: Required
Couse Group: First Cycle (Bachelor's Degree)
Education Language: Turkish
Work Placement: N/A
Theory: 2
Prt.: 1
Credit: 3
Lab: 0
ECTS: 3
Objectives of the Course

To provide knowledge of thermal principles of electrotherapy modalities, tissue responses to modalities, and mechanisms and application tecniques of high frequency currents.

Course Content

Thermal mechanisms, physiological responses of tissues to high frequency currents, and principles of different applications.

Name of Lecturer(s)
Lec. Sercan AYKAR
Learning Outcomes
1.Improves their understanding of fundamentals.
2.Learns the mechanism of action of high frequency currents.
3.Understands the basic properties of high frequency currents.
4.Learns effects and application tecniques of high frequency currents.
5.Learns tissue responses to modalities.
Recommended or Required Reading
1.Nuray Kırdı, Nihal Şimşek, Aydın Meriç, Çiğdem Ayhan, Özlem Yürük (Ed.) ?Elektroterapide Temel Prensipler ve Klinik Uygulamalar? Ankara, Hipokrat,2016.
2.Kahn, Joseph "Principles and practice of electrotherapy" New York, 1991
3.Shelia Kitchen "Electrotherapy : evidence-based practice"Edinburg, 2002
4.John Low, Ann Reed "Electrotherapy explained : principles and practice" Oxford, 2004.
5.Theresa Nalty."Electrotherapy clinical procedures manual" New York, 2001. Steven L. Wolf, "Electrotherapy" New York,1981.
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical & Practice
Pain and TENS
Week 2 - Theoretical & Practice
TENS case study
Week 3 - Theoretical & Practice
Soft Tissue Healing
Week 4 - Theoretical & Practice
Interferential Currents
Week 5 - Theoretical & Practice
Thermotherapy
Week 6 - Theoretical & Practice
Ultrasound
Week 7 - Theoretical & Practice
Ultrasound case study
Week 8 - Theoretical & Practice
Electromagnetic Energy in Electrotherapy (Midterm exam)
Week 9 - Theoretical & Practice
Shortwave Diathermy
Week 10 - Theoretical & Practice
Pulsed Shortwave Diathermy
Week 11 - Theoretical & Practice
Microwave Diathermy
Week 12 - Theoretical & Practice
Extracorporeal Shock Wave Therapy (ESWT), Magnetotherapy
Week 13 - Theoretical & Practice
Traction, Environmental Electro Contamination
Week 14 - Theoretical & Practice
Case study
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Midterm Examination1%40
Final Examination1%60
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory140349
Lecture - Practice140114
Midterm Examination1415
Final Examination1617
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)75
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
PÇ-1
PÇ-2
PÇ-3
PÇ-4
PÇ-5
PÇ-6
PÇ-7
OÇ-1
2
5
5
5
2
2
2
OÇ-2
2
5
5
5
2
2
2
OÇ-3
2
5
5
5
2
2
2
OÇ-4
2
5
5
5
2
2
2
OÇ-5
2
5
5
5
2
2
2
Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
2026