From: Clinical decision making for using electro-physical agents by physiotherapists, an Israeli survey
EPA | Availability % (frequency) | Frequency of use: % (frequency) | ||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Yes | No | Not sure | Once a day | Once a week | Once a month | Seldom | Not at all | |
Biofeedback EMG | 36.0 (49) | 53.7 (73) | 10.3 (14) | 5.3 (5) | 5.3 (5) | 8.5 (8) | 12.8 (12) | 68.1 (64) |
Cold packs/ice | 85.8 (121) | 9.9 (14) | 4.3 (6) | 20.2 (26) | 20.9 (27) | 14.7 (19) | 19.4 (25) | 24.8 (32) |
FES | 35.3 (49) | 48.9 (68) | 15.8 (22) | 16.3 (15) | 6.5 (6) | 8.7 (8) | 12.0 (11) | 56.5 (52) |
Heat packs | 93.0 (133) | 6.3 (9) | 0.7 (1) | 51.1 (68) | 24.8 (33) | 10.5 (14) | 6.1 (8) | 7.5 (10) |
IFC | 85.1 (120) | 13.5 (19) | 1.4 (2) | 48.0 (59) | 15.4 (19) | 6.5 (8) | 10.6 (13) | 19.5 (24) |
Infrared | 6.5 (9) | 86.2 (119) | 7.3 (10) | 5.6 (4) | 1.4 (1) | 0 (0) | 12.7 (9) | 80.3 (57) |
Laser | 16.6 (23) | 74.8 (104) | 8.6 (12) | 6.2 (5) | 3.7 (3) | 2.5 (2) | 11.3 (9) | 76.3 (61) |
NMES | 80.0 (112) | 14.3 (20) | 5.7 (8) | 21.8 (27) | 15.3 (19) | 18.5 (23) | 13.7 (17) | 30.7 (38) |
Shockwave | 15.4 (21) | 26.5 (104) | 8.1 (11) | 10.8 (8) | 8.1 (6) | 2.7 (2) | 9.5 (7) | 68.9 (51) |
Shortwave diathermy | 43.6 (61) | 52.1 (73) | 4.3 (6) | 21.9 (23) | 11.5 (12) | 1.9 (2) | 17.1 (18) | 47.6 (50) |
TENS | 96.5 (138) | 2.8 (4) | 0.7 (1) | 47.8 (66) | 21.7 (30) | 11.6 (16) | 7.3 (10) | 11.6 (16) |
Ultrasound | 92.3 (132) | 5.6 (8) | 2.1 (3) | 38.0 (52) | 21.9 (30) | 4.4 (6) | 16.0 (22) | 19.7 (27) |
Whirlpool bath | 68.6 (96) | 28.6 (40) | 2.8 (4) | 26.1 (30) | 19.1 (22) | 9.6 (11) | 13.0 (15) | 32.2 (37) |