Describe the differences between condenser field diathermy and inductive field diathermy

What will be an ideal response?


The condenser field has the treatment area in the actual electrical circuit while the induction field places the treatment area in an electromagnetic field that is produced by the diathermy machine. The inductive field is created by a single electrode with a coiled wire while the condenser field is created by two electrodes that conduct the high-frequency electrical energy between them.

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