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Systems designed to provide therapeutic treatments by means of several modules of different external energy sources, making possible a variety of external treatments. These systems usually consist of a central control unit and modular or integral sources of energy (e.g., shock wave generators, electrical and electromagnetic stimulators, lasers) and appropriate leads and probes to apply each of the stimuli; the system may also include a common display (e.g., touch screen) and software using several protocols according to the therapy to be performed. These systems are used for the application of energy from one or more sources to the patient during a variety of procedures performed during treatment; the systems are used mainly in physical therapy but they are also used in other specialties such as dermatology, gynecology, and otolaryngology.
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