PhysioDose: A Shortwave Diathermy Dose Calculator for Clinical, Academic, and Scientific Use in Musculoskeletal Conditions

Existing physical therapy literature frequently presents incomplete shortwave diathermy protocols that lack key technical parameters and final dose calculations, severely hindering cross-protocol reproducibility. Although determining the Specific Absorption Rate (SAR) represents the theoretical ideal, it remains clinically unfeasible. To achieve an optimal balance between methodological rigor and clinical efficiency, PhysioDose provides an open-source, offline-ready HTML application to standardize emitted energy reporting. By computing mean power and total energy from machine settings, this zero-dependency software—permanently archived on Zenodo—automates standardized intervention reports. PhysioDose empowers researchers and clinicians to enhance dosimetric documentation, effectively bridging theoretical physics and applied musculoskeletal rehabilitation.