Description

The most comprehensive therapeutic modalities book. Provides a theoretically based but practically oriented guide to the use of therapeutic modalities. Perfect for the required course in the Physical Therapy curriculum or as a clinical reference, the text features extensive use of case studies, laboratory activities, and a renown illustration program.

Contents

PART ONE FOUNDATIONS OF THERAPEUTIC MODALITIES
1. THE SCIENCE OF THERAPEUTIC MODALITIES by WILLIAM E. PRENTICE
2. THE HEALING PROCESS AND GUIDELINES FOR USING THERAPEUTIC MODALITIES by WILLIAM E. PRENTICE
3. THE ROLE OF THERAPEUTIC MODALITIES IN WOUND HEALING by PAMELA E. HOUGHTON
4. MANAGING PAIN WITH THERAPEUTIC MODALITIES by CRAIG R. DENEGAR and PHILLIP B. DONLEY
PART TWO ELECTRICAL MODALITIES
5. BASIC PRINCIPLES OF ELECTRICITY by WILLIAM E. PRENTICE
6. ELECTRICAL STIMULATING CURRENTS by DANIEL N. HOOKER
7. IONTOPHORESIS by WILLIAM E. PRENTICE
8. BIOFEEDBACK by WILLIAM E. PRENTICE
9. PRINCIPLES OF ELECTROPHYSIOLOGIC EVALUATION AND TESTING by JOHN HALLE and DAVID GREATHOUSE
PART THREE THERMAL MODALITIES
10. SHORTWAVE AND MICROWAVE DIATHERMY by WILLIAM E. PRENTICE and DAVID O. DRAPER
11. INFRARED MODALITIES by GERALD W. BELL and WILLIAM E. PRENTICE
12. THERAPEUTIC ULTRASOUND by DAVID O. DRAPER and WILLIAM E. PRENTICE
PART FOUR LIGHT THERAPY
13. LOW-LEVEL LASER THERAPY by ETHAN SALIBA and SUSAN FOREMAN-SALIBA
14. ULTRAVIOLET THERAPY by J. MARC DAVIS
PART FIVE MECHANICAL MODALITIES
15. SPINAL TRACTION by DANIEL N. HOOKER
16. INTERMITTENT COMPRESSION DEVICES by DANIEL N. HOOKER
PART SIX OTHER MODALITIES
17. THERAPEUTIC MASSAGE by WILLIAM E. PRENTICE and CLAIRBETH LEHN
18. EXTRACORPOREAL SHOCK WAVE THERAPY by CHARLES THIGPEN
PART SEVEN SUMMARY
19. THE PHYSIOLOGIC EFFECTS OF THERAPEUTIC MODALITY INTERVENTION ON THE BODY SYSTEMS by ERIC SHAMUS and STANLEY H. WILSON
APPENDIX A-1. LOCATIONS OF THE MOTOR POINTS
APPENDIX A-2. UNITS OF MEASURE