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9780838580400

Physical Agents : A Comprehensive Text for Physical Therapists

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  • ISBN13:

    9780838580400

  • ISBN10:

    0838580408

  • Edition: 1st
  • Copyright: 1994-01-01
  • Publisher: Prentice Hall
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Summary

This guide provides information on the physical agents currently used in physical therapy practice. Designed to prepare students, guide instructors, and serve as a reference book for clinicians, this book contains background information pertinent to all physical agents.

Table of Contents

Contents vii
Foreword ix
Preface xi
Contributors xiii
Acknowledgments xv
Approaching Physical Agents
1(54)
Skin
3(14)
Andrew L. McDonough
Peripheral Circulatory Systems
17(10)
Bernadette Hecox
Edema
27(10)
Bernadette Hecox
Pain
37(12)
Joseph Weisberg
Electromagnetic Spectrum
49(6)
Joseph Weisberg
Thermal Agents
55(164)
Terminology
57(8)
Bernadette Hecox
Thermal Physics
65(14)
Bernadette Hecox
Biophysics
79(12)
Bernadette Hecox
Physiological Responses to Local Heat Gain or Loss
91(24)
Bernadette Hecox
Clinical Effects of Thermal Modalities
115(10)
Bernadette Hecox
Superficial Heat Modalities
125(18)
Diana Fond
Bernadette Hecox
Diathermy
143(20)
Mary Joan Day
Ultrasound
163(30)
Ronald Sweitzer
Cryotherapy
193(12)
Diana Fond
Bernadette Hecox
Considerations for All Thermal Treatments
205(14)
Bernadette Hecox
Hydrotherapy
219(34)
Hydrotherapy
221(32)
Bernadette Hecox
Electrotherapy
253(112)
Therapeutic Electricity
255(18)
Tsega Andemicael Mehreteab
Effect of Electrical Stimulation on Nerve and Muscle Tissues
273(10)
Tsega Andemicael Mehreteab
Clinical Uses of Electrical Stimulation
283(12)
Tsega Andemicael Mehreteab
Iontophoresis
295(4)
Tsega Andemicael Mehreteab
Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation
299(8)
Joseph Weisberg
Point Locator/Stimulator
307(4)
Joseph Weisberg
Clinical Electroneuromyography
311(54)
Arthur Nelson
Additional Physical Agents
365(64)
Electromyographic Biofeedback for Motor Control
367(10)
Lynn Geisel
Dina Fine Rhodes
Ultraviolet Irradiation
377(14)
Joseph Weisberg
Lasers
391(6)
Joseph Weisberg
Spinal Traction (Distraction)
397(22)
Joseph Weisberg
Intermittent Pneumatic Compression
419(10)
Diana Fond
Bernadette Hecox
Clinical Problems for Review and Laboratory Experiments
429(32)
Clinical Problems
431(18)
Bernadette Hecox
Tsega Andemicael Mehreteab
Joseph Weisberg
Laboratory Experiments
449(12)
Bernadette Hecox
Tsega Andemicael Mehreteab
Joseph Weisberg
Index 461

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