Therapeutic Modalities : For Sports Medicine and Athletic Training with Lab Manual

by Prentice, William E.

• ISBN13: 9780072560473
• ISBN10: 0072560479
• Edition: 5th
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2002-05-15
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Humanities/Social Sciences/Languages

Summary

This text is a contributed work by well-known athletic trainers and educators, written under the direction of Dr. William Prentice. Although it is certainly true that therapeutic modalities are important and necessary tools that should be used in dealing with physical problems of all varieties, this text deals specifically with why and how these modalities are best used in the treatment and rehabilitation of injuries related to sport.This Fifth Edition of Therapeutic Modalities In Sports Medicine and Athletic Training includes in depth information designed specifically to satisfy the competencies and proficiencies established for formalized instruction in the use of therapeutic modalities by the Committee on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (CAAHEP). The competencies and proficiencies, identified in the Athletic Training Education Competencies appear under the major domain of Therapeutic Modalities. Each of the educational competencies and clinical proficiencies identified in this document has been covered in detail in this text.

Table of Contents

Part I. Foundations of Therapeutic Modalities

1. The Science of Therapeutic Modalities by William E. Prentice, University of North Carolina

2. Using Therapeutic Modalities to Affect the Healing Process by William E. Prentice, University of North Carolina

3. Managing Pain with Therapeutic Modalities by Craig Denegar, Penn State University, Philip B. Donely, Chester County Orthopedic and Sports Physical Therapy

Part II. Thermal Modalities

4. Infrared Modalities (Therapeutic Heat and Cold) by William E. Prentice, University of North Carolina and Gerald W. Bell, University of Illinois

5. Therapeutic Ultrasound by David Draper, Brigham Young University and William E. Prentice, University of North Carolina

6. Shortwave and Microwave Diathermy by William E. Prentice, University of North Carolina and David O. Draper, Brigham Young University

Part III. Electrical Modalities

7. Basic Principles of Electricity by William E. Prentice, University of North Carolina

8. Electrical Stimulating Currents by Daniel N. Hooker, University of North Carolina

9. Iontophoresis by William E. Prentice, University of North Carolina

Part IV. Mechanical Modalities

10. Therapeutic Sports Massage by William E. Prentice, Claribeth Lehn, both of the University of North Carolina

11. Intermittent Compression Devices by Daniel N. Hooker, University of North Carolina

12. Spinal Traction by Daniel N. Hooker, University of North Carolina

Part V. Other Modalities

13. Biofeedback by William E. Prentice, University of North Carolina

14. Low-Power Lasers by Ethan N. Saliba, Susan H. Foreman, both of University of Virginia

15. Ultraviolet Therapy by J. Marc Davis, University of North Carolina