Therapeutic Agents for the Physical Therapist Assistant

ISBN-13: 9781630912420 / Angielski / Miękka / 2022 / 350 str.

Jennifer Memolo

Spis treści

• Dedication
• Acknowledgments
• About the Author
• Introduction
• Unit I: Introduction
• Chapter 1: An Introduction to Physical Agents
• Chapter 2: Modality Categories and Indications
• Unit II: Thermal Agents
• Chapter 3: Thermotherapy
• Chapter 4: Cryotherapy
• Unit III: Sound-Energy Modalities
• Chapter 5: Therapeutic Ultrasound and Phonophoresis
• Unit IV: Mechanical Agents
• Chapter 6: Hydrotherapy
• Chapter 7: Traction
• Chapter 8: Compression
• Chapter 9: Manual Therapy and Soft-Tissue Mobilization
• Unit V: Electrical Agents
• Chapter 10: Electrotherapy
• Unit VI: Electromagnetic Agents
• Chapter 11: Shortwave Diathermy
• Chapter 12: Low-Level Laser Therapy, Infrared Light Therapy, and Ultraviolet Light
• Glossary
• Appendix: Key Abbreviations
• Photo Credits
• Index