Title Physical agents : theory and practice / Barbara J. Behrens, PTA, MS, Coordinator, Physical Therapist Assistant Program, Mercer County Community College, Trenton, NJ, Holly Beinert, PT, MPT, Clinical Coordinator, Physical Therapist Assistant Program, Mercer County Community College, Trenton, NJ

Edition Third edition Published Philadelphia : F.A. Davis, [2014] ©2014

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Description 1 online resource (xvii, 454 pages) : color illustrations Contents Evidence-based practice with physical agents -- Tissue response to injury -- Patient responses to therapeutic interventions -- Therapeutic heat and cold -- Therapeutic ultrasound and phonophoresis -- Aquatics and hydrotherapy -- Soft tissue treatment techniques: traction -- Soft tissue management techniques: compression and edema management -- Soft tissue management techniques: massage -- Electromagnetic radiation: diathermy, ultraviolet, and laser -- Foundations of electrical stimulation and iontophoresis -- Electrodes and lead wires: material and care -- Neuromuscular electrical stimulation -- Electrical stimulation for tissue repair -- Pain management with electrical stimulation -- Interferential current therapy in clinical practice -- Integration of physical agents: clinical decision-making Summary Written specifically for PTAs!Develop the clinical decision-making skills you need to be a successful PTA. This easy-to-follow approach helps you learn how to successfully relate thermal, mechanical, and electrical modalities with specific therapeutic goals while understanding all of the physiologic ramifications. Drawing from the APTA's Guide to Physical Therapist Practice, this text will enable you to make the connection between a modality and the appropriate treatment interventions as part of a comprehensive, successful physical therapy treatment program Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Notes Print version record Subject Physical therapy. Physical therapy assistants. Physical Therapy Modalities Physical Therapy Specialty Physical therapy Physical therapy assistants Form Electronic book Author Beinert, Holly. LC no. 2014013175 ISBN 9780803640801 0803640803

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