Physical agents: theory and practice

by Behrens, Barbara J.

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Full 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 Statements

Publication Date:2014
Edition:Third edition

Publication Statements

Publisher(s):F.A. Davis
Place of Publication:Philadelphia
Language:eng
Publication Date:2014

The Physical Object

Description:1 online resource (xvii, 454 pages :) : color illustrations.

Edition Identifiers

ISBN:9780803638167, 0803638167
oclc:on1228620280
LC Classification:RM700
Dewey Decimal:615.8/2

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 -- Comprehensive approach to treatment -- Integration of physical agents: clinical decision making.