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Book Synopsis
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 biophysical agents to specific therapeutic goals while understanding all the physiologic ramifications.

Table of Contents
  • Unit 1 The Concept of Adjunctive Therapies
  • 1. Evidence-Based Practice with Physical Agents
  • 2. Tissue Response to Injury
  • 3. Patient Responses to Therapeutic Interventions
  • Unit 2 Thermal and Mechanical Agents
  • 4. Therapeutic Heat and Cold
  • 5. Therapeutic Ultrasound and Phonophoresis
  • 6. Aquatics and Hydrotherapy
  • 7. Soft Tissue Treatment Techniques: Traction
  • 8. Soft Tissue Management Techniques: Compression and Edema Management
  • 9. Soft Tissue Management Techniques: Massage
  • 10. Electromagnetic Radiation: Diathermy, Ultraviolet, and Laser
  • Unit 3 Electrical Stimulation for Therapeutic Treatment Goals
  • 11. Foundations of Electrical Stimulation and Iontophoresis
  • 12. Electrodes and Lead Wires: Material and Care
  • 13. Neuromuscular Electrical Stimulation
  • 14. Electrical Stimulation for Tissue Repair
  • 15. Pain Management with Electrical Stimulation
  • 16. Interferential Current Therapy in Clinical Practice
  • Unit 4 Comprehensive Approach to Treatment
  • 17. Integration of Physical Agents: Clinical Decision Making
  • Appendix
  • Parameters and Red Flags During Treatment

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    A Paperback by Barbara J. Behrens


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      Publisher: MP-FAD F.A. Davis
      Publication Date: 10/30/2020 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN13: 9780803676671, 978-0803676671
      ISBN10: 0803676670
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      Description

      Book Synopsis
      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 biophysical agents to specific therapeutic goals while understanding all the physiologic ramifications.

      Table of Contents
      • Unit 1 The Concept of Adjunctive Therapies
      • 1. Evidence-Based Practice with Physical Agents
      • 2. Tissue Response to Injury
      • 3. Patient Responses to Therapeutic Interventions
      • Unit 2 Thermal and Mechanical Agents
      • 4. Therapeutic Heat and Cold
      • 5. Therapeutic Ultrasound and Phonophoresis
      • 6. Aquatics and Hydrotherapy
      • 7. Soft Tissue Treatment Techniques: Traction
      • 8. Soft Tissue Management Techniques: Compression and Edema Management
      • 9. Soft Tissue Management Techniques: Massage
      • 10. Electromagnetic Radiation: Diathermy, Ultraviolet, and Laser
      • Unit 3 Electrical Stimulation for Therapeutic Treatment Goals
      • 11. Foundations of Electrical Stimulation and Iontophoresis
      • 12. Electrodes and Lead Wires: Material and Care
      • 13. Neuromuscular Electrical Stimulation
      • 14. Electrical Stimulation for Tissue Repair
      • 15. Pain Management with Electrical Stimulation
      • 16. Interferential Current Therapy in Clinical Practice
      • Unit 4 Comprehensive Approach to Treatment
      • 17. Integration of Physical Agents: Clinical Decision Making
      • Appendix
      • Parameters and Red Flags During Treatment

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