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Physical Agents : Theory and Practice 3e Barbara Behrens

Physical Agents : Theory and Practice 3e By Barbara Behrens

Physical Agents : Theory and Practice 3e by Barbara Behrens


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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.

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Physical Agents : Theory and Practice 3e Summary

Physical Agents : Theory and Practice 3e by Barbara Behrens

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.

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Table of Contents

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

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    CIN0803638167VG
    9780803638167
    0803638167
    Physical Agents : Theory and Practice 3e by Barbara Behrens
    Used - Very Good
    Paperback
    F.A. Davis Company
    20140814
    480
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    Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.
    This is a used book - there is no escaping the fact it has been read by someone else and it will show signs of wear and previous use. Overall we expect it to be in very good condition, but if you are not entirely satisfied please get in touch with us

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