Manual for Physical Agents, 5th ed.Manual for Physical Agents, ed 5 Hayes KW. Upper Saddle River, NJ 07458, Prentice Hall Health, 2000, spiralbound, 223 pp, illus, ISBN: 0-8385-6128-4, $34.20. This manual is a complete guide for physical therapists, faculty, and physical therapist students on the use of physical agents. For each modality, the manual provides concise descriptions of the modality, its purpose, indications, contraindications, and precautions. Specific instructions, including setup, dosage, and expected responses to treatment, are provided. The detailed instructions allow for a step-by-step approach that is useful when teaching the specific techniques to students. Figures are provided that are particularly helpful for the physical therapist student. Several references and further suggested readings are listed at the end of each chapter. Clinical tips are also dispersed throughout the text--which are geared towards the novice clinician as "helpful hints"--with setup, settings, and precautions. The chapters cover the following subjects: superficial heat, hydrotherapy hydrotherapy, use of water in the treatment of illness or injury. Although the medicinal and hygienic value of water was recognized by the early Greeks, hydrotherapy attained its widest use in the 18th and 19th cent. , diathermy diathermy (dī`əthûr'mē), therapeutic measure used in medicine to generate heat in the body tissues. Electrodes and other instruments are used to transmit electric current to surface structures, thereby increasing the local blood , ultrasound, cryotherapy Cryotherapy Definition Cryotherapy is a technique that uses an extremely cold liquid or instrument to freeze and destroy abnormal skin cells that require removal. , ultraviolet radiation, intermittent compression pump, mechanical spinal traction, electrical stimulation, transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation n. TENS. Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS) A method for relieving the muscle pain of TMJ by stimulating nerve endings that do not transmit pain. , interferential stimulation, iontophoresis iontophoresis /ion·to·pho·re·sis/ (i-on?to-fah-re´sis) the introduction of ions of soluble salts into the body by means of electric current.iontophoret´ic i·on·to·pho·re·sis n. , high-voltage pulsed current, and electromyographic biofeedback. Chapter 15 is devoted to electrophysiologic evaluation, including nerve conduction velocity testing, a discussion about strength-duration curves, and reaction of degeneration reaction of degeneration n. Abbr. DR, RD The electrical reaction in a degenerated nerve and in the muscles it supplies. . Appendixes provide a chart of the electromagnetic spectrum, laws governing dosage of electromagnetic radiation, and motor point charts. This manual is an excellent resource that can be used as a primary textbook for instruction in modalities in physical therapist education programs. It can also be used as a reference manual in the clinic for indications and contraindications of specific physical agents and a guide for writing a policy-and-procedure manual regarding the use of modalities. Carolyn Galleher, PT, MHS (1) (Message Handling Service) An earlier messaging system from Novell that supported multiple operating systems and other messaging protocols, including SMTP, SNADS and X.400. It used the SMF-71 messaging format. Gannon University Erie, Pa Mrs Galleher is Assistant Professor in the Department of Physical Therapy. She is a primary instructor in the musculoskeletal courses. |
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