Modalities for therapeutic intervention, 4th ed.0803611382 Modalities for therapeutic intervention, 4th ed. Ed. by Susan L. Michlovitz and Thomas Nolan. F.A. Davis 2005 309 pages $49.95 Hardcover Contemporary perspectives in rehabilitation RM700 Building from the previous edition (Thermal Agents in Rehabilitation), this text now includes all modalities. The topics include the foundations for the use of modalities, including clinical decision making and wound healing, and technical aspects of therapeutic modalities such as cold therapy, thermotherapy ther·mo·ther·a·py n. Medical therapy involving the application of heat. thermotherapy , ultrasound and phonophoresis, electrotherapy electrotherapy /elec·tro·ther·a·py/ (-ther´ah-pe) treatment of disease by means of electricity. e·lec·tro·ther·a·py n. Medical therapy using electric currents. and 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. , 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. , electromagnetic radiation, traction, and intermittent compression. Other topics include clinical applications such as for pain, limited motion, tissue healing, edema edema (ĭdē`mə), abnormal accumulation of fluid in the body tissues or in the body cavities causing swelling or distention of the affected parts. , muscle weakness and loss of motor performance, and emerging applications. ([c] 2005 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR) |
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