Therapeutic Modalities In Rehabilitation

Therapeutic Modalities in Rehabilitation Third Edition by William E. Prentice, PhD, PT, ATC. Covering everything from electrotherapies through spinal traction, this well-illustrated text brings you the most comprehensive coverage of treatment modalities available to the therapist. It is perfect for students and practitioners who need expert guidance in understanding and applying the broad range of available therapies. It has comprehensive coverage of treatment options, with accompanying laboratory exercises for each modality, plus expert practical application guidance, extensive illustrations, evidence-based reporting on results, and a wealth of tools that make learning easier. Therapeutic Modalities in Rehabilitation has the most comprehensive, authoritative, and up-to-date coverage available in a textbook. This book features: Practical, expert guidance on all leading modalities; theoretically based but practically oriented; evidence-based concepts, principles, and theories; laboratory exercises accompanying each chapter help guide setup and application of modalities; case studies show how a modality can be applied to a specific patient; coverage of modalities, including shortwave and microwave diathermy, iontophoresis, ultraviolet therapy, infrared, intermittent compression devices, and therapeutic massage; critically-praised chapters on pain management and the healing process; indicates the physiologic effects and benefits of each modality; highlighted treatment tips; and a variety of learning tools, including chapter objectives, definitions in text margins, and review questions at the end of each chapter.It includes helpful appendices with illustrated locations of motor points, equipment manufacturers' and distributors' addresses, and units of measurement. New in the third edition are: chapter on Wound Healing; chapter on Electrodiagnostic Testing; chapter on Extracorporeal Shockwave Therapy; and added coverage of Geriatric and Neurologic Populations. William E.Prentice, Ph.D., PT, ATC, is a Professor of exercise and sport science and coordinator of the sports medicine specialization at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina.