Integrating physical agents in rehabilitation
By: [edited by] Bernadette Hecox ... [et al.].
Contributors: Hecox, Bernadette.; Hecox, Bernadette
Edition: 2nd ed.
Publisher: Pearson/Prentice Hall
Published: 2006
Place of publication: Upper Saddle River, N.J
Language: eng
Number of pages: 533
Subjects: Physical therapy.; Physical Therapy Techniques.
Notes: Rev. ed of: Physical agents / Bernadette Hecox, Tsega Andemicael Mehreteab, Joseph Weisberg. c1994.

Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: The skin; title: The circulatory system; title: Wound management; title: Edema; title: Pain; title: The electromagnetic spectrum; title: Terminology; title: Thermal physics; title: Biophysics; title: Physiological responses to thermal stimuli; title: Clinical effects of thermal modalities; title: Superficial thermotherapy; title: Cryotherapy; title: Ultrasound; title: Diathermy; title: Safety considerations for thermal modalities; title: Therapeutic electricity; title: Electrophysiology; title: Clinical applications of electrical stimulation (TENS); title: Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation; title: Iontophoresis; title: Clinical electroneuromyography; title: Spinal traction; title: External compression; title: Hydrotherapy; title: Ultraviolet radiation; title: Low-level laser therapy; title: Biofeedback; title: Pelvic floor rehabilitation.