Therapeutic Agents for the Physical Therapist Assistant

Jennifer Memolo, MA, PTA lives in Huntsville, Alabama. She taught in the associate of science Physical Therapist Assistant program at Nebraska Methodist College in Omaha, Nebraska, and both the associate of science and bachelor of science Physical Therapist Assistant programs at Clarkson College in Omaha. She currently serves as the writer/editor for the Office of Development at The University of Alabama in Huntsville. She received her bachelor of arts degree in English at Birmingham-Southern College in Birmingham, Alabama, and then a master’s in creative writing at East Carolina University in Greenville, North Carolina. She received her associate of science degree as a physical therapist assistant from Nash Community College, Rocky Mount, North Carolina, in 2008, at which time she moved to Omaha, where she worked and lived for 12 years. She has worked in inpatient rehabilitation, skilled nursing, and home health settings.

Dedication Acknowledgments About the AuthorIntroductionUnit I Introduction Chapter 1 An Introduction to Physical Agents Chapter 2 Modality Categories and IndicationsUnit II Thermal Agents Chapter 3 Thermotherapy Chapter 4 CryotherapyUnit III Sound-Energy Modalities Chapter 5 Therapeutic Ultrasound and PhonophoresisUnit IV Mechanical Agents Chapter 6 Hydrotherapy Chapter 7 Traction Chapter 8 Compression Chapter 9 Manual Therapy and Soft-Tissue MobilizationUnit V Electrical Agents Chapter 10 ElectrotherapyUnit VI Electromagnetic Agents Chapter 11 Shortwave Diathermy Chapter 12 Low-Level Laser Therapy, Infrared Light Therapy, and Ultraviolet LightGlossaryAppendix: Key AbbreviationsPhoto Credits Index