Therapeutic Modalities for Musculoskeletal Injuries

Craig Denegar is associate professor of orthopaedics and rehabilitation at Pennsylvania State University. He has more than 20 years of experience as an athletic trainer and extensive clinical practice related to persistent orthopaedic pain. He has contributed to a number of chapters on pain and pain control, as well as numerous other publications. Ethan Saliba is a professor in medicine and rehabilitation at the University of Virginia. Susan Foreman Saliba is a senior associate athletic trainer and a clinical instructor at the University of Virginia where she has taught therapeutic modalities for over 12 years.

Chapter 1. Therapeutic Modalities: Contemporary Use and Current Issues; Chapter 2. Psychological Aspects of Rehabilitation; Chapter 3. Tissue Injury, Inflammation and Repair; Chapter 4. Pain and Pain Relief; Chapter 5. Persistent Pain and Intractable Pain; Chapter 6. Impact of Injury and Pain on Neuromuscular Control; Chapter 7. Evidence-Based Practice; Chapter 8. Cold and Superficial Heat; Chapter 9. Electrotherapy; Chapter 10. Ultrasound, Diathermy and Electromagnetic Fields; Chapter 11. Mechanical Energy; Chapter 12. Laser; Chapter 13. Treatment Plans for Acute Musculoskeletal Injuries; Chapter 14. Neuromuscular Control and Biofeedback; Chapter 15. Clinical Management of Persistent and Chronic Pain.