Therapeutic Modalities

Part I: IN PERSPECTIVE Chapter 1: Therapeutic Modalities: What They Are and Why They Are Used Chapter 2: General Application Procedures Chapter 3: Injury Record Keeping Review Questions Part II: ORTHOPEDIC INJURY, IMMEDIATE CARE, AND HEALING Chapter 4: Tissue Response to Injury: Inflammation, Swelling, and Edema Chapter 5: Immediate Care of Orthopedic Injuries Chapter 6: The Healing Process Review Questions Part III: PAIN AND ORTHOPEDIC INJURIES Chapter 7: Understanding Pain and Its Relationship to Injury Chapter 8: Relieving Orthopedic Injury Pain Review Questions Part IV: ELECTROTHERAPY Chapter 9: Principles of Electricity for Electrotherapy Chapter 10: Application Procedures: Electrotherapy Review Questions Part V: THERAPEUTIC HEAT AND COLD Chapter 11: Principles of Heat for Thermotherapy Chapter 12: Application Procedures: Superficial Thermotherapy Chapter 13: Cryotherapy Beyond Immediate Care Chapter 14: Application Procedures: Post-Immediate Care Cryotherapy Chapter 15: Therapeutic Ultrasound Chapter 16: Diathermy Review Questions Part VI: OTHER MODALITIES Chapter 17: Therapeutic Massage Chapter 18: Spinal Traction Chapter 19: Laser and Light Therapy Review Questions Part VII: PUTTING IT ALL TOGETHER Chapter 20: Differential Application of Therapeutic Modalities Chapter 21: Case Studies Using Therapeutic Modalities Review Questions Appendix: Answers to Review Questions Glossary CONTENTS OF CLINICAL ACTIVITIES MANUAL Introduction: How to Use This Workbook DISCOVERY ACTIVITIES Activity 1: Records Search Activity 2: Comparing Various Ways of Providing Compression When Using RICES Activity 3: Comparing Elastic Wraps and Plastic Wraps on a Spool for Providing Compression Activity 4: Electrical Stimulation Electrode Application Parameters Activity 5: Finding Optimal Electrode Placement Sites (Motor Points) Activity 6: Comparing Old and New Reusable Electrodes Activity 7: Comparing Single Use with Reusable Electrodes Activity 8: Iontophoresis to Reduce Scar Tissue/Adhesions Activity 9: Iontophoresis to Produce Numbness Activity 10: Comparing Intensity and Duration of Heat Sensation Provided by Various Heat Modalities Activity 11: Comparing Intensity and Duration of Heat Provided by Various Wraps, Plasters, and Patches Activity 12: Comparing Intensity and Duration of Heat Provided by Various Sports Creams and a Placebo Activity 13: Comparing Intensity and Duration of Cold Sensation Provided by Various Cold Modalities Activity 14: Comparing Intensity of Cold Sensation from Ice Immersion With and Without a Neoprene Toe Cap Activity 15: Comparing Intensity and Duration of Heat Provided by Ultrasound via Various Coupling Mediums Activity 16: Comparing Intensity of Heat Sensation Provided by Ultrasound at 1MHz and 3MHz Activity 17: Comparing So-called Coupling Mediums in their Ability to Conduct Ultrasound Activity 18: What Healed the Lesion: The Ultrasound, the Antibiotic Ointment, or a Combination of Both? APPLICATION PROFICIENCY ACTIVITIES Activity 19: RICES Activity 20: TENS: Pain Activity 21: NMES: Tetanic Contraction Activity 22: NMES: Twitch Contraction Activity 23: Whirlpool Activity 24: Hot Pack Activity 25: Paraffin Bath Activity 26: Cryokinetics Activity 27: Cryostretch Activity 28: Lymph Edema Pump Activity 29: Ultrasound Activity 30: Pulsed Shortwave Diathermy Activity 31: Massage Activity 32: Cervical Traction Activity 33: Lumbar Traction Activity 34: Light T