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