The most comprehensive therapeutic modalities book. Provides a theoretically based but practically oriented guide to the use of therapeutic modalities. Perfect for the required course in the Physical Therapy curriculum or as a clinical reference, the text features extensive use of case studies, laboratory activities, and a renown illustration program.

Covering everything from electrotherapies through spinal traction, this well-illustrated text brings you the most comprehensive coverage of treatment modalities available to the therapist.

• Perfect for students and practitioners who need expert guidance in understanding and applying the broad range of available therapies
• Comprehensive coverage of treatment options, with accompanying laboratory exercises for each modality, plus expert practical application guidance, extensive illustrations, evidence-based reporting on results, and a wealth of tools that make learning easier

Therapeutic Modalities in Rehabilitation has the most comprehensive, authoritative, and up-to-date coverage available in a textbook.

This book features:

• Practical, expert guidance on all leading modalities
• Theoretically based but practically oriented
• Evidence-based concepts, principles, and theories
• Laboratory exercises accompanying each chapter help guide setup and application of modalities
• Case studies show how a modality can be applied to a specific patient
• Coverage of modalities, including shortwave and microwave diathermy, iontophoresis, ultraviolet therapy, infrared, intermittent compression devices, and therapeutic massage
• Critically-praised chapters on pain management and the healing process
• Indicates the physiologic effects and benefits of each modality
• Highlighted treatment tips
• A variety of learning tools, including chapter objectives, definitions in text margins, and review questions at the end of each chapter
• Helpful appendices with illustrated locations of motor points, equipment manufacturers' and distributors' addresses, and units of measurement

NEW IN THE THIRD EDITION:

• Chapter on Wound Healing
• Chapter on Electrodiagnostic Testing
• Chapter on Extracorporeal Shockwave Therapy
• Added Coverage of Geriatric and Neurologic Populations

William E. Prentice PhD, PT, ATC
Professor, Coordinator of Sports Medicine Program
Department of Exercise and Sport Science, University of North Carolina
Chapel Hill, North Carolina

With Case Studies and Lab Activities Contributed by:

William S. Quillen, PHD, PT, SCS
Professor and Director
School of Physical Therapy
University of South Florida
College of Medicine
Tampa, Florida

Frank Underwood, PHD, MPT, ECS
Associate Professor Clinical Electrophysiologist
Department of Physical Therapy Rehabilitation Service
University of Evansville Orthopaedic Associates, Inc.
Evansville, Indiana