[Book Description]

Medical College of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia. Previous edition 1990. Reference for physical therapists on the therapeutic use of heat and cold in physical therapy and rehabilitation.


[Contents]

SECTIONⅠ: Foundations for the Use of Thermal Agents
Chapter 1. Wound Healing and the Use of Thermal Agents
Chapter 2. Anatomic and Functional Aspects of Pain: Evaluation and Management with Thermal Agents

SECTIONⅡ: Instrumentation: Methods and Application
Chapter 3. Instrumentation Considerations: Operating Principles, Purchase, Management, and Safety
Chapter 4. Cryotherapy
Chapter 5. Biophysical Principles of Heating and Superficial Heating Agents
Chapter 6. Hydrotherapy: The Use of Water as a Therapeutic Agents
Chapter 7. Therapeutic Ultrasound
Chapter 8. Diathermy and Pulsed Radiofrequency Radiation
Chapter 9. Therapeutic Uses of Light in Rehabilitation

SECTIONⅢ: Clinical Decision Making
Chapter 10. Clinical Evaluation of Thermal Agents
Chapter 11. The Application of Cold and Heat in the Treatment of Athletic Injuries
Chapter 12. Ues of Heat and Cold in the Management of Rheumatic Diseases
Chapter 13. Heat and Cold in Hand Rehabilitation

Appendix: Temperature Conversions for Fahrenheit and Celsius

Glossary
Index