Therapeutic modalities for musculoskeletal injuries /
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| Author / Creator: | Denegar, Craig R. |
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| Edition: | 2nd ed. |
| Imprint: | Champaign, IL : Human Kinetics, c2006. |
| Description: | xvi, 294 p. : ill. ; 29 cm. |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Athletic training education series |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/6369482 |
Table of Contents:
- Introduction to the Athletic Training Education Series
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- Credits
- Chapter 1. The Contemporary Use of Therapeutic Modalities
- Legal Aspects of Therapeutic Modality Application: Practice Acts and Negligent Treatment
- The Rehabilitation Plan of Care
- Learning Aids
- Chapter 2. Psychological Aspects of Rehabilitation
- Psychological Response to Injury
- Maximizing Compliance With a Rehabilitation Plan of Care
- Barriers to Successful Rehabilitation
- Clinical Outcomes and Efficacy of Therapeutic Modalities
- A Word About Placebo
- Learning Aids
- Chapter 3. Tissue Injury, Inflammation, and Repair
- Healing Tissues and Inflammation: An Overview
- Acute Phase of the Inflammatory Response
- Repair Phase of the Inflammatory Response
- Maturation Phase of the Inflammatory Response
- Chronic Inflammation
- Swelling
- Learning Aids
- Chapter 4. Pain and Pain Relief
- What Is Pain?
- Pain and the Physical Exam
- Pain Assessment
- Transmission of the Pain Sensation
- Pain Control Theories
- Learning Aids
- Chapter 5. Persistent Pain and Chronic Pain
- Sources of Persistent Pain
- Sources of Chronic Pain
- Learning Aids
- Chapter 6. Impact of Injury and Pain on Neuromuscular Control
- Integration of Components of Neuromuscular Control Into a Rehabilitation Plan of Care
- Why Is Neuromuscular Control Lost?
- The Role of Therapeutic Modalities in Restoring Neuromuscular Control
- Learning Aids
- Chapter 7. Evidence-Based Application of Therapeutic Modalities
- The Need for Evidence-Based Practice
- Tools Necessary for Assessing Outcomes
- Finding and Assessing the Evidence
- Learning Aids
- Chapter 8. Cold and Superficial Heat
- Energy Transfer
- Cryotherapy and Cryokinetics
- Superficial Heat
- Heat and Cold: Contrast Therapy
- Heat, Cold, and Contrast Therapy: Deciding What to Apply
- Learning Aids
- Chapter 9. Principles of Electrotherapy
- Basics of Electricity
- Types of Electrical Current: Alternating, Direct, and Pulsatile
- Parameters of Electrical Stimulation
- Electrode Considerations
- Learning Aids
- Chapter 10. Clinical Uses of Electrical Stimulation
- Pain Relief: Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation
- Muscle Reeducation: Neuromuscular Electrical Stimulators
- Iontophoresis and Stimulation of Denervated Muscle: Direct Current Stimulator
- Wound Healing: Microcurrent Electrical Nerve Stimulator
- Learning Aids
- Chapter 11. Ultrasound, Diathermy, and Electromagnetic Fields
- Application of Acoustic Energy: Ultrasound
- Efficacy of Ultrasound Therapy for Musculoskeletal Conditions
- Application of Electromagnetic Energy: Diathermy and Pulsed Electromagnetic Fields
- Efficacy of Diathermy and PEMF Therapy for Musculoskeletal Conditions
- Stimulation of Fracture Healing
- Learning Aids
- Chapter 12. Low-Level Laser Therapy
- Electromagnetic Energy
- Laser Production
- Properties of Laser Light
- Laser Classification
- Laser Parameter Selection
- Comparing Low-Level Laser Therapy Treatments
- Biological Effects of Laser
- Safety Considerations
- Contraindications and Precautions
- Learning Aids
- Chapter 13. Mechanical Energy
- Manual Therapies
- Is Manual Therapy Effective?
- Traction
- Intermittent Compression
- Traction and Intermittent Compression: Effective Therapies?
- Learning Aids
- Chapter 14. Treatment Plans for Acute Musculoskeletal Injuries
- Management in the Acute Stage: Rest, Ice, Compression, Elevation
- Modalities Used in Addition to RICE
- Repair Phase
- Maturation
- Learning Aids
- Chapter 15. Neuromuscular Control and Biofeedback
- Volitional Control and Biofeedback
- Clinical Applications: Restoring Control of Volitional Contraction
- Clinical Applications: Functional Progression
- Learning Relaxation
- Learning Aids
- Chapter 16. Clinical Management of Persistent Pain
- Treating Persistent Pain
- Diagnosis and Plan of Care Problems
- Treating Chronic Pain
- Learning Aids
- Glossary
- Index
- About the Authors
