RT Book, Section
A1 Bellew, James W.
A2 Bellew, James W.
A2 Michlovitz, Susan L.
A2 Nolan Jr., Thomas P.
SR Print(0)
ID 1180665874
T1 Therapeutic Modalities Past, Present, and Future: Their Role in the Patient Care Management Model
T2 Modalities for Therapeutic Intervention, 6e
YR 2016
FD 2016
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 9780803645639
LK fadavisat.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1180665874
RD 2024/04/24
AB Therapeutic  modalities  represent  the  administration  of  thermal,  mechanical,  electromagnetic,  and  light  energies  for  a  specific  therapeutic  effect;  for  example,  to  decrease  pain,  increase  range  of  motion  (ROM),  improve  tissue  healing,  or  improve  muscle  activation.  The  terms  therapeutic  modalities  and  physical  agents  are  often  used  interchangeably  to  describe  a  wide  array  of  treatments  and  interventions  that  provide  a  variety  of  therapeutic  benefits.  The  term  physical  agents  reflects  the  use  of  physical  energies—such  as  thermal,  mechanical,  electromagnetic,  or  light—but  fails  to  include  the  purpose  or  intention  of  their  application.  The  term  therapeutic  modalities,  as  used  throughout  this  text,  more  appropriately  reflects  the  ability  of  these  interventions  to  provide  therapeutic  benefits.