RT Book, Section
A1 Starkey, Chad
SR Print(0)
ID 1163447946
T1 Clinical Application of Thermal Modalities
T2 Therapeutic Modalities, 4e
YR 2013
FD 2013
PB F. A. Davis Company
PP New York, NY
SN 9780803625938
LK fadavisat.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1163447946
RD 2024/04/23
AB This  chapter  describes  common  methods  of  applying  therapeutic  cold  and  superficial  heating  agents;  unique  physiological  effects;  the  procedures  used;  and  the  specific  indications,  contraindications,  and  precautions  in  their  use.  The  deep-heating  agents,  therapeutic  ultrasound  and  shortwave  diathermy,  are  discussed  in  the  next  section.