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 2024/12/14 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.