Part I: In Perspective

Ch 01 Therapeutic Modalities: What They Are and Why They Are Used

Ch 02 Evidence Based Practice

Ch 03 General Application Procedures

Ch 04 Injury Record Keeping

Part II: Orthopedic Injury, Immediate Care, and Healing

Ch 05 Tissue Response to Injury: Inflammation, Swelling, and Edema

Ch 06 Immediate Care of Acute Orthopedic Injuries

Ch 07 The Healing Process

Part III: Pain and Orthopedic Injuries

Ch 08 Understanding Pain and Its Relationship to Injury

Ch 09 Relieving Orthopedic Injury Pain

Part IV: Therapeutic Heat and Cold

Ch 10 Principles of Heat for Thermotherapy

Ch 11 Superficial Thermotherapy Application

Ch 12 Cryotherapy Beyond Immediate Care

Ch 13 Cryotherapy Application for Post-Immediate Care

Ch 14 Therapeutic Ultrasound Principles and Application

Ch 15 Diathermy Principles and Application

Part V: Electrotherapy

Ch 16 Principles of Electricity for Electrotherapy

Ch 17 Electrotherapy Application

Part VI: Other Modalities

Ch 18 Therapeutic Massage

Ch 19 Spinal Traction

Ch 20 Laser and Light Therapy by Knight/Hopkins

Part VII: Putting It All Together

Ch 21 Differential Application of Therapeutic Modalities

Ch 22 Case Studies Using Therapeutic Modalities