1st Edition
Therapeutic Agents for the Physical Therapist Assistant
Dedication
Acknowledgments
About the AuthorIntroductionUnit I Introduction
Chapter 1 An Introduction to Physical Agents
Chapter 2 Modality Categories and IndicationsUnit II Thermal Agents
Chapter 3 Thermotherapy
Chapter 4 CryotherapyUnit III Sound-Energy Modalities
Chapter 5 Therapeutic Ultrasound and PhonophoresisUnit IV Mechanical Agents
Chapter 6 Hydrotherapy
Chapter 7 Traction
Chapter 8 Compression
Chapter 9 Manual Therapy and Soft-Tissue MobilizationUnit V Electrical Agents
Chapter 10 ElectrotherapyUnit VI Electromagnetic Agents
Chapter 11 Shortwave Diathermy
Chapter 12 Low-Level Laser Therapy, Infrared Light Therapy, and Ultraviolet LightGlossaryAppendix: Key AbbreviationsPhoto Credits
Index
Biography
Jennifer Memolo, MA, PTA lives in Huntsville, Alabama. She taught in the associate of science Physical Therapist Assistant program at Nebraska Methodist College in Omaha, Nebraska, and both the associate of science and bachelor of science Physical Therapist Assistant programs at Clarkson College in Omaha. She currently serves as the writer/editor for the Office of Development at The University of Alabama in Huntsville. She received her bachelor of arts degree in English at Birmingham-Southern College in Birmingham, Alabama, and then a master’s in creative writing at East Carolina University in Greenville, North Carolina. She received her associate of science degree as a physical therapist assistant from Nash Community College, Rocky Mount, North Carolina, in 2008, at which time she moved to Omaha, where she worked and lived for 12 years. She has worked in inpatient rehabilitation, skilled nursing, and home health settings.
