Chapter 37 Postural Drainage (Bronchial Drainage) OVERVIEW. Postural drainage is the therapeutic use of positioning to drain the tracheobronchial tree so that secretions can then be eliminated either through coughing…
Chapter 42 Cryotherapy (Cold Therapy) OVERVIEW. Cryotherapy involves the application of cold substances for the purposes of reducing blood flow and tissue metabolism and increase pain thresholds. Agents include cold…
Chapter 30 Exercise Equipment This section includes advice/concerns for therapeutic or exercise equipment commonly found in the gym of a physical rehabilitation facility and include finger ladders, free and machine…
Chapter 17 Activities of Daily Living (Basic) In the following sections, bed activities, transfer, feeding (aspiration), carrying, and lifting concerns will be listed. These concerns are activity (dynamic) related. (For…
Chapter 23 Therapeutic Massage (Includes Western Techniques, Swedish, Classic; Excludes Eastern Technique, Shiatsu) OVERVIEW. Therapeutic massage (also called Western, Swedish, or classic) is a “hands-on,” rhythmical application of pressure and…
Chapter 46 Sound Agents 46.1 Therapeutic Ultrasound OVERVIEW. Therapeutic ultrasound is a physical agent that emits high frequency oscillations or sound waves (0.7 to 3.3 MHz frequency range) that penetrates…
Chapter 34 Supportive Devices 34.1 Elastic Supports (Compression Supports) OVERVIEW. An elastic support is an article of clothing that offers some degree of compression around a body part in order…
Chapter 13 Flexibility Exercises 13.1 Passive Range of Motion OVERVIEW. PROM is motion produced by an external force, without voluntary contraction, and within an unrestricted portion of a joint.1 One…
Chapter 52 Acupuncture OVERVIEW. Acupuncture, a traditional form of Chinese medicine, involves the insertion of fine needles through the skin and into strategic body points along meridians, for a desired…
Chapter 65 Positioning OVERVIEW. Positioning is the act of placing or arranging.1 In physical rehabilitation, it pertains to the adequate arrangement of patients for a treatment (e.g., postural drainage; pressure…
