Thermotherapy
Chapter 47 Thermotherapy (Includes Hot Packs, Paraffin Wax, Infrared Lamps) OVERVIEW. Thermotherapy comprises a number of physical agents that use superficial heat to increase soft tissue extensibility, reduce pain, improve…
Postural Drainage (Bronchial Drainage)
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…
Cryotherapy (Cold Therapy)
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…
Exercise Equipment
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…
Activities of Daily Living (Basic)
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…
Therapeutic Massage (Includes Western Techniques, Swedish, Classic; Excludes Eastern Technique, Shiatsu)
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…
Sound Agents
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…
Supportive Devices
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…
Flexibility Exercises
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…
Acupuncture
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…
