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F.A. Davis Company Modalities For Therapeutic Intervention by Susan L. Michlovitz
With a new title and format, the 4th Edition of the previously titled Thermal Agents in Rehabilitation combines all modalities in one book. Its focus remains on expanding and strengthening clinical decision-making skills through sample case studies. A problem-solving approach with hands-on information describes the contemporary application of modalities with an emphasis on evidence-based practice. The 4th Edition has been entirely revised to reflect the terminology of the APTAs Guide to Physical Therapist Practice. A volume in the Contemporary Perspectives in Rehabilitation Series Edited by Steven L. Wolf, PhD, PT, FAPTA "This is the best overall text for modalities Ive seen in my 14 years of teaching modalities. It has the meat without the unnecessaryand superfluous. I will be adopting it as my new text this coming yearand in years to come." -- Burke Gurney, PT, PhD., Assistant Professor, Physical Therapy Program, Department of Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation, University of New Mexico School of Medicine_x000D_ _x000D_1. The history of the biopsychosocial approach in medicine: before and after Engel ; 2. The theoretical basis of the biopsychosocial model ; 3. Remediable or preventable social factors in the aetiology and prognosis of medical disorders ; 4. Remediable or preventable psychological factors in the aetiology and prognosis of medical disorders ; 5. The biopsychosocial approach: a note of caution ; 6. Can neurobiology explain the relationship between stress and disease? ; 7. Fear and depression as remediable causes of disability in common medical conditions in primary care ; 8. How important is the biopsychosocial approach? Some examples from research ; 9. Complementary and alternative medicine: shopping for health in post-modern times ; 10. A case of irritable bowel syndrome that illustrates the biopsychosocial model of illness ; 11. Are the patient-centred and biopsychosocial approaches compatible? ; 12. What are the barriers to health-care systems using a biopsychosocial approach, and how might they be overcome? ; 13. Final discussion: how to overcome the barriers ; 14. Beyond the biomedical to the biopsychosocial: integrated medicine_x000D_