TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Preface to the First Edition A1 - Bellew, James W. A1 - Michlovitz, Susan L. A1 - Nolan Jr., Thomas P. Y1 - 2016 N1 - T2 - Modalities for Therapeutic Intervention, 6e AB - Thermal agents are used in physical therapy and rehabilitation to reduce pain, to enhance healing, and to improve motion. The physical therapist should have a solid foundation in the normal physiologic control of the cardiovascular and neuromuscular systems prior to using an agent that can alter the function of these structures. In addition, a background in the physiology of healing mechanisms and of pain serves as a basis for the rationale of using thermal agents. SN - PB - McGraw-Hill Education CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/03/18 UR - fadavispt.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1135305879 ER -