Using water for buoyancy, resistance, or wound cleansing. 3. Electromagnetic Agents
Physical Agents in Rehabilitation: An Evidence-Based Approach to Practice by is a definitive textbook used in physical and occupational therapy to guide the clinical application of heat, cold, electricity, and other physical energies. The book emphasizes an evidence-based approach , grounding every therapeutic recommendation in scientific research rather than just tradition. Core Categories of Physical Agents The text organizes modalities into four primary groups: