This comprehensive resource provides the information needed to apply physical agents effectively and safely within a complete rehabilitation program. Coverage is divided into 3 sections. The first section addresses the types of problems that can be treated with physical agents. The second section explores all of the physical agents themselves, including step-by-step instructions on how to apply them. Finally, the third section explains how to integrate physical agents into the entire treatment plan for a patient. Clinical case studies demonstrate the decision-making process necessary to choose a course of treatment with physical agents.
Michelle H. Cameron, MD, PT, a neurologist and physical therapist, is an assistant professor in the Department of Neurology at Oregon Health & Science University and at the Portland Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Portland, Oregon.
Dr. Cameron provides clinical neurology care to people with Multiple Sclerosis (MS) and related disorders, and is currently developing her research on balance and falls in this population. She has carried out a number of studies in this area and also contributes to clinical trials of various MS treatments.
When not caring for patients or carrying out research, Dr. Cameron teaches continuing education courses on the use of physical agents in rehabilitation. Her discussions of physical agents bring together current research and practice, in the context of today's health care environment, to provide the decision-making and hands-on tools needed to support optimal patient care.
Dr. Cameron is the author of Physical Agents in Rehabilitation: From Research to Practice, now in its third edition, and is the co-editor, together with Linda G. Monroe, MPT, of both Physical Rehabilitation: Evidence-Based Examination, Evaluation and Intervention, and its companion edition, Physical Rehabilitation for the Physical Therapist Assistant. Her books have been translated into six languages.
Her latest book, Physical Rehabilitation for the Physical Therapist Assistant, is due to publish in Fall 2010.
