Therapeutic Modalities in Sports MedicineA text for use in advanced courses in sports medicine, providing a theoretically based but practically oriented guide to the use of therapeutic modalities in the treatment of sports-related injury. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR |
Contents
Electromagnetic and Acoustic Spectra1 | 1 |
The application of the electromagnetic spectrum | 7 |
Shortwave and Microwave Diathermy | 8 |
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