With interferential current, which feature helps to counteract accommodation?

Which of the following skin conditions indicates that the skin is about to burn?

A patient has very mild edema, slight erythema, and the skin is slightly warm to touch 2 weeks after a knee injury. Pain is reports 2/10. The phase of healing the patient is likely in is:

The physiological justification for using supine traction to reduce a disc protrusion is to

History:  Pain and tightness at L4-L5 in the right low back   Patient has been receiving traction in the clinic with good resolution of the pain. PT Goal:  decrease pain, educate on positional traction at home PT Plan of Care:  Positional Traction for home  The PTA instructs the patient to lie on their:

History:  Extensive muscle guarding of the cervical paravertebral muscles bilaterally.  Guarding has been present for at least 3 weeks, patient weighs 150 pounds, pain 3/10 Goal:  Decrease muscle spasmPlan of Care:  intermittent tractionThe patient tolerated the first traction treatment well.  Which of the following parameters are recommended for the second treatment of this patient in supine?

Because a rebound increase in pain can occur after the initial application of high-force traction, it is generally recommended that traction force be kept low for the initial treatment and then be gradually increased until maximum benefit is obtained.

A patient is receiving cervical traction using the Saunders Head Halter.  What angle of pull will provide the maximal amount of separation of the lower intervertebral foramina?

PT Goal:  Soft tissue elongation PT Plan of Care:  intermittent lumbar tractionFor a patient who weighs 140 pounds, what is the maximal recommended traction force?

Specific assessments for contraindications to short-wave diathermy include: