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What are the ideal treatment parameters for using US to treat pain associated with rotator cuff injury via stimulation of cutaneous thermal receptors?

Molecules are best delivered by phonophoresis using:

The tissue with the highest attenuation rate of 1MHz Ultrasound is _____.

Contraindications for Thermotherapy include all of the following EXCEPT:

Heating an area of the body generally causes vasodilation locally, and to a lesser extent in areas distant from the site of application.  This distant response can result in a decrease in cerebral blood flow enough to cause a patient to faint during the application of thermotherapy.  The appropriate response from the PTA treating the patient would be to:

A frail 75y/o female diagnosed with a right hip intertrochanteric fracture eight weeks status post open reduction and internal fixation with a metal plate and pinning.  The patient currently has pain with hip flexion and abduction.  Using a hot pack is an acceptable modality for this patient.

Commercial cold packs remain semi-solid when kept at _____ so the pack conforms to body contours.

For an acute sprain or an acutely painful joint using 3 MHz frequency, you would likely use:

During the application of a vapocoolant spray, the therapist should do all of the following EXCEPT:

A therapist checks the water temperature of the hydrocollator after several patients report the heat being very strong.  Which of the following temperatures would be acceptable?