Clinical Electrophysiology: Electrotherapy and Electrophysiologic Testing

Organized by therapeutic goals, the Third Edition of this comprehensive textbook on electrotherapies provides a fundamental understanding of contemporary, evidence-based intervention and assessment procedures. The text takes a problem-oriented approach and recommends interventions consistent with both theory and the clinical efficacy of the intervention for specific, clearly identified clinical disorders.

This edition has a new chapter on electrical stimulation and biofeedback for genitourinary dysfunction, including incontinence management in both women and men. All the intervention-based chapters have a new format that emphasizes evidence-based practice and practical application. Additional self-study questions are included in each chapter.

NEW TO THIS EDITION:

• New chapter on Electrical Stimulation and Biofeedback for Genitourinary Dysfunction (Chapter 9) includes topics such as incontinence management in both women and men, and gives solid evidence to support or refute specific procedures.
• New organization
• Chapter on mechanisms of pain transmission and pain control with electrotherapy will be moved up to chapter 4 to make the first four chapters the theoretical basis for the clinical application chapters that follow.
• Chapter on electrophysiologic evaluation will become the last chapter (chapter 12) in order to enable students to meet core educational competencies.
• New chapter format for the intervention chapters (chapters 5-11) adds consistency and clarity to emphasize evidenced-based practice and practical application.
• Additional self-study questions are included in each chapter to enhance understanding of key concepts.
• New emphasis on evidence-based preferential practice patterns.

"...organized by therapeutic goals, this edition has been completely revised to include chapters on biofeedback therapy and electrical stimulation of urogenital dysfunction ...neuromuscular stimulation has been greatly expanded."

Organized by therapeutic goals, the Third Edition of this comprehensive textbook on electrotherapies provides a fundamental understanding of contemporary, evidence-based intervention and assessment procedures. The text takes a problem-oriented approach and recommends interventions consistent with both theory and the clinical efficacy of the intervention for specific, clearly identified clinical disorders.

This edition has a new chapter on electrical stimulation and biofeedback for genitourinary dysfunction, including incontinence management in both women and men. All the intervention-based chapters have a new format that emphasizes evidence-based practice and practical application. Additional self-study questions are included in each chapter.

NEW TO THIS EDITION:

• New chapter on Electrical Stimulation and Biofeedback for Genitourinary Dysfunction (Chapter 9) includes topics such as incontinence management in both women and men, and gives solid evidence to support or refute specific procedures.
• New organization
• Chapter on mechanisms of pain transmission and pain control with electrotherapy will be moved up to chapter 4 to make the first four chapters the theoretical basis for the clinical application chapters that follow.
• Chapter on electrophysiologic evaluation will become the last chapter (chapter 12) in order to enable students to meet core educational competencies.
• New chapter format for the intervention chapters (chapters 5-11) adds consistency and clarity to emphasize evidenced-based practice and practical application.
• Additional self-study questions are included in each chapter to enhance understanding of key concepts.
• New emphasis on evidence-based preferential practice patterns.

Doody Review Services

Reviewer:Christopher James Hughes, PT,PhD,OCS,CSCS(Slippery Rock University)
Description:This updated third edition provides a strong foundation of basic science and clinical application as it relates to the field of clinical electrophysiology. The previous edition was published in 1995.
Purpose:The purpose is to provide readers with a strong didactic foundation in electrophysiology and then apply this knowledge in subsequent chapters that discuss evidence underlying clinical interventions for electrical stimulation. This blend of objectives is appropriate and the authors have succeeded.
Audience:The book is best used in a physical therapy curriculum but it also has utility for experienced clinicians who need to become more up to date on the research evidence dealing with the evolving role of electrical stimulation in physical therapy treatment. The book is the result of the work of 12 authors.
Features:The first four chapters provide readers with a strong review of the concepts of electricity, instrumentation for electrotherapy, and muscle and nerve physiology. This is followed by a nice chapter on the neurobiology of pain and the role of electrical stimulation in pain modulation. Subsequent chapters detail various clinical applications. These areas include electrical stimulation for pain, chronic wounds, delivery of medication using iontophoresis, and treating movement control and posture. The book is well written and each chapter begins with an outline. A self study section ends each chapter, with the answers in an appendix. Another appendix discusses and effectively illustrates the peripheral neuroanatomy of the extremities. Several case studies also appear throughout the book. Figures and tables are clearly presented and each chapter is well organized.
Assessment:This is one of the few books in this area, and it presents a unique blend of theory and clinical application. Many books fall somewhere on either end of this spectrum, but the authors of this work have done a commendable job keeping things relevant for the audience of physical therapists who will read this book. Since the third edition has new chapters on treatment of urogenital disorders and a completely new chapter on pain physiology relating to electrical stimulation, I recommend purchasing the third edition. If clinicians are looking for a single evidence-based reference on electrical stimulation and its clinical usefulness in patient care, then I highly recommend this book.