Modalities

  • Used to increase tissue extensibility, increase scar pliability, facilitate healing process, decrease  edema, decrease pain, facilitate  motion, decrease hypersensitivity
  • Can include:  Paraffin, Moist heat, Fluidotherapy, Ultrasound, Electrical stimulation such as TENS, interferential stimulation, neuromuscular electrical stimulation, iontophoresis, Laser therapy, ice/ice massage