Modalities Vocabulary

2. the use of cold in surgery or other medical treatment.
5. the SI unit of power, equivalent to one joule per second, corresponding to the power in an electric circuit in which the potential difference is one volt and the current one ampere.
7. when a vessel gets smaller, leading to higher blood pressure and less fluid flowing to the area.
8. the emission of energy as electromagnetic waves or as moving particles, especially high-energy particles which cause ionization.
9. when a blood vessel gets larger, lowering blood pressure and allowing more fluid to flow to the area.
12. a massage technique that involves kneading the body.
14. also known as electrical potential difference or pressure, is the force that drives electric charge (electrons) to flow through a circuit.
15. the process by which heat or electricity is directly transmitted through a substance when there is a difference of temperature or of electrical potential between adjoining regions, without movement.

1. a method of heat transfer where thermal energy moves through tissue, fluids, liquids or gases
3. is the International System of Units (SI) derived unit for electrical resistance, measuring how strongly a material opposes the flow of electric current
4. a localized physical condition in which part of the body becomes reddened, swollen, hot, and often painful.
6. a condition marked by intermittent muscular spasms, caused by malfunction of the parathyroid glands and a consequent deficiency of calcium
10. the base unit of electrical current.
11. a condition or circumstance that suggests or indicates that a particular technique or drug should not be used in the case in question.
13. a form of massage involving a circular stroking movement made with the palm of the hand.