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Physical modalities include all therapies which deliver energy in any form to the tissue. Thus the oldest physiotherapy is the mechanical energy afforded by massage, and the most sophisticated, in its mode of production as well as its effects, is roentgentherapy.
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Doury, P., Dirheimer, Y., Pattin, S. (1981). Physical Treatment. In: Algodystrophy. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-67989-6_28
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