International Society for Electrophysical Agents in Physiotherapy
Biophysical and Electrophysical Energies for Assessment and Treatment
Definition of Electrophysical Agents
Electrophysical Agents (EPA) is defined as the use of electrophysical or biophysical energies for the purposes of evaluation, treatment and prevention of impairments, activity limitations, and participation restrictions.
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Evaluation procedures involving EPA include (but are not limited to) ultrasound imaging and electro-neurophysiological testing in order to assist with physical therapy diagnosis, guide treatment procedures and evaluate treatment outcomes.
Treatment procedures involving EPA include (but are not limited to) the use of thermal, electromagnetic, acoustic and mechanical energies to produce biophysical effects at the cellular, tissue, organic and whole body levels in order to achieve physiological and clinical effects which serves to maintain and optimize health.
Who we are?
ISEAP was established in 2009 in response to two major concerns regarding EPA:
a. Anecdotally, and from some published papers, the availability and usage of EPA was apparently in steady decline.
b. The physiotherapy profession, in general, appears to be unintentionally amplifying misconceptions about EPA.
Rather than addressing these concerns individually or nationally, a group of academics and EPA researchers identified the need to establish an international organization to bring all stakeholders to address these issues.
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