Occupational Therapy
Physical Agent Modality Certification
Types of Certification

1. Superficial Thermal Agent Modalities means hot packs, cold packs, ice, fluidotherapy, paraffin, water, and other commercially available superficial heating and cooling technologies.
2. Deep Thermal Agent Modalities means therapeutic ultrasound and phonophoresis. Deep thermal agent modalities do not include the use of diathermy or lasers.
3. Electrotherapeutic Agent Modalities means neuromuscular electrical stimulation, transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation, and iontophoresis.  Electrotherapeutic agent modalities do not include the use of ultraviolet light.