Mud packs

Chronic edema and inflammation

Vapocoolant spray: spray liquid at ___ angle, ___” or _______ cm

Physiologic effects of general heat application

Aid in promoting relaxation and could be recommended for home use.

Depletes ozone layer

Indication for contrast bath

Body part is heated and suspended by circulating air at high temp

One of the most common ways to deliver superficial heat

Manufactured in several sizes and shapes to better match the body part to which they are applied

Hot pack: _________ covers are also available and are equivalent to ____ layers of towelling

Physiologic effects of local heat application

Vapocoolant spray substance used

Small tunnels fitted with hot air fan heater

Contrast bath: place extremity in warm water for ____ mins, then transfer to cold water and immerse for 1 minute

Thermal sensory experience that occur whenever the skin comes in contact with something hotter or cooler than the skin

Hydrocollator packs: designed to fit the contours of the neck and upper back and are also appropriate for use around peripheral jts

Alternative to paraffin or hydrotherapy or when dry heat is desirable

May cause frostbite

Hot pack is covered with _____ layers of towel

Cryotherapy: Local piloerection

Stored in double walled, thermostatically controlled stainless steel tanks, and temperatures are maintained in the range of 47-54.4 or 117-130

Alternative immersion of part in hot and cold water

Ice towel duration

Hydrocollator packs: approx. 2x the size of standard pack and is suited for larger flat surface areas

Conduction

Treatment duration for contrast baths

Treatment duration ratio of contrast bath warm:cold

Temperature range of hydrocollator packs

Cryocuff duration

Pt feels sensation of pleasant warmth

Peloids temperature

After a hot pack has been used, a period of ________min is needed for the hot pack to reach the temp of the water in hydrocollator tank

Give some precautions of cryotherapy

Paraffin wax bath temp

Superficicial cold modality can penetrate tissues at greater depth than superficial heating because of increased rate of heat transfer and decreased rate of blood flow

Ice pack duration

Mud packs and peat packs

During fluidotherapy, active exercise is possible during intervention. This modality can minimize effects of gravity but cannot treat uneven contours and bony parts

Hydrocollator packs: 10x12 inches is suitable for treating medium size flat surface areas

Hot, dry air is applied locally for the treatment of chronic diseases of jts, nervous system and organs of pelvis

How many reps for dip and wrap?

Paraffin wax bath is a mixture of paraffix wax and ________, which are combined to lower the melting point and the specific heat in comparison to water

Stored in thermostatically controlled units that are filled with water

Duration of paraffin wax bath

Chemical cold pack temp

15-30 mins

Organic moor peat

A solid glove is formed that serves to insulate the body part against heat loss

If open wounds are present, body part should be placed in a plastic bag or large rubber glove

Indication of hydrocollator packs include adhesion. Contraindication include dermatologic conditions

8-15 mins

Hydrocollator packs readily conform to all body parts. It is a passive intervention, exercise cannot be performed simultaneously

In hydrocollator packs, it is important to sedate patient to sleep so that they can relax. These are contraindicated after radiation therapy

Can be a towel dipped in warm water and directly applied on the target area, or recycled water bottle with warm water inside then wrapped sufficiently with enough layers of towel and directly applied on the target area

Normal sequence of sensation after aoplication of cold

Convection

Indications of superficial heat

Available with safety switches that allow the heating pad to increase in temp only while the control is held in on the on position

Duration for chemical cold pack

For home use and can be disposable

Hydrocollator pack is also known as

Use of plastic bags filled with ice cubes or crushed ice

System for applying cold compression to various areas of the body

Painful conditions assoc with acute injuries

Alternative or homemade version of hot moist pack

Peloids treatment duration

Most commonly used method of PWB

Duration for vapocoolant spray

Hydrostatic pressure provides a compressive force to the target area

Useful for crushed hand injuries, open wounds and arthritis

Durable plastic cover around a silica grl stored in ref tank

Hydrocollator packs: Oversized

Method of cooling the skin by evaporation of substance sprayed on the skin

Continues to stay warm for 8hrs

Either heat or cold provides lasting benefit in the management of chronic pain. Neither heat or cold could be used for relief of joint stiffness.

Within 3 mins of application

Heat enhances the visco-elastic properties of connective tissue and may result in increased motion and decreased pain. Although cold has the opposite effect on connective tissue, it may provide greater pain relief for a given patient. An increase in motion may result, because pain no longer limits the motion.

Vapocoolant spray: Apply ____ parallel sweeps __ cm apart moving at a rate of __ inches/second or __ cm/second

Generally contain a hydrophilic substance such as silica gel or bentonite, encased in channeled canvas covers

Takes 30 mins of exposure of the wrap to reach its therapeutic temp of 40 deg celsius

Cryotherapy: First 20-30min

Weight of the hot pack helps maintain contact with the skin surface. Patient must feel comfortable warmth and not burning.

Contraindications of superficial heat

Treatment duration for fluidotherapy

Physiological effects of sf heating

Transmit heat to body tissue by conduction

4-7 mins

Not for claustrophobic patients

aka cold therapy

How many layers for brush method

Indication of paraffin wax bath include chronic edema and inflammation

Ice massage duration

Cryotherapy: >30 mins

Temp for contrast bath

This method of sf heat is best suited for distal extremities such as wrist, hand or foot

Muscle is stretched passively before and during spraying

Flammable and unsafe

Therapeutic application of any material or substance that results in withdrawal of heat from the body

Provides greatest magnitude of cooling among all cryotherapeutic agents