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0
Q

Draw pain scale

A

0-10
No pain - unbearable pain
Used to get subjective data/communicate with client about pain/comfort.

1
Q

What is a contrast treatment

A
Alternating hot/cold. 6-8 cycles
Start with hot. End with cold. 
3 min/1 min
Foot bath: submerge up to malleolus
Contrast temps up to clients tolerance. 
Creates circulatory whip
2
Q

Contraindications for heat treatment

A
Diabetes
Heart condition
High blood pressure
Fver
Rash/open wounds
Cancer
Sunburn
3
Q

Contraindications for cold treatments

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Diabetes
Impaired circulation
MS
Elderly, infants
Blood pressure issues
4
Q

Ways to make cold treatments more pleasant for the clients

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Warm room
Provide blanket
Hot tea to drink prior to treatment
Provide hot treatments prior to cold
Hot packs
Hot foot bath
Friction
5
Q

Draw pain diagram

A

Pain. Spasm. Guard it. Loss of function. Pain.

Trauma

6
Q

How many towels are used with a hot pack? Cold pack?

A

4 towels a pack for hot

1:1 cold pack

7
Q

What is temp for cold bath?

A

55-70

8
Q

Temp range for paraffin bath? How long lasts?

A

122-130
10-20 min

135 - face

9
Q

Methods of heat therapy

A
Sauna
Wrap
Baths
Hot stone
Sitz bath
Whirl pool
10
Q

Methods of cryotherapy

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Cold stone massage
Ice massage
Packs/wraps
Cold bath

11
Q

How long for ice massage

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15-20 min

12
Q

Signs of inflammation

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Redness
Swollen tissue
Pain at location
Warmth of skin

13
Q

What is specific gravity of water

A

1

Specific heat gets to that number

14
Q

What is Hubbard tank

A

Immersion tank

Stimulation deprivation tank

15
Q

What is acute injury

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24-48 hours after trauma

16
Q

What is subacute injury

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About a week after trauma

17
Q

What is a chronic injury

A

Long term injury

18
Q

Acidosis is

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Ph below 7.0

19
Q

What is alkalosis

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Ph is above 7.0

20
Q

What is cold rubbing

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Soak a linen cloth in cold water, wring out, briskly rub upper and lower trunk. Or entire body.
Go to bed until warm and dry.

21
Q

Uses of cold rubbing

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For invigoration, tone up body, promote blood flow, use in problems of circulation or infections of resp system

22
Q

Vasodilation

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Dilates vessels to send warm blood to the body’s surface to be cooled

23
Q

Heat is

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Passive and sedative

24
Q

Vasoconstriction

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The skin capillaries become more narrower, to limit blood flow to the skin and keep the heat in our bodies

25
Q

Rules of hydrotherapy

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Thorough case history 
Check for contraindications
Adapt method to client
Have client use bathroom
Stay with client while treatment
Explain complete treatment
Room should be draft free, clean, quiet
Keep client from getting chilled
When applying cold - make it as cold as possible
Warm temps should be as warm as necessary
More is not better
So client questions during treatment 
Check on comfort level
Check pulse periodically
Watch for signs of discomfort or negative reactions 
Stop treatment if reaction occurs
Keep cold treatments short 
Apply cold compress to back of head during hot treatments