Parameters for Hydrotherapy and such Flashcards
The temp for fluidotherapy unit ___ - ___
100 - 118
The water temp for hydroculator is __ - ___
158 - 167
tx time for fluidotherapy and hot pack
15-20 min
If too many towels on pt what is the rule for removing layers
On succeeding visits diminish the layer of towels as heat could desensitize the area if the tx has already started.
When using infrared lamp the PTA measures what and length of session is ___-___
Vertical distance from light to tgt area
15-30 minutes
Paraffin temp is btwn ___ - ____
113 - 122
Ultra sound duty cycle is calculated by:
on time divided by on and off time x 100
Beam nonuniformity ration is the ratio btwn the spatial peak intensity and spatial averaged intensity. The higher quality the crystal the lower the BNR - which is favorable. BNR values should range btwn 2:1 and 8:1 The higher the ratio___
the more critil it is to move the transducer more rapidly to avoid undersirable effects, such as pain, caused by periosteal
US should not be used to tx areas ___x the effective radiating area (ERA)
4x
Research has indicated that more than ___ US tx within a single episode of care can reduce red and white bld cell counts
14 US tx
