Ch. 1, 2, and 3 Flashcards
What are three examples of thermal agents?
hot pack, ice pack, ultrasound, and diathermy
What are mechanical agents?
Traction, compression, water, and sound
What are electromagnetic agents?
Electromagnetic fields, electrical currents.
UV, LASER, TENS
Transudate?
Fluid that first forms during inflammation
Exudate?
cloudy thicker fluid
What does pus indicate in a wound?
sign of infection
During initial injury what are the goals?
Prevent further injury or bleeding, and clean open wound
Properties of C fibers?
-transmit signals slowly
-transmit signals that are dull, throbbing aching, burning
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What are different types of pain?
Acute pain- pain that lasts 3-6 months
Chronic pain- pain that doesn’t resovle in the normal recovery time
Referred pain- pain that is referred to a muscular
Radicualr pain- direct
Neuropathic pain- pain caused by a lesion or disease affecting the nerves
Pain caused by malignancy- bone cancer
Complex regional pain syndrome- over active nervous system
What are they effects of physical agents?
reduce inflammation, accelerates tissue healing, relieves pain, alters tissue extensibility, and modifies tone.
True or false cryotherapy is recommended during the chronic inflammation phase?
False, cryo can increase joint stiffness
what are the goals of the proliferation stage?
control scar tissue, ensure circulation, maintain strength and flexibility
What is the pain-spasm pain cycle?
nocioceptor activation causes transmission cell activation that stimulates anterior horn cells to cause muscles to contract. This produces compression of blood vessels, accumulation of chemical irritants,
What is the final nerve in a muscle contraction?
alpha motor neuron
