FINAL Flashcards
(18 cards)
Hot whirlpool
20 min extremity
15 mins full body
HOT PACKS
20-40MINS
UV LAMP
skin conditions. Fungi. athletes foot.
parrafin bath
hands and feet only. Arthritis conditions 15-20mins of moist heat. thick layers. at least 10-12 times
connective tissue stretch
apply heat for 10 mins
then put them in a stretch position and heat for anther 20 min. then take heat off then apply ice for 10 mins.
then tx is done.
CONTRAST BATH
Hot (113 degrees) or cold bath (40-45)
10-15 mins, then pull out and put in other for 10-15 mins.
alternate back and forth
trigger point
hold 20-30 seconds
IASTM
5-15 min.
CAN NOT DO IN ACTUE PHASE
Kinesiotape
edema
weak muscles
hypertonic muscles
ULTRASOUND
can use in acute care
10-20% duty cycle.
ULATRASOUND
SUBACUTE CARE
50-100% DUTY CYLE, >1.0W.CM (for chronic)
(mild thermal)
1 or 3 MHZ
COMBO
electric stim (IFC)& US Trigger points or muscle spasm - to activate motor units MILD TO MODERATE MUSCLE SPASMS to patient tolerance
IFC/PREMOD
1-5 (10) pps- edema or muscle spasm, chronic pain
80-150 (120) pps acute pain relief
high: ACUTE PAIN, TARGET/SWEEP/20-30MINS
low: chronic pain, target/seep/20-30mins
NMES/RUSSIAN STIM
NORMAL
CO-CONTRACTION
RECIPRCAL
TIME: 10-20MINS (NEVER GO ABOVE 20)
NMES/RSTIM
RAMP:
- ACUTE, 2 secs
- subacute
LASER
immediate care.
sweep 5-1000hx for 3 mins only (multiradiance only)
-Acute, subacute, chronic care
traction
primary goal : pain relief
manual, mechanical, positional, inversion, aquatic
Contraindications to traction
cervical: RA
inversion: glaucoma
lumbar: hernia, dissecting aaa, pregnancy