WEEK 6 Manual Skills 1 Flashcards
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What is hydrotherapy used for?
Manage pain and inflammation, promote relaxation and increase circulation to the skin extremities and joints.
What are some indications?
Pain and inflammation, stress, insomnia, decreased ROM, muscle hypertonicity and poor or sluggish circulation
What are the types of hydrotherapy?
Thermal, mechanical and chemical
What is conduction?
Transfer or heat by direct contact with a heated or cooled substance, ex. Heat pack and ice pack
What is convection?
Transfer of heat onto or off the whole body by moving air or liquid, ex. Steaming and sauna
What is radiation?
The transfer of heat through space without two objects touching, ex. Infrared sauna (light sauna)
What is condensation?
When gas loses heat, it condenses to form liquid water
What is FIDS
F - Frequency: Rate at which energy is being added/removed
I - Intensity: The extent of the temperature increase/decrease
D - Duration: The length of time of exposure
S - Surface area: The volume of tissue exposed
What is derivation?
Drawing blood or lymph from one part of the body by increasing the amount of blood or lymph in another part of the body
What is retrostasis?
The application of cold to a part of the body causes vasoconstriction and drives the blood to the interior of the body and away from the area of the cold application
What is systolic?
The maximum pressure reached during the ejection of blood into the aorta with contraction of the ventricles of the heart - The first number
What is diastolic?
