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| What are the effects of Cryotherapy? |
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Definition
| "Vasoconstriction, Vasodilitation, Reduced Nerve Conduction, Reduce Muscle Spasm, Reduce Tissue Metabolism, Reduce Pain." |
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| Why is Reduction of tissue metabolism important to acute injuries? |
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Definition
| "Keep cells alive, thus reduces swelling, because you have less to clean up. Less Inflammatory Response." |
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Term
| What is the major limiting factor to rehabilitaton? |
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Definition
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| What causes vasoconstriction? |
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Definition
| Action on Sympathetic Nerve Fibers |
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| What are the effects of vasoconstriction? |
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Definition
| "Redue local blood flow, Reduce extravascular fluid accumulation (Edema and Bleeding), Distal Effect, Compensatory changes in deeprer vessels." |
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Term
| T/F Ice penetrates all the way to the bone? |
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Term
| What does PRICE stand for? |
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Definition
| "Protect, Rest, Ice, Compression and Elevation" |
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Term
| "What is the ""Hunting Reaction""?" |
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Definition
| Rebound Vasodilitation=An increase of blood flow after the administration of Cold Therapy. (Hands burn after playing in the snow and then you go inside) |
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Term
| What are the effects of the Vasodilitation? |
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Definition
| "Rebound Vasodilitation, Preserves tissue viability, Prevents tissue temperature from falling below ""Critical Temp"" and Erythema. (Variable Duration)" |
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Term
| Nerve conduction is reduced at what temperature? |
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Definition
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| What is the result of reduced nerve conduction velocity? |
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Definition
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Term
| T/F Ice effects both Motor and Sensory Nerves? |
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Definition
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Term
| What are the effects of Long Duration on Motor Nerves? |
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Definition
| Decreased Muscles Force and Work |
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| What are the effects of Shor Duration on Motor Nerves? |
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Definition
| Increased Muscle Force and Work |
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Term
| T/F Ice can be used to create more blood flow to deep regions than superficial heat can? |
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Definition
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Term
| "Why do you only Ice for 20min, why not longer?" |
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Definition
| To avoid tissue damage from crystalization that will eventually lead to cell death. |
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Term
| What are the two effects that Ice has on Sensory Nerve conduction? |
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Definition
| "Slows Nerve Conduction and Reduces Pain by closing the Pain Gate (Gate Theory, Melzack and Wall) and by producing endorphins (Natural Opiodes)." |
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Term
| Ice increases or decreases muscles spasticity? |
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Definition
| "Increases initially, but then decreases muscles spasticity effectively." |
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Term
| Ice decreases muscles spacticity by directly acting upon what? |
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Definition
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Term
| What 4 structures does Ice effect regaurding muscle spasticity? |
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Definition
| "The Gamma Fibers, Motor Fibers, Sensory Fibers and Transmission at the Myoneural Jx." |
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Term
| "What is the Immediate, initial, teporary increase in reflex muscle tone called?" |
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Definition
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Term
| "With reduced antangonist spasticity/spasm, you increase ____________ strength?" |
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Definition
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| What are the effects of Ice in reducing tissue metabolism? |
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Definition
| "Enhanced tissue viability, Less cellular death/necrosis, Less debris to clean up and Reduced inflammatory response." |
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Term
| What are the 6 or 7 things Ice does to reduce pain? |
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Definition
| "Direct effect on sensory nerve endings and pain carrying fibers, Reduction of muscular spasm, Limiting Bleeding and Swelling, Limiting Inflammatory Rx, Influencing the Gate Mechanism and Enhancing Endorphin production." |
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Term
| T/F Cold can't penetrate Fatty Layer Insulation? |
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Definition
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Term
| T/F Heat penetrates deeper than Cold? |
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Definition
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Term
| T/F Muscle temperature drops just as quick as skin temperature? |
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Definition
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Term
| What is the minimum time needed to cool muscle? |
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Definition
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| How long should you Ice to to make sure you have cooled the muscle? |
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Definition
| To the point of numbness and a minute or two after that. |
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Term
| What are 2 negatives from prolonged cooling? |
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Definition
| May retard healing and Damage to Peripheral Nerves |
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Term
| How often should PRICE be repeated? |
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Definition
| "Limiting bleeding or Swelling, Reduce Pain, Reduce muscle spasm, Limit Inflammatory Response, Reduce local metabolism, Facilitate muscle contraciton (short duration application), Reduce spasticity and Post Burn." |
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Term
| 4 Contraindications of Ice? |
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Definition
| "Local Ischemic conditions, Raynauds, Cold Allergy and Impaired Sensory Perception." |
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Definition
| "Acute Trauma, Subacute/Chronic Conditions, Some Arthritides and Spastic Conditions." |
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Definition
| "Cheap, Good Penetration and Long lastion rebound ""heating"" effect (2-2 1/2 Hrs After)" |
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Term
| T/F You should always use an interface when using Cryotherapy? |
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Definition
| "FALSE, Ice massage uses no interface. " |
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Term
| Methods of administration? |
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Definition
| "Ice Packs, massage, baths and sprays" |
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Term
| T/F You should use a dry towel or elastic wrap as an interface between skin and the ice. |
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Definition
| "FALSE, wet towel or elastic wrap" |
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Term
| What is one of the best benefits of a Contrast Bath? |
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Definition
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Term
| When should one use a Contrast Bath? |
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Definition
| Best used days after the injury and where there is a lot of Edema |
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Term
| T/F Compression of afflicted region is advisable after a Contrast Bath? |
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Definition
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Term
| What is the Distal Effect? |
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Definition
| Vasoconstriction of more proximal region rob the more distal regions of blood flow. |
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Term
| Disadvantages of Cryotherapy? |
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Definition
| Uncomfortable application and Compliance |
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