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Which therapy has been more widely used through out time, ice or heat? |
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Superficial Heat penetrates how far? |
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What are the 3 types of Superficial Heat? |
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Conductive, Convectiv & Conversive |
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What is the only type of Deep Heat? |
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Why doesn't Superficial Heat Penetrate to the bone like ice? |
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How does the Heat penetrate the Fat Insulation? |
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Energy converted to heat in tissue conversive. |
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Hot object placed in contact with skin. Heat conducted from hot source to cooler body. Hot Packs or Paraffin. |
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Source not in direct contact with surface. Heat projected toward surface. Whirlpool, Fluidotherapy. |
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Conversion of different energy source to heat. Converted within body (deeper peretration). Infrared, Ultraviolet, Ultrasound, and Diathermy (Microwave) |
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What are 4 Indications for Superficial Heat therapy? |
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Subacute/Chronic Musculoskeletal Conditions, Arthritis/Joint Pain, Fibrositis and Myositis/Myalgia |
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T/F It is difficult to produce deep heating effect by apply cold object to surface? |
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Where is the Superficial Heat absorbed? |
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In superficial capillaries and then heat is dissipated, because of the body's regulation of temperature. |
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What are the Physiologic Effects of Superficial Heat Therapy? |
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Vasodilitation, Increased capillary permiability, Increase exchange of O2 and CO2, Increase metabolism, Increae Collagen extensibility, Sedates by reducing pain/spasm/pain cycle and Analgesic. |
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What are 6 Contraindications of Superficial Heat Therapy? |
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Acute Trauma, Conditions where vasodilitation is unwise, Advanced PVD, Heat sensitivity, Insensitivity to Heat, Febrile conditions, Malignacies and Extremes in Age. |
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What is the maximum safe exposure to direct contact? |
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Conductive heat depends on what 3 things? |
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Temperature difference, Duration and Heat release by source. |
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T/F Maximal temperature for safe exposure to direct contact heat varies on the individual? |
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Cloth pack heat to 140'-170' much hotter than safe, how is it administered safely? |
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Wraped in terrycloth (8 Layers), thus not direct contact. |
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How long should you administer a Hot Pack? |
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How long should you adminiter a Chemical Pack? |
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T/F Heating Pads should be used under someone while they sleep? |
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How long is the treatment time for a Heating Pad? |
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What is Paraffin good for? |
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Arthritis, RA, DJD and Tendonitis/Tenosynovitis/Bursitis. |
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What are Contraindication for Parfafin? |
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Open wounds/ulcers, Dermatitis, PVD and Decreased Sensation. |
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What is the treatment time for Paraffin? |
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What is the temperature use for Hydrotherapy? |
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In what condition should Hydotherapy NOT be use ever? |
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Hydrotherapy should use lower heat for what type of patients? |
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Elderly, Very Young, PVD and DM |
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The temperature for Fluidtherapy is higher that Hydrotherapy, why? |
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How long is treatment time for Fluidtherapy? |
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