Hydrotherapy/temperature therapy – Flashcards
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Hydrotherapy
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Use of water in health and healing practices
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Temperature therapy
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Therapeutics application of hot or cold whether or not water is involved
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Universal
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The use of water for bathing, relaxation and recreation is
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Hippocrates
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Famous Greek physician who used compresses, sponging, bathing and drinking water in his treatments
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Vincent Priessnitz
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A farmer in the Austro-Hungarian empire who was famous for the methods of water therapy
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Vincent Priessnitz
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Father of hydrotherapy
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Vincent Priessnitz
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Created an entire system of baths, compresses, and other hot and cold applications to treat various diseases.
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Sebastian kneipp
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Born in 1821 in Bavaria and is perhaps the most famous water cure practitioner of his era
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Sebastian kneipp
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He was a priest who built on priessnitz's water-based therapy and his own knowledge of herbal remedies
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Sebastian kneipp
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Wrote the book My Water Cure
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J Harvey Kellogg battle creek sanitarium in Michigan
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One place where the idea of natural healing resort was started in the us
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J Harvey Kellogg
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Wrote the "handbook of domestic hygiene and rational medicine in 1880
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Warm to hot hydrotherapy benefit
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Raising the body temperature, producing sweating, cleansing skin pores, increasing superficial circulation, muscular relaxation, and general relaxation.
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Lowering body temperature, closing skin pores, decreasing superficial circulation, and general invigoration and stimulation.
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Cool to cold forms of hydrotherapy have what benefits
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Warm to hot hydrotherapy
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Best used before receiving a massage
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Cool or cold forms of hydrotherapy
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Best used after receiving a massage
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Most common form of cryotherapy in a spa setting
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Cold shower
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Whirlpool bath
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Consist of a water filled tub that has air and water jets causing movement and churning of the water
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95*-105*
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What is the recommended water temperature for relaxation in a whirlpool bath
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95*-104*
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Temp range for a warm whirlpool bath
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105*-110*
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Temp range for a hot whirlpool bath
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Cold
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This kind of shower is stimulating and helps reduce general body heat
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Vichy (Swiss)
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A shower given with the client lying on a table using alternating hot and cold water , or with a salt of shampoo scrub
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Steam room
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A room tiled from floor to ceiling with benches for sitting. Steam comes out from jets in the wall and fills the space with wet heat
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105*-130*, 100% humidity
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Steam room temp and humidity
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Sauna
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Typically a wood lined room heated with dry heat
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160*-180*F, 6-8% humidity
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What is the temperature and humidity of a sauna
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Hot packs
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This enhances muscle relaxation, enhance circulation and prepare the area for a deeper massage prior to massage
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Moist and dry hot pack
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Heat sources include
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Moist
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Which is more penetrating, moist or dry hot pack?
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High or low blood pressure, heart or circulatory problems, pregnancy, systemic diseases such as hepatitis, seizures, ms, infection or inflammatory condition, vascular problems with phlebitis, varicose veins, diabetes, skin rash, allergies to water additives, contagious conditions, some cancers and cancers treatments, certain medications
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Name some contraindications for thermohydrotherapy
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Hydro collator
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Metal containers with electrical heating unit used to keep water within a certain temp 158*-168*. Hot packs are suspended in the hot water to a therapeutic temperature and then applied to the client
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5-7 min
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How often should you ask for the clients feedback regarding how the hot pack feels
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Cryotherapy
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Cold applied locally to muscles and related soft tissue, causes vasoconstriction and decreased local circulation
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Cold
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What application after trauma or injury can decrease secondary cell and tissue damage
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Rest, ice, compression, elevation, and stabilization
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What is the RICES first aid principles
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Reduce muscle spasms
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Cold packs are used as adjuncts to massage to
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Sports, rehabilitation, chiropractor
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Settings where cryotherapy would mainly be used
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Cold sensation, tingling or itching, pain, aching or burning, numbness or analgesia
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Name the 4 stages of cryotherapy
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Commercial cold pack and ice pack
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Name 2 types of cold packs
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Circular motion, use over small area, 5-10 min, until area is numb
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Name ice massage technique
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Thermotherapy
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Anything treatment above the body temperature is known as
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Cold application
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This treatment protects the body from worsening of a soft tissue injury
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Menthol
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Research supports that this, in particular, acts as a "counter-irritant
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Counter-irritant theory
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Based on an active ingredient actually "irritating" the skin to create a reaction that cancels the pain signal before it reaches the brain.
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Nerve
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In the counter-irritation theory the skin irritation would stimulate certain __________ fibers (larger size) that would send more information than the smaller-size __________ fibers that are carrying the pain signals
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Gate-control theory
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Using counter-irritation to actually block the pain signal from reaching the brain. This is known as ___________________ and is a common held view of pain relief
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Remove dead skin, stimulate lymph and blood flow, remineralize the skin, improve skin texture and tone, strengthens the immune system, remove toxins and waste product, opens pores to allow deeper penetration of moisturizers and body products
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What are some benefits of Epsom salt
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Epsom salt
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Exfoliating salt scrub that is mainly made up if magnesium and sulfates
