06-18: Fluidotherapy, Whirlpool Flashcards
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Fluidotherapy
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- Superficial, dry heat
- Simultaneously heat, massage (mechanical), sensory stimulation
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Equipment for Fluidotherapy
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- Container circulates warm air and small cellulose particles
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Advantages of Fluidotherapy
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- Promote tissue healing
- Skin desensitization
- Prevent edema
- Allows for active movement during intervention
- Maintains constant temperature
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Disadvantages of Fluidotherapy
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- Expensive
- May require extremity to be in a gravity dependent position
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Fluidotherapy - Parameters
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- Cover open wounds
- Place body part in fluidotherapy prior to turning machine on
- 110˚-125˚
- Agitation of particles set to pt comfort
- Rx time: 20 min.
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Types of whirlpools (3)
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- Extremity (hand or foot) tank
- Lowboy Tank (full body immersion)
- Hubbard Tank (full body immersion)
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Therapeutic uses of Hydrotherapy (3)
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- Wound care
- Unloading of weight (Waist level 50% WB, Chest level 20% WB)
- Reduction of edema
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Properties of water (7)
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- Buoyancy
- Hydrostatic pressure
- Relative density
- Resistance
- Specific gravity
- Specific heat
- Total drag force
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Buoyancy
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- Archimede’s principle
- Upward force exerted by liquid on the body when immersed in water is equal to the amount o fthe water that has been displaced by the body
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Hydrostatic pressure
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- Water exerts pressure perpendicular to the body and increases in proportion with depth of immersion
- Helps with edema
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Relative density
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- Allows a person with higher amount of body fat to float more easily than a leaner person
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Resistance
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- Water molecules tend to attract each other and provide resistance to movement of the body in the water
- Resistance increases in proportion to speed of motion
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Specific gravity
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- Ratio density of the object to the density of the water
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Specific heat
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- Measure of the ability of a fluid to store heat
- Water can store 4x the heat than air
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Total drag force
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- Hydromechanic force exerted on a person submerged in water that opposes the direction of the body’s motion
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Therapeutic effects of Hydrotherapy
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- Increase blood flow
- Increase core temperature
- Relaxation
- Pain relief
- Vasodilation
- Decrease abnormal tone
- Wound/debridement
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Indications of hydrotherapy
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- Burn care
- Superficial heating/cooling
- Muscle strain
- Edema control
- Arthritis
- Desensitization of residual limb with contrast bath
- Pain management
- Wound care
- Decreased ROM
- Pool therapy/exercise
- Sprain
- Joint stiffness
- Muscle spasm/spasticity
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Contraindications of hydrotherapy
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- PVD
- Unstable BP for full immersion (hubbard tank)
- Gangrene
- Severe infection
- Incontinence
- Advanced cardiovascular or pulmonary disease
- Impaired circulation
- Advanced renal infection
- Diminished sensation
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Hydrotherapy - Temperature
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- Warm WP: 98˚-110˚F (37˚-45˚C) for arm/hand; 98˚-104˚F (37˚-40˚C) for leg
- Cold WP: 50˚-60˚F limb; 65˚-80˚F full body
- Therapeutic Pool: 79˚-98˚ for aquatic therapy
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Hydrotherapy - Procedure
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- Sterile tank
- Fill tank with water
- Select appropriate temp
- Adjust and turn on turbine
- Monitor pt vital signs
- Rx time: 10-30 min
- Exercise can be performed during intervention prn
- Dry off body part as appropriate
- Reapply wound dressings prn
