Cold Flashcards
Therapeutic effects -7
Decreased blood flow, edema, local temperature, metabolic rate, nerve conduction velocity, tone, and increased pain threshold
Indications -9
Abnormal tone, acute or chronic pain, acute or subacute inflammation, bursitis, muscle spasm, musculoskeletal trauma, myocardial trigger points, tendonitis, tenosynovitis
Contraindications-10
Cold intolerance Cold urticaria Cryoglobulinemia Infection Over an area of comprised circulation Over regenerating peripheral nerves Paroxysmal cold hemoglobinuria Peripheral vascular disease Raynaud's phenomena Skin anesthesia
While using ice massage skin temperature should be maintained above
59 degrees Fahrenheit
Cold pack temperature typically stored at
25 degrees Fahrenheit
A cold pack applied for 20 minutes will go how deep?
Up to 2 cm
Cold bath temperature
55-64 degrees Fahrenheit
Controlled cold compression unit temperature
50-77 degrees Fahrenheit
Cryo cuff container needs to be elevated ___ inches gravity assisted above the sleeve
15-18
Vapocoolant spray is most commonly used in the tx for
Trigger points
Vapocoolant spray should be applied
In 1 direction at a 30 degree angle ~12-18” from the skin
Vapocoolant spray to treat trigger points is termed
“Spray and stretch” based from Janet Travell
When using Vapocoolant spray to increase ROM w/o trigger points its applied prox–> distal. These conditions may include:
Torticollis, neck or low back pain cause by muscle spasm, acute bursitis, and hamstring tightness
Contrast bath tx
Begin in hot bath at 104-106 degrees F for 3-4 minutes, then cold bath at 50-60 degrees F for one minute
Contrast bath utilized for
Arthritis of the smaller joints, musculoskeletal sprains and strains, reflex sympathetic dystrophy, and residual limb desensitization
