Complications of immobiliztion

Question 0

Therapeutic Temp range

Answer 0

40 deg rees for 20 mins

Question 1

Functions of modalities

Answer 1

alters cell metabolism, each 1.8 deg FArenheight chaing in tissue temp results in 13% up or down in the tissue’s metabolic rate

Question 2

Superficial heat modalities

Answer 2

/hydrocollator packs, warm whirlpool, PARaffin bath,infrared lamp

Question 3

Deep heat modalities indications

Answer 3

for fat muscle interface, 2 cm deep, for hip joints

Question 4

PRimarily used in acute phase

Answer 4

cryotherapy

Question 5

EFfect of heat on muscle spasm

Answer 5

dec stimulus threshold of muscle spindle, dec the gamme fferent firing rate,

Question 6

Cold on muscle spasm

Answer 6

Cold decreases local neural activity golgi tendon organ firing rate decreases, muscle relaxes

Question 7

MYofascial pain and PM

Answer 7

Gen pain for atleast 3 months, presence of nodules for atleast 11 out of 18

Question 8

CI for heat

Answer 8

acute inflam, abscess,trauma,edema,or hemorrhage
- atrophic skin and scar tissue
poor circulation, poor sensation,obtundation,bleeding,dementia,malignancy,fetus and gonands

Question 9

Cold and arthritis

Answer 9

no relationship, patients just tend to move less

Question 10

Due to extreme exposure to cold, produces vasoconstriction and ischemia

Answer 10

Raynaud’s phenomenon