Contraindications & Precautions Flashcards
1
Q
Which modalities are contrainidicated when pt present with broken bone/fractures?
A
- Intermitent Continious Pump
- Spinal Traction (vertebral Fx)
- Tilt table (billateral LE Fx)
- Massage
- STM & MFR
* Ultrasound & Diathermy are contraindicated on epiphyseal plates of children
2
Q
Which modalities are contrainidicated when pt present with Circulation/vascular problems?
A
- Cryotherapy
- Compression Agents
- Spinal traction (if aortic aneurysm)
- Tilt table (if sepsis)
- Hydrotherapy (if severe cardiac problem)
3
Q
Which modalities are contrainidicated when pt present with Heart problems?
A
- Cryotherapy (if peripheral vascular disease)
- Compression agents (if peripheral vascular disease)
- Intermitent Compression Pump (If ankle brachial index of less that 0.8)
- Tilt table
- Hydrotherapy (if severe)
4
Q
Which modalities are contrainidicated when pt present with stroke?
A
- Thermotherapy (impaired sensation)
- Cryotherapy (Impaired Sensation)
- Compression agents (neuropathy)
- Spinal traction
- Hydrotherapy