Contrasts and Showers

Question 1

Define Contrast Treatments

Answer 1

an alternating in the application of warm/hot and cool/cold to the body or body part. Applied in cycles of warm and cold 3 times usually ending with cold.

Question 2

How do you get a stronger effect with contrast treatments?

Answer 2

the greater the difference in temperature the stronger the effect

Question 3

What are the alternate names from contrast treatments?

Answer 3

vascular flush or circulatory whip

Question 4

How much does a contrast treatment increase local circulation?

Answer 4

Up to 100%

Question 5

The average ratio for a contrast treatment is a ratio of what of hot to cold?

Answer 5

3 min hot 1 min cold

Question 6

When combining a contrast treatment with another treatment how many times can the pattern be repeated?

Answer 6

3-4 times

Question 7

When just performing a contrast treatment how many cycles can you do?

Answer 7

6-8

Question 8

If just performing a contrast treatment and you want to do a larger amount of repetitions what do you need to adjust?

Answer 8

the temperature as the water warms or cools down

Question 9

What is the minimum temperature difference between the hot and cold in a contrast treatment?

Answer 9

10 degrees Celcius

Question 10

What are the indications for a contrast treatment?

Answer 10

conditions that would benefit from flushing of local tissues, circulatory congestion, any condition in subacute or chronic stages, in chronic inflammation can be used instead of heat, maintenance of highly used areas

Question 11

What are the Cautions/Ci’s of a contrast treatment?

Answer 11

Peripheral vascular diseases, a person has the normal ability of the body to control vasoconstriction and vasodilation, not done with any condition with abnormal control

Question 12

What changes about a contrast treatment when there is sub-acute inflammation?

Answer 12

want to increase the amount of cold used during the contrast

Question 13

What changes about a contrast treatment when there is acute inflammation?

Answer 13

if not wanting to increase inflammation don’t use lots of heat, 5 min cold, 30s hot when trying to manage inflammation

Question 14

What changes about a contrast treatment when inflammation is mostly gone but there is still swelling and residual bruises?

Answer 14

3 min cold 1 min heat

Question 15

True or false: A contrast treatment involves alternating temperature applications to different areas

Answer 15

False: a contrast treatment involves alternating temperature applications to the same area

Question 16

What is the difference between a shunt and a contrast treatment?

Answer 16

a shunt involves applying heat and cold to the body at the same time and to different areas of the body, a contrast treatment involves alternating temperature applications to the same area

Question 17

What are the effects of a shunt?

Answer 17

enhances the effects of both retrostasis and derivation as you are increasing the movement of blood from one area to another

Question 18

What are the indications of a shunt?

Answer 18

pounding headache, anywhere beneficial

Question 19

What are showers/ affusions/sprays?

Answer 19

streams of water directed upon one or more parts of the body

Question 20

What are the three different types of showers (mildest to aggressive) ?

Answer 20

affusions, showers, sprays

Question 21

What is an affusion?

Answer 21

pouring water in a stream from a hose using very little pressure in a pre-determined pattern over the body

Question 22

What are reinforcing affusions?

Answer 22

repeated applications to an area of the body only with cold

Question 23

What are holding affusions?

Answer 23

prolonged application to a specific body part used to increase the effect. Application is not held over a specific point but remains in the general area being treated

Question 24

What are the types of affusions? (regions)

Answer 24

leg/hip, knee, increasing temperature lumbar, back, upper body, arm, increasing temperature neck, face, full body

Question 25

What are the general CI’s of affusion?

Answer 25

a full or empty stomach, dehydration, do not apply with 2+ treatments, chilled beforehand, chilled by treatment

Question 26

What are the effects of a full-body affusion?

Answer 26

stimulates circulation, nervous system, immune system, decreases inflammation and pain

Question 27

What are the indications for a full-body affusion?

Answer 27

circulatory problems, stimulation of the immune system, cooling the body after heat treatment, to promote alertness

Question 28

What are the contraindications for a full-body affusion?

Answer 28

menstruation, oversensitivity, sciatic pain, bladder/kidney infection, low/high BP, bronchial asthma, severe cardiovascular disease, acute sinusitis, epilepsy

Question 29

What are the effects of cold face affusions?

Answer 29

stimulates circulation, revives senses

Question 30

What are the indications of a cold face affusion?

Answer 30

increase alertness and concentration, migraines, fatigue, increase facial skin circulation

Question 31

What are the CI for a cold face affusion?

Answer 31

acute sinusitis, inflamed facial nerves

Question 32

What are the uses of a shower?

Answer 32

before or after a massage treatment, homecare

Question 33

What are the effects of a shower?

Answer 33

mechanical as well as thermal and neurological, depends on temperature and length of time

Question 34

What are the precautions of a shower?

Answer 34

pooling on floor, grab bars, not over implants, patient tolerance

Question 35

What are the CI’s for a shower?

Answer 35

cold shower for cold client, open wounds or sores, vertigo

Question 36

What is the difference between a shower and a spray?

Answer 36

more aggressive, usually applied by the therapist

Question 37

What are the uses of a spray?

Answer 37

prepare the body for aggressive treatment, to improve tolerance of cryotherapy

Question 38

What are the effects of a spray?

Answer 38

cold and contrast sprays increase blood flow to the body’s surface, stimulating the skin, acts as an overall tonic, increasing energy and alertness