CRYOTHERAPY TERMS

Question 1

name this thermal energy:

Transfer of heat through direct contact between two objects

Answer 1

conduction

Question 2

name this thermal energy:

Transfer of heat by movement of air/liquid between regions of
unequal temperature

Answer 2

convection

Question 3

name this thermal energy:

Energy emitted from surfaces with temperatures above zero

Answer 3

radiation

Question 4

name this thermal energy:

Energy is changed from one form to another

Answer 4

conversion

Question 5

name this thermal energy example:

Moist Heat Pack, Ice Pack

Answer 5

Conduction

Question 6

name this thermal energy example:

Whirlpool, Fluidotherapy

Answer 6

Convection

Question 7

name this thermal energy example:

Sunbathing, Laser Therapy

Answer 7

Radiation

Question 8

name this thermal energy example:

Ultrasound, Diathermy

Answer 8

Conversion

Question 9

decrease in blood flow occurs at what degree Fahrenheit?

Answer 9

57 degree Fahrenheit

Question 10

name this cold modality?

Crushed or cubed ice

Answer 10

Ice Pack

Question 11

name this cold modality?

Water temperature controlled by ice added to water

Answer 11

Cold Water Immersion/Whirlpool

Question 12

name this cold modality?

Cold water circulating units

Answer 12

Cold Compression

Question 13

name this cold modality?

Most inexpensive form of cryotherapy
Water frozen in a cup→massage the skin

Answer 13

Ice Massage

Question 14

ice pack cold modality has a treatment time of how long?

Answer 14

20-30 min

Question 15

cold water immersion (CWI) has a water temp of what range?

Answer 15

40º-50º Fahrenheit

Question 16

whirlpool cold modality (WP) has a water temp of what range?

Answer 16

50º-60º Fahrenheit

Question 17

CWI treatment time

Answer 17

10-15 minutes

Question 18

WP treatment time

Answer 18

10 minutes; increase 20-30 min.

Question 19

cold compression cold modality treatment time is how long?

Answer 19

20-30 minutes

Question 20

ice massage cold modality treatment time is how long?

Answer 20

5-15 minutes

Question 21

what is the depth for therapeutic range and therapeutic effects for thermotherapy to work like superficial heating?

Answer 21

1-2 cm depth (~ 1cm therapeutic range)

102 – 113º Fahrenheit (therapeutic effects)

Question 22

Moderate to intense exercise increased intramuscular

temperature at what depth and by how many degrees Fahrenheit?

Answer 22

4º Fahrenheit at a depth of 5 cm

Question 23

what are the types of superficial heat modalities?

Answer 23

moist heat pack
warm water immersion
paraffin
fluidotherapy

Question 24

name this superficial heat modalities

-Most common form of superficial heating
-Reheated, gel-filled packs
-Terry cloth cover serves as a barrier between patient
and heat pack

Answer 24

Moist Heat Pack

Question 25

name this superficial heat modalities

• Warm water whirlpool
• Permit heat around entire limb
• Water temperature controlled by amount of hot tap water

Answer 25

Warm Water Immersion

Question 26

name this superficial heat modalities

• Mixture of wax and mineral oil
• Used to heat small, irregularly shaped areas

Answer 26

Paraffin

Question 27

name this superficial heat modalities

• Dry warm whirlpool
• Contains ground cellulose material
• Most commonly used with treatment of the wrist and hand

Answer 27

Fluidotherapy

Question 28

what is this technique?

-Pneumatic device that intermittently inflates a sleeve around a joint or limb
-Utilized to reduce edema and posttraumatic swelling
-Mechanical pressure forces fluids within venous system
toward the heart
-External pressure forces fluids to go from high pressure to
low pressure

Answer 28

Intermittent Compression

Question 29

what are the type of cold modalities?

Answer 29

ice pack
cold water immersion
cold whirlpool
cold compression
ice massage