Heat and Cold Flashcards
Hot Pack Times
20-30 minutes
Hot Pack Insulation
6-9 layers of towel
Hot Pack Machine temperature
160-175 F (71-79C)
Hot pack size and shape
choose to best fit area to be heated
Reheating hot packs time
30 minutes
Hot Pack Indications
Increase collagen extensibility deacrease joint stiffness relieve muscle spam pain relief increase blood flow as a warm-up to assist with exercise possible assist in resolving inflammation
Hot Pack Contraindications
Severe cardiac disease
over malignancy
sepsis
Hot Pack Precautions
With insensitive patients
With Spinal cord injured patients
Paraffin Bath Indications
Increase collagen extensibility decrase joint stiffness relieve muscle spasm pain relief Increase blood flow as a warm-up to assist with exercise possibly assist in resolving inflammation
Paraffin Bath Contraindications
Severe cardiac disease
over malignancy
sepsis
Paraffin Bath Precautions
With insensitive patient
with spinal cord injured patients
Paraffin Bath Temp
125-130 F
Paraffin Bath Treatment time
Usually 20 minutes
Paraffin Bath Application technique
a. dip x6 times and wrap with towel
b. dip x6 times and re-immerse
Paraffin Bath Physics and Physiological effects
a. paraffin wax, with a melting point of 54.5 c will stay liquid at temperatures above 47.8 when mixed with mineral oil
b. mineral oil acts to lower the paraffin melting point
c. this combo has a low specific heat
