Hydrotherapy Flashcards
What are the cardiovascular effects of hydrotherapy?
- Enhanced venous return
- Central blood volume increase ~60%
- Cardiac volume increase ~30%
- Cardiac output increase ~30%
- Stroke volume increase
- Reduced cardiac response to exercise
What is the range of PSI utilized for non-immersive hydrotherapy?
4-15 psi
What are the benefits of water exercises for pregnancy?
- Decreased weight bearing
- Less elevation of heart rate with exercise
- Decreased risk of maternal hyperthermia
What temperature in hydrotherapy is utilized for therapeutic interventions?
79-97ºF
What are the benefits of water exercises for those with age-related deficits?
- Improved balance
- Improved strength
- Improved cardiorespiratroy fitness
- Improved functional mobility
What are the musculoskeletal problem benefits of water exercises?
- Decreased weight bearing on joints
- Velocity-dependent resistance
- Effects on bone density loss
- Fibromyalgia
What are the whirlpool types?
- Extremity vs. whole body
- Portable v. stationary
- components
What temperature in extremity whirlpools is utilized for pain control in chronic conditions?
104-110ºF
What temperature is utilized in the extremity whirlpool for neutral warmth and open wounds?
92-96ºF
What are the contraindications for local area hydrotherapy?
- Superficial heat or cold
- Bleeding
- Maceration around a wound
What are the psychological effects of hydrotherapy?
Temperature related
- Warm
- Relaxing
- Cold
- energizing
What do you need to document for hydrotherapy?
- Type
- Parameters
- Where
- How long
- How
- Outcome
What are the adverse reactions to hydrotherapy?
- Drowning
- Heat reactions
- Hyponatremia
- Infection
- Aggravation of edema
- Exacerbation of asthma
What are the hydrotherapy modes?
- Aquatic exercise
- Immersion hydrotherapy
- Non-immersive hydrotherapy
What temperature in hydrotherapy is utilized for aerobic exercise?
79-82ºF
What is non-immersive hydrotherapy utilized for?
- Cleansing
- Rehydrating
- Debriding
- Softening
What temperatures are utilized for contrast baths?
- Cold
- 50-64ºF
- Warm
- 100-110ºF
What are the contraindications for full-body hydrotherapy?
- Cardiac instability
- Infectious conditions
- Bowel/bladder incontinence
- Severe epilepsy
- Suicidal
- Severe fear of the water
- Recent skin graft
- allergy to chemical used in the water
What are the benefits of water exercises for those with exercise-induced asthma?
- Less exercise-induced asthma than with other forms of exercise
What are the renal effects of hydrotherapy?
- Increased central blood volume
- Increased renal blood flow
- Decreased ADH & aldosterone production (have to pee more)
What are the neurological problem benefits of water exercises?
- Proprioceptive input
- Increased safety
- Improved balance
What are the respiratory effects of hydrotherapy?
- Increased work of breathing ~60%
- Increased chest wall compression
- Increased blood volume in chest
- Decreased exercise-induced asthma
What are the benefits of water exercises for those with reduced cardiac fitness?
- Cardiac conditioning in patients with poor tolerance for land-based exercise
What is a contrast bath used for?
- Complex regional pain syndrome
- Chronic edema
- Hypersensitivity
What is the duration for a contrast bath?
20-30 minutes with a 4:1 or 3:1 ratio
