Hydrotherapy Flashcards
Therapeutic window range temperature in hydrotherapy?
97-104
In hydrotherapy, heat transfer in static water water is done via:
conduction
In hydrotherapy, heat transfer with the use of an electric turbine is done via:
convection
Two of the advantages of hydrotherapy is that
water is in perfect contact with skin & and allows movement during Tx.
true or false: hydrotherapy may aggravate edema due to body part in a dependent position.
true
True or false:
Cleansing properties of water facilitated rehydration and removal of wound debris and necrotic tissue
True
Hydrotherapy over skin when hot cold discrimination is severely impaired?
NO, contrainidication
Hydrotherpay over macerated tissues
No, contraindicated
Hydrotherapy over bleeding surfaces?
NO, contrainidicated
Hydrotherapy in Pt with fecal/urinary incontinence.
no, contraindicated
Hydrotherapy in pt with fever
no, contrainidicated
Hydrotherpay in pt with multiple sclerosis?
no, contrainidicated
hydrotherpay in pt allergic to additive solutions
no, contrainidicated
hydritherpay in Women in the 1sr trimester of pregnancy (only hot immersions)
no, contrainidicated
hydrotheroay in patients with severe cardiac/respiratory disorder
no, contrainidicated
Risks to hydrotherapy:
- Thermal skin damage
- Macro shock and electrocution
- Falling
- Fainting and drowning
- Pathogen transmission and contamination
Hydrotherapy types:
-
Immersion: baths, tubs, tanks
- Whirlpool
- Hubbard tank
- Non-immersion: manual water irrigator
Used to treat open wounds, for pain control, and for exercises of leg, foot, arm and hand.
Low-boy/high-boy tanks
Used for wound debridement. Ex. burn covering large areas of the body. And for other painful conditions that affect large areas of the body.
Hubbart tank
Evidence of hysdrotherapy effects is strong for:
labor pain
evidence of hydrotherpay is moderate for:
- delayed muscle soreness/performance recovery
- Perineal/anal pain
- Dermal wound
