Hydrotherapy Flashcards
Heat absorping capacity of water
Specific heat
Capability of solid, liuid and gas to conduct heat
Thermal conductivity
Buoyancy is supported by what principle?
Archimedes principle
When body is fully immersed, there is equal upward thrust and displaced fluid
Archimedes principle
Buoyancy will inc/dec stress and compression on WB jts, mm and connective tissue?
Dec
Resistance to motion of body in water
Viscosity
Pressure exerted by fluid on a body immersed in fluid
Hydrostatic pressure
Hydrostatic P is supported by what Law?
Pascal Law: when body is partially or fully immersed it experiences equal pressure on all surfaces
Helps in venous return
Hydrostatic pressure
Adhesion of water molecule
Cohesion
Cohesion is directly proportional to _____ and ______
Viscosity and resistance
Whirlpool usually in long sitting
Lowboy
Shallower and longer: high or lowboy?
Lowboy
Greater ROM: low or highboy?
Lowboy
Aka: Hip tanks
Highboy
Position in highboy
Short sitting
Room temp in whirlpool
25 c