Hydrotherapy - Treatments

Question 0

Draw pain scale

Answer 0

0-10
No pain - unbearable pain
Used to get subjective data/communicate with client about pain/comfort.

Question 1

What is a contrast treatment

Answer 1

Alternating hot/cold. 6-8 cycles
Start with hot. End with cold. 
3 min/1 min
Foot bath: submerge up to malleolus
Contrast temps up to clients tolerance. 
Creates circulatory whip

Question 2

Contraindications for heat treatment

Answer 2

Diabetes
Heart condition
High blood pressure
Fver
Rash/open wounds
Cancer
Sunburn

Question 3

Contraindications for cold treatments

Answer 3

Diabetes
Impaired circulation
MS
Elderly, infants
Blood pressure issues

Question 4

Ways to make cold treatments more pleasant for the clients

Answer 4

Warm room
Provide blanket
Hot tea to drink prior to treatment
Provide hot treatments prior to cold
Hot packs
Hot foot bath
Friction

Question 5

Draw pain diagram

Answer 5

Pain. Spasm. Guard it. Loss of function. Pain.

Trauma

Question 6

How many towels are used with a hot pack? Cold pack?

Answer 6

4 towels a pack for hot

1:1 cold pack

Question 7

What is temp for cold bath?

Answer 7

55-70

Question 8

Temp range for paraffin bath? How long lasts?

Answer 8

122-130
10-20 min

135 - face

Question 9

Methods of heat therapy

Answer 9

Sauna
Wrap
Baths
Hot stone
Sitz bath
Whirl pool

Question 10

Methods of cryotherapy

Answer 10

Cold stone massage
Ice massage
Packs/wraps
Cold bath

Question 11

How long for ice massage

Answer 11

15-20 min

Question 12

Signs of inflammation

Answer 12

Redness
Swollen tissue
Pain at location
Warmth of skin

Question 13

What is specific gravity of water

Answer 13

1

Specific heat gets to that number

Question 14

What is Hubbard tank

Answer 14

Immersion tank

Stimulation deprivation tank

Question 15

What is acute injury

Answer 15

24-48 hours after trauma

Question 16

What is subacute injury

Answer 16

About a week after trauma

Question 17

What is a chronic injury

Answer 17

Long term injury

Question 18

Acidosis is

Answer 18

Ph below 7.0

Question 19

What is alkalosis

Answer 19

Ph is above 7.0

Question 20

What is cold rubbing

Answer 20

Soak a linen cloth in cold water, wring out, briskly rub upper and lower trunk. Or entire body.
Go to bed until warm and dry.

Question 21

Uses of cold rubbing

Answer 21

For invigoration, tone up body, promote blood flow, use in problems of circulation or infections of resp system

Question 22

Vasodilation

Answer 22

Dilates vessels to send warm blood to the body’s surface to be cooled

Question 23

Heat is

Answer 23

Passive and sedative

Question 24

Vasoconstriction

Answer 24

The skin capillaries become more narrower, to limit blood flow to the skin and keep the heat in our bodies

Question 25

Rules of hydrotherapy

Answer 25

Thorough case history 
Check for contraindications
Adapt method to client
Have client use bathroom
Stay with client while treatment
Explain complete treatment
Room should be draft free, clean, quiet
Keep client from getting chilled
When applying cold - make it as cold as possible
Warm temps should be as warm as necessary
More is not better
So client questions during treatment 
Check on comfort level
Check pulse periodically
Watch for signs of discomfort or negative reactions 
Stop treatment if reaction occurs
Keep cold treatments short 
Apply cold compress to back of head during hot treatments