Notes Package Flashcards
Name the three forms of water.
Water, Ice, Steam
What is the purpose of hydrotherapy?
To use a stimulus to provoke a reaction in the body in order to maintain homeostasis. This creates physiological processes in the body that alter blood flow dynamics.
Where does healing come from in hydrotherapy?
Not from the water itself but from the body’s response to water temperatures applied to it.
How is hydrotherapy used in massage? (3 points)
1) Enhances impairment and wellness-based massage treatments. 2) Important part of self-care for the therapist. 3) To prescribe as home care for the client.
What is the largest organ in the body?
The skin.
What is the term given to the maintenance of body temperature?
Thermoregulation.
What is 37C?
The body’s core temperature.
Where are thermoreceptors located?
Just below the epidermis.
What part of the brain perceives temperature change?
The hypothalamus. Thermoreceptors relay temperature stimulus via the nervous system.
How does the hypothalamus regulate body temperature?
It initiates either heat conserving or heat releasing mechanisms so homeostasis is maintained.
Define vasoconstriction.
Blood vessels narrow in response to COLD to minimize heat loss from the skin’s surfaces.
Name the 3 principals of water.
Thermal, mechanical and chemical.
Which of the body’s systems may be involved in mechanical effects of water?
Lymphatic, Circulatory, Musculoskeletal and Nervous Systems.
How can water act like a solvent in a client’s self-care?
When taken internally it acts like a solvent transporting needed nutrients to the body and removing waste products.
The stimulating, sedating or detoxifying effects of water can be increased by doing this.
Using additives.
The skin surface can tolerate this temperature range.
0 - 44C
What do baths and whirlpools encourage?
Venous and lymphatic return.
Deeper water exerts more pressure on the body and circulation. True or False?
True
Heat transfer occurs as a result of any of these 5 effects.
Conduction, Convection, Evapouration, Radiation, Conversion.
The local effects of hydrotherapy include:
increasing/decreasing blood flow, altering local immune responses, improving tissue pliability and decreasing pain.
The reflex effects of hydrotherapy include:
physiological changes in deeper tissues and organs either directly in the treatment area or in areas of the body further from the application.
Define reflex effect.
A reaction that occurs in an area of the body distant to the hydrotherapy application in response to a stimulus that is applied to the periphery of the body.
Do systemic effects influence the whole body?
Yes.
What effect does full body emersion have on a body?
It has an effect on the normal hydrostatic pressures in the body (blood pressure) and can significantly increase blood flow through venous return.
