Theory of Hydrotherapy

Question 1

What are controllable factors when using Hydro?

Answer 1

Temperature, Duration and Extent.

Question 2

What are uncontrollable factors when using Hydro?

Answer 2

Disease / Condition, Vitality of the client & Tolerance of client to the Treatment.

Question 3

What are the Principles off Hydrotherapy?

Answer 3

When using Hydro the environment of the body is changed by application of water at different temps and with different methods.

Question 4

What is the definition of Heat?

Answer 4

The amount of thermal energy an object has.

Question 5

What is the definition of Temperature?

Answer 5

The Sensation of warmth or coolness an abject has on contact.

Question 6

What is Lutent Heat?

Answer 6

The amount of Heat required to produce change in state is called latent heat.

Question 7

What is it called when Solid changes to gas?

Answer 7

Sublimation.

Question 8

What is Specific Heat?

Answer 8

This is the measure of the amount of heat required to raise the temperature of a substance by 1 Degree.

Question 9

What is the transfer of heat?

Answer 9

Heat will transfer from an area of higher temp to a area of lower temperature.

Question 10

What is Radiation?

Answer 10

The process where an object gives off heat or takes on thermal energy.
EX. Heat lamp.

Question 11

What is Conduction?

Answer 11

The method of heat transfer when heat molecules move from one place to another.

Question 12

What is Conversion?

Answer 12

A form of heat transfer related to radiation and occurs when heat is generated in a substance or tissue as energy changes form.

Question 13

What is evaporation?

Answer 13

A type of vaporization that occurs on the surface of a liquid as it changes into a gas.

Question 14

What is Derivation?

Answer 14

This is a term used to describe the flow of blood or lymph towards a certain area.

Question 15

What is Retrostasis?

Answer 15

This is a term used to describe forcing of blood or lymph away from an area.

Question 16

What are Revulsive effects?

Answer 16

A prolonged application heat followed by a brief application of cold.

This Technique intensifies the sensation of cold and causes blood flow to move away quickly from the area being treated.

Question 17

What is Collateral Circulation?

Answer 17

Uses Deviation & retrostasis in a restricted area.
Modifications to blood flow in a superficial artery will cause a change in deeper arteries from the same circulatory trunk.
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Question 18

What is Arterial Trunk Reflex?

Answer 18

Whatever affects a circulatory trunk will also have the same effect on the vessels that trunk supplies.

Question 19

What is Spinal Cord Reflex?

Answer 19

Each vital centre has a corresponding area of skin which is Reflexively connected to it.

Question 20

What are the Ranges of temperatures used in hydro and what are not used?

Answer 20

Very cold, cold, cool, tepid, neutral, warm, hot, very hot, painfully hot, dangerously hot.

Question 21

What temp is Dangerously hot in hydrotherapy?

Answer 21

126 F

Question 22

What is the Temp for Painfully hot in Hydrotherapy?

Answer 22

111 - 124.

Question 23

What is the Temp for very hot in hydrotherapy?

Answer 23

105 - 110.

Question 24

What is the Temp for Hot in Hydrotherapy?

Answer 24

100 - 104.

Question 25

What is the temp for Warm in hydrotherapy?

Answer 25

95 - 100.

Question 26

What is the temp for Neutral in Hydrotherapy?

Answer 26

94 - 97.

Question 27

What is the temp for Neutral in Hydrotherapy?

Answer 27

94 - 97.

Question 28

What is the Temp for Tepid in hydrotherapy?

Answer 28

82 - 92.

Question 29

What is the Temp for Cool in hydrotherapy?

Answer 29

70 - 80.

Question 30

What is the Temp for Cold in hydrotherapy?

Answer 30

55 - 70.

Question 31

What is the Temp for Very cold in hydrotherapy?

Answer 31

32 - 55.

Question 32

What are the effects of Heat when using Hydrotherapy?

Answer 32

At first the Heat is Excitatory to the Nervous system.
After prolonged use it becomes a Depressant / Sedentary.

Softens the connective tissue.
Increases ROM, Decreases joint stiffness.
Decrease pain and mm Spasm.

Causes the removal of inflammatory products and edema.
Increases blood flow.

Question 33

What are the local effects

Answer 33

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Question 34

What are the Hydrotherapy Techniques Hot/Cold?

Answer 34

Cold compress, Ice Pack, Ice Massage, Hot compress, Hot foot bath, Contrast foot bath, Paraffin, Steam inhalations, Cold mitten friction.

Question 35

What is Cold compress used for?

Answer 35

It helps relieve Edema, Heat and Redness.

Question 36

What are ice packs used for during Hydrotherapy?

Answer 36

You’d use Ice packs with Acute injuries as there will be an increase in swelling?

Question 37

What ice Massage used for when treating people with Hydrotherapy?

Answer 37

Acute Trigger points that may be too tender to treat with Trigger point release.
Spasms, Pain and Swelling.

Question 38

What is Hot compress used for when treating people with Hydrotherapy?

Answer 38

A Hot Compress pack is taken from the Hydrocullator.

Used for Mm spasms, Decreased ROM, joint pain and or Soreness.

Question 39

What are Hot foot baths used for when treating people with Hydrotherapy?

Answer 39

This would be used for when clients present with a congestive headache.

Question 40

What are contrast foot baths used for?

Answer 40

Local infections, edema, non-acute and Chronic traumatic injuries.

20 secs in hot - 10 in cold for OP purposes.

Question 41

What is Paraffin used for when treating people with Hydrotherapy?

Answer 41

You would use this on clients that present with condition such as Dyputren’s Contracture.

Question 42

What is Steam inhalation used on clients?

Answer 42

This is when Clients have congestion of the Respritory System, Cough, sore throat, laryngitis and heavy mucus build up.

Question 43

What is cold mitten friction used fo when treating people with Hydrotherapy?

Answer 43

Poor Circulation, Post cast removal & Anemia.

You’d do this for 2 mins max.