Theory of Hydrotherapy Flashcards
What are controllable factors when using Hydro?
Temperature, Duration and Extent.
What are uncontrollable factors when using Hydro?
Disease / Condition, Vitality of the client & Tolerance of client to the Treatment.
What are the Principles off Hydrotherapy?
When using Hydro the environment of the body is changed by application of water at different temps and with different methods.
What is the definition of Heat?
The amount of thermal energy an object has.
What is the definition of Temperature?
The Sensation of warmth or coolness an abject has on contact.
What is Lutent Heat?
The amount of Heat required to produce change in state is called latent heat.
What is it called when Solid changes to gas?
Sublimation.
What is Specific Heat?
This is the measure of the amount of heat required to raise the temperature of a substance by 1 Degree.
What is the transfer of heat?
Heat will transfer from an area of higher temp to a area of lower temperature.
What is Radiation?
The process where an object gives off heat or takes on thermal energy.
EX. Heat lamp.
What is Conduction?
The method of heat transfer when heat molecules move from one place to another.
What is Conversion?
A form of heat transfer related to radiation and occurs when heat is generated in a substance or tissue as energy changes form.
What is evaporation?
A type of vaporization that occurs on the surface of a liquid as it changes into a gas.
What is Derivation?
This is a term used to describe the flow of blood or lymph towards a certain area.
What is Retrostasis?
This is a term used to describe forcing of blood or lymph away from an area.
What are Revulsive effects?
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.
What is Collateral Circulation?
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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What is Arterial Trunk Reflex?
Whatever affects a circulatory trunk will also have the same effect on the vessels that trunk supplies.
What is Spinal Cord Reflex?
Each vital centre has a corresponding area of skin which is Reflexively connected to it.
What are the Ranges of temperatures used in hydro and what are not used?
Very cold, cold, cool, tepid, neutral, warm, hot, very hot, painfully hot, dangerously hot.
What temp is Dangerously hot in hydrotherapy?
126 F
What is the Temp for Painfully hot in Hydrotherapy?
111 - 124.
What is the Temp for very hot in hydrotherapy?
105 - 110.
What is the Temp for Hot in Hydrotherapy?
100 - 104.
What is the temp for Warm in hydrotherapy?
95 - 100.
What is the temp for Neutral in Hydrotherapy?
94 - 97.
What is the temp for Neutral in Hydrotherapy?
94 - 97.
What is the Temp for Tepid in hydrotherapy?
82 - 92.
What is the Temp for Cool in hydrotherapy?
70 - 80.
What is the Temp for Cold in hydrotherapy?
55 - 70.
What is the Temp for Very cold in hydrotherapy?
32 - 55.
What are the effects of Heat when using Hydrotherapy?
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.
What are the local effects
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What are the Hydrotherapy Techniques Hot/Cold?
Cold compress, Ice Pack, Ice Massage, Hot compress, Hot foot bath, Contrast foot bath, Paraffin, Steam inhalations, Cold mitten friction.
What is Cold compress used for?
It helps relieve Edema, Heat and Redness.
What are ice packs used for during Hydrotherapy?
You’d use Ice packs with Acute injuries as there will be an increase in swelling?
What ice Massage used for when treating people with Hydrotherapy?
Acute Trigger points that may be too tender to treat with Trigger point release.
Spasms, Pain and Swelling.
What is Hot compress used for when treating people with Hydrotherapy?
A Hot Compress pack is taken from the Hydrocullator.
Used for Mm spasms, Decreased ROM, joint pain and or Soreness.
What are Hot foot baths used for when treating people with Hydrotherapy?
This would be used for when clients present with a congestive headache.
What are contrast foot baths used for?
Local infections, edema, non-acute and Chronic traumatic injuries.
20 secs in hot - 10 in cold for OP purposes.
What is Paraffin used for when treating people with Hydrotherapy?
You would use this on clients that present with condition such as Dyputren’s Contracture.
What is Steam inhalation used on clients?
This is when Clients have congestion of the Respritory System, Cough, sore throat, laryngitis and heavy mucus build up.
What is cold mitten friction used fo when treating people with Hydrotherapy?
Poor Circulation, Post cast removal & Anemia.
You’d do this for 2 mins max.
