Thermotherapy

Question 1

What is the normal skin temperature and is there much variation in temperature?

Answer 1

~91 degrees and there is a great amount of variation as compared to the consistent core temperature.

Question 2

True or false

The deeper the tissue within the body the higher the temperature is.

Answer 2

True
skin temp is cooler than adipose tissue, adipose ten is cooler than muscle tissue.
Temp changes in deeper tissues are always less than those of overlying tissues.

Question 3

Law of Grotthus-Draper

Answer 3

Only energy that has not been absorbed will penetrate deeper.
Energy being used must be able to affect the target tissues to be an effective treatment modality.

Question 4

Heat

Answer 4

form of energy produced by movement of atoms and molecules

Question 5

Thermotherapy and how does it work?

Answer 5

therapeutic use of heat.

Application of device/substance with temperature greater than body temp causes heat to pass from device to body

Question 6

What are the two different types of thermotherapy?

Answer 6

Superficial thermotherapy and Deep thermotherapy

Question 7

Superficial thermotherapy

Answer 7

Modality applied to the surface of the body that primarily heats the surface tissues (<1cm).
Heat is primarily pass through conduction and infrared radiation.

Question 8

How deep do superficial thermotherapy modalities penetrate?

Answer 8

<1cm

Question 9

In superficial thermotherapy, heat is primarily passed by…

Answer 9

conduction and infrared radiation

Question 10

Superficial thermotherapy heat is passed by conduction or infrared radiation but it must be able to increase temp to __________ F to produce any therapeutic effects.

Answer 10

104-113 F.

Question 11

True or false

Heat can be transferred to deeper structures through conduction.

Answer 11

True BUT amount of heating is not enough to evoke desired therapeutic effects.

Question 12

What are examples of superficial thermotherapy?

Answer 12

Hot packs, whirlpools, paraffin, slushbuckets

Question 13

Deep thermotherapy

Answer 13

Modalities applied that cause a tissue temp rise in deep tissues (3-4cm) with out overheating the skin & subcutaneous structures.

Question 14

Deep thermotherapy uses what two ways to pass heat?

Answer 14

conversion (ultrasound) and radiation (diathermy)

Question 15

How deep does deep thermotherapy penetrate?

Answer 15

3-4cm

Question 16

What are some examples of deep thermotherapy?

Answer 16

ultrasound and diathermy