treatment methods cold therapy

Question 1

What is the hot, cold or contrast therapies?

Answer 1

The use of ice/cold therapy Like in price and the use of heat used alongside the cold therapies

Question 2

What is it also known as?

Answer 2

Cryotherapy

Question 3

What are the type of cold therapies?

Answer 3

Via ice/cold water- packs/towels/baths/cryotherapy/cryostreching

Question 4

What are the benefits of it?

Answer 4

Decreases temperature/inflammation abnd pain to the injured area
aids the vasoconstriction of blood vessels supplying injured area
decreases blood flow to tissues

Question 5

When is cold water therapy used?

Answer 5

Price- acute injuries

post exercise to decrease the symptons of doms

Question 6

What are the risks?

Answer 6

Tissue and nerve damage if on for too long
skin abrasions with direct contact with skin
shock response if too cold

Question 7

What is water immersion?

Answer 7

Cold water bath
1-15 minute at 10 degress
decreases pain/swelling and doms and maintains perfromance

Question 8

What is cryo-kinetics?

Answer 8

Cold therapy followed by dynamic rehabilation exercises; goiod ffor sprains

Question 9

What is cryo stretching?

Answer 9

Cold therapy followed by strecthing to decrease muscle pain and iincrease range of motion- used for muscle/tendon injuries

Question 10

What is the price cold therapy?

Answer 10

Acute injuries
immediate use up to 24/48 hours
ice packs target specific injury areas
ice and elevation