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Hydrotherapy and Massage - scorebuilders p 237 and 251-252

Terms in this set (19)

Hydrotherapy
-transfers heat through conduction or convection
-tanks of varying sizes (extremity tank to swimming pool)
-wound care, unloading of weight, edema reduction
Hydrotherapy - Therapeutic Effects
-decrease abnormal tone
-increase blood flow
-increase core temp
-pain relief
-relaxation
-vasodilation
-wound debridement
Hydrotherapy - Indications
-arthritis
-burn care
-edema
-decreased ROM
-desensitization of residual limb
-joint stiffness
Hydrotherapy - Indications
-mm spasm/spasticity
-mm strain
-pain
-sprain
-wound care
Hydrotherapy - Contraindications
-advanced cardiovascular or pulmonary disease
-active bleeding
-diminished sensation
-gangrene
-impaired circulation
-incontinence
Hydrotherapy - Contraindications
-maceration
-peripheral vascular disease
-renal infection
-severe infection
-severe mental disorders
Massage
-manual therapeutic modality
-produces physiologic effects
-different types of stroking, rubbing and pressure
-produces mechanical and reflexive effects
Massage - Therapeutic Effects
-altered pain transmission
-decreased anxiety and tension
-decreased atrophy
-decreased spasm
-facilitates healing
-improved circulation
Massage - Therapeutic Effects
-Increased lymphatic circulation
-loosens adhesions
-reduces edema
-relaxation
-removal of metabolic waste
-stimulate reflexive effects
Massage - Indications
-Adhesion
-bursitis
-decreased ROM
-Edema
-Intermittent claudication
-Lactic acid excess
-migraine or HA
Massage - Indications
-mm spasm, cramping
-pain
-raynaud's syndrome
-scar tissue
-tendonitis
-trigger point
Massage - Contraindications
-acute injury
-arteriosclerosis
-cancer
-cellulitis
-embolus
-infection
-thrombus
Massage - Parameters
-pt comfort: positioned, draped
-only body part being treated exposed
-lubricant to reduce friction on skin
-therapist posture efficient
-maintain pressure and rhythm
-time depends on body part and goals
Effleurage
-light stroke
-produces reflexive response
-beginning and end of massage
-allows for relaxation
-stroked directed towards heart
Effleurage - when applied as deep stroke
-produces both mechanical and reflexive response
Friction
-small circular motions
-over a trigger point or mm spasm
-deep
-penetrates into the depth of mm
-reduces edema
-loosens adhesions
-relieve mm spasm
-chronic inflammation and overuse injuries
Petrissage
-kneading
-mm squeezed and rolled under therapists' hands
-loosens adhesions
-improve lymphatic return
-facilitate waste removal
-distal to proximal sequence
-two hands over larger mm groups
-as few as two fingers over smaller mm's
Tapotement
-stimulation through rapid alternating movements
-tapping, hacking, cupping, slapping
-enhance circulation
-stimulate peripheral nerve endings
Vibration
-therapists' hands/fingers firmly over an area
-rapid, shaking motion causes vibration
-initiated from therapists' forearms
-for relaxation
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