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Cryotherapy

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A cold bath requires water temperature to be?
55-64 DEGREES F (13-18 DEGREES C)
What is the recommended treatment time for a cold pack?
15 MINUTES

(30 MINUTES TO REDUCE SPASTICITY)
If the goal of treatment is to reduce spasticity, how long should a cold pack be applied for?
30 MINUTES
A cold pack requires a temperature of?
23 DEGREES F (-5 DEGREES C)
How long is an ice massage performed for?
5-10 MINUTES
What are the contraindications for using cryotherapy?
*COMPROMISED CIRCULATION
*PERIPHERAL VASCULAR DISEASE
*ISCHEMIC TISSUE
*COLD HYPERSENSITIVITY
*RAYNAUD'S PHENOMENON
*COLD URTICARIA
*HYPERTENSION
*INFECTION
*CRYOGLOBULINEMIA
What are the indications for using cryotherapy?
*ACUTE OR CHRONIC PAIN
*MYOFASCIAL PAIN
*MUSCLE SPASM
*BURSITIS
*ACUTE OR SUBACUTE INFLAMMATION
*MUSCULOSKELETAL TRAUMA
*REDUCTION OF SPASTICITY
*TENDONITIS
Therapeutic effects of cryotherapy?
*INITIAL DECREASE IN BLOOD FLOW
*DECREASE IN TEMP
*INCREASE PAIN THRESHOLD
*DECREASE METABOLISM
*DECREASE EDEMA
*INITIAL VASOCONSTRICTION
*DECREASE NERVE CONDUCTION VELOCITY
*REDUCE SPASTICITY
*PRODUCE ANALGESIC EFFECTS
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