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Hydrotherapy

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What is the desired treatment time for a whirlpool treatment?
10-30 MINUTES
What should the temperature be in a therapeutic pool?
79-98 DEGREES F (26-37 DEGREES C)
How many gallons does a hubbard tank usually run?
425 GALLONS
This type of tank is used for full body immersion?
HUBBARD TANK
How many gallons does a highboy tank usually run?
60-105 GALLONS
Used for larger parts of the extremities and the trunk and permits sitting in chest-high water with hips and knees flexed?
HIGHBOY TANK
What is a lowboy tank used for?
USED FOR LARGER PARTS OF THE EXTREMITIES AND PERMITS LONG SITTING WITH WATER UP TO THE MIDTHORACIC LEVEL.
How many gallons does a lowboy tank usually run?
90-105 GALLONS
How many gallons does an extremity tank usually run?
10-45 GALLONS
What parts of the body is an extremity tank used for?
DISTAL UPPER OR LOWER EXTREMITY
What are the contraindications for hydrotherapy?
*PERIPHERAL VASCULAR DISEASE
*GANGRENE
*SEVERE INFECTION
*URINARY/FECAL INCONTINENCE
*ADVANCED CARDIOVASCULAR OR PULMONARY DISEASE
*BURGER'S DISEASE WITH CONTRAST BATH
*IMPAIRED CIRCULATION
*RENAL INFECTION
*BLEEDING SURFACE AREA
*DIMINISHED SENSATION
What are the therapeutic effects of hydrotherapy?
*INCREASE BLOOD FLOW
*INCREASE CORE TEMPERATURE
*RELAXATION
*PAIN RELIEF
*VASODILATION
*DECREASE ABNORMAL TONE
*WOUND DEBRIDEMENT
Water exerts pressure that is perpendicular to the body and increases in proportion with the depth of immersion?
HYDROSTATIC PRESSURE
Principle of buoyancy states that there is an upward force on the body when immersed in water equal to the amount of water that has been displaced on the body?
ARCHIMEDES PRINCIPLE (BUOYANCY)
What are the main therapeutic effects of hydrotherapy?
*WOUND CARE
*UNLOADING OF WEIGHT
*REDUCTION OF EDEMA
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