Terminology
Water for this type of therapy should range from 105 F to 115 F
What is a hot water bottle?
The term used to assess range of motion
What is Joint Mobility testing?
This therapy is used to decrease swelling, pain, inflammation, and bleeding
What is cryotherapy?
The term used for looking at a person's position and alignment
What is posture?
The term used to treat with water
What is hydrotherapy?
A technique that places the affected part of the body into a container of beads or fine granular particles
What is Fluidotherapy?
Factors affecting the use of using heat or cold therapy include purpose, location, and condition of skin, general health, and ________.
What is age?
Active and Passive movements to help maintain muscle tone and flexibility
What are ROM exercises
working together in healthcare as a
What is Therapeutic Team.
a cube is wrapped in a plastic bag or water frozen in a paper cup and used with motion
What is an ice massage?
This type of therapy is where you work with plants and flowers
What is horticultural therapy?
This therapy uses separate baths one filled with hot water and the other with cold water.
What are contrast baths?
A type of therapy where a machine produces high-frequency electromagnetic waves
What is diathermy?
When you measure for ROM, you begin,
What is at the head and work down to the feet?
In this type of exercise, the patient works against resistance to increase muscle strength. Resistance is provided by the therapist or machine.
What is active resistance exercises?