Modalities

Cyrotherapy

100

What does Cyrotherapy mean?

Cold Therapy 

200

Does Cyrotherapy induce vasoconstriction or vasodialation? 

Vasoconstriction 

300

What causes tissue stiffness?

Cooling

400

Therapeutic deep heating that uses high-frequency sound waves is also know as..?

What is Therapeutic Ultrasound?

500

What are two indications and contraindications of cyrotherapy 

Indications:Heart attack, skin burns, etc 

Contraindications: Pacemaker and acute pain 

Thermotherapy

100

What method does thermotherapy utilize?

Heat

200

How many layers of towels should you have between the hot pack & the skin?

6-8

300

What is the temperature range for hot whirlpool?

100-110

400

What are the 2 classifications of thermotherapy?

Superficial & Deep

500

List the 3 therapeutic modalities of thermotherapy?

Hot packs, Whirlpools & paraffin bath

Ultrasound, E-Stim & TENS

100

What is IFC and what machine do you use?

Inferential Current Machine 

200

What does the TENS stand for?

Transutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation

300

What are of one of the indications of IFC

Pain Relief, Muscle redness, Edema control, and bone stimulation

400

What is Ultrasound and electrotherapy known as?

Combination Therapy

500

What are the settings for the Ultra Sound on Patellar Tendinitis?

Pulse 50%, 3 mHz, 1.0w/cm2, 7'