quiz #1 - superficial cold

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What does RICE stand for?
- Rest
- Ice
- Compression
- Elevation
What does superficial cold do?

peripheral cold thermoreceptors in the subcutaneous tissues cause a reflex stimulation of sympathetic nerves to increase the tone of the muscle surrounding cutaneous blood vessels in the area being cooled
what are some of the physiological effects superficial cold
- slows down acute inflammation and swelling
- decreased metabolism – direct
- decreased blood flow – direct
- muscle relaxation – reflex
- decreased pain – direct
- decreased nerve conduction velocity – direct
- decrease elasticity
what are some of the therapeutic benefits of cold
- decrease inflammation response – edema and pain
- decrease muscle spasm and spasticity
- decreased pain
What are some potential ways to apply superficial cold?
- homemade pacs
- rubbing alcohol/water (4:1)
- crushed ice
- frozen veggies
how do you apply a cold pack
- inspect skin (if push skin, should turn red to refill
- cover pack with one damp towel (allows cooling to occur faster)
- 15 min. treatment duration
- inspect skin (check for frostbite)
is ice massage for large areas or small areas

small areas
true or false – ice massage should always be followed by range of motion activities or friction massage

true
should ice massage be used on everyone

no
how do you apply an ice massage
- freeze water cup
- inspect skin
- rub area in small circles
- have towels available
- 5 – 10 min. duration
what is the sensations a patient will feel when applying ice massage
- cold
- acute pain
- ache
- numbness
what are the two types of vapocoolant sprays
- ethyl chloride
- fluori-methane
what are some of the characteristics of ethyl chloride
- flammable
- intense cooling
what are some of the characteristics of fluori-methane
- effects of zone
- not as intense
What happens if you spray too close to the skin with spray and stretch?
- you could potentially get frostbite
- (this is how you freeze off warts)
explain the spray and stretch technique
- inspect skin
- body part relaxed
- sweep slowly, origin to insertion of muscle, bottle 45 cm from skin
- sweep several times
- stretch, repeat 1 – 2 times
what are the contraindications of cold
- peripheral vascular disease (vasoconstriction)
- cold hypersensitivity (may cause hives or produce asthma)
- raynaud's disease: hands & feet vasoconstrict
- area of prior frostbite: tissue may completely die
- no sensitivity: can't tell if it's too cold

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quiz #1 - superficial cold

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superficial cold

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2011-02-27T02:28:15Z

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