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- pressure
- ice
- elevation
- rest
what are the goals of cryotherapy
- immediate care of injruy
- facilitate movement
what are some techniques of cryotherapy
- ice packs
- ice immersion
- cryokinetics
- cryostretch
contraindications
- cardiac or respitory conditions
- open wounds
- infections
- cold allergy hypersensitivity
- circulatory insufficiency
to decrease local blood flow skin temp must go to ____

13.9 degree celcius
for analgesia skin temp must go to _____

14.4 degree celcius
for reduced intracapsular inflammation skin temp must go to _____

2.2 degree celcius
what are some areas of body which you should take precaution while doing cryotherapy?
- corner of eye
- skin bordering lips nostrils and other sensitive areas
- superficial nerves
effects of cryotherapy on body
- decrease pain
- decrease spasm
- decrease metabolic rate
- increase tissue/ joint stiffness
vascular effects
- vasoconstriction
- -increase BP
- dereased blood flow in arterioles
- decreased capillary BP
- decrease venous BP
cellular effects
- decreased metabolic rate
- reduce rate of cellular reactions-->damage or production of cellular waste
nervous effects
- decreased rate nerve transmission
- time for depolarization and repolarization lengthened
sensations with cryotherapy
- cold 0-3 min
- mild burning/aching 2-7min
- numbness 5-15min
cryostretch
- cold + passive stretch
- vapocoolant spray
frostbite can occur at ____ to ____

-3 to - 4
cryokinetics
- cold + exercise
- exercise induced vasodilation
- exercise limits adhesions
- exercise acticates lymphatic system
- can begin 1-24 hr post injury
decrease metabolism:

limits secondary hypoxic injury
___ to ___ min over superficial nerves

5-20
(T/F) Cold does not decrease swelling that is present

T

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Naheer

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cryotherapy

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midterm review

Updated

2011-02-23T21:30:41Z

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