Chpt 1 & 2 Historic Background

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define hydrotherapy

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using water for therapeutic purposes

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father of medicine/hydrotherapy

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hippocrates

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frigidarium

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first bath

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tepidarium

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water was luke warm

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caldarium

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hot water bath

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Name 3 great ancient civilizations that used hydrotherapy

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greece, egypt, rome

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how was rome most influential in the spread of hydrotherapy thru europe

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roman soldiers bguilt temples to Minerva wherever they found hot springs

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which Bavarian cured himself of tb, wrote a book called my water cure, and blended herbs with his hydrotherapy treatments?

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Father Kniepp

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what can water do?

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relieve pain, remove toxins, control and equalize body temp

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reason water is such an effective healing agent?

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b/c it stimulated a specifif action which in turn creates a reaction

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define alterative

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water at varing temp will alter godys temp

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define analgesic

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hot fomentations increase natural anodynes in body, which decrease nerve sensation

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define anesthetic

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prolonged use of cold water(ice) produces numbing effect

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antiedemic

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cold water of ice packs can reduce localized swelling at injury site

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antispasmodic

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water applied at appropriater temp will relax muscle spasm

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antipyretic

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water temp below 98 quickly, safely adn effectively decreases fever

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antiseptic

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boiling water sterilizes

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astringent

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cold water can arrest hemorrhaging

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burn treatment

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cold water or ice effective in burn pain stopping blisters

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cathartic

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evacuate the bowels

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diuretic

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more water, more urine

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emetic

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forcing down several glasses of warm water can induce vomiting

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emollient

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soothes dry, rough skin

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expectorant

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inhaled steam loosens congestion in the lungs to be coughed up easily

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immunologic enhancement

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promotes the production of white blood cells that fight off disease

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laxative

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abundant use of cold water moves bowels relieving constipation

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nervine

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warm adn hot water can relax nerves

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rubefacient

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increases blood circulation

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rehydrant

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water rehydrates dry skin cells

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restorative

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proper tech. can restore body to homeostasis

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purifier

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eliminate poisonous toxinsin blood, urine, sweat, lungs

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sedative

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warm water soothes and relaxes nerves adn muscles

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solvant

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dissolves certain sub

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soporific

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combat insomnia

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stimulant

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for brief periods stimulate circulation and increase pulse rate from 70 to 150 per min

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tonic

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conify muscles causing them to contract

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vasoconstrictor

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cold water closes blood vessels

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vasodilator

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hot water opens blood vessels

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below 32 water turns into_________

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ice

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above 212 water boils turning into _____

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steam

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3 states of water

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solid, liquid, gas

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Homeostasis

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healthy human body maintains normal uniform functional stability

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negative feedback loop

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internal mechanism

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5 major factors that contribute how water effects the body

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temp, moisture, mineral, mechanical, auditory

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in case of trauma what will cold applications do

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reduce pain, swelling, and inflamation

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heat from water can be transfered to a body surface by

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conduction, convection, conversion

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conduction

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direct contact with the body

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convection

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steam moves in currents around body

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conversion

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when heat is transfered as energy along a surface and passes the energy into the body

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which forms of water are 80x & 540x more powerful respectively

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ice and steam

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water transfers heat of cold how many times faster than air

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25x