Hydrotherapy Flash Card Set 1

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Who was known as the 1st hydrotherapist?

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Vincent preissnitz

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Father of Hydrotherapy

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Father Kneipp

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Greatest menace to official medicine

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Benedict Lust

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Brought Kneipps teachings to America

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Henry Lindlar

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What is Hydrotherapy?

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The use of water in any of its 3 forms: solid, liquid, or vapor, internally or externally, in the treatment of disease or trauma.

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Opened his own health sanatorium in Chicago

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Lindlar

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First to state that the strongest effects of hydrotherapy are mediated through the nervous system. His "scientific hydrotherapy" was brought to the U.S. by 2 other physicians Simon Baruch and John Harvey Kellog.

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Wilhelm Winternitz

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Wrote "The Principles and practice of hydrotherapy and an Epitome of Hydrotherapy."

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Simon Baruch

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The human body functions under an internal stable condition know as

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Homeostasis

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Properties of water that make it an effective medium for hydrotherapy

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-Accessible, abundant, affordable

Universal solvent

-Can be used in any form

-High specific heat; excellent ability to carry and give off heat.

-Conductivity; transfers quickly and effectively. The transfer of heat in water is 25 times faster than in air.

- control of temperature is easy

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105-115

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Very hot

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100-104

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Hot

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92-99

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Warm

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55-64

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Cold

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32-54

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Very cold

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1. Always explain procedures ahead of time

2. Keep a clear written record of all hydrotherapy treatments

3.test the client before or 90 minutes after meals

4.with intense hydrotherapy treatments, treat the client at his/ her strong time of day

5. Take the clients temperature and heart rate before, during and after treatment

6.with intense heat treatment, it is important to always end with cold

7.allow time and space for the client to rest after his/ her hydrotherapy treatment

8. The larger the body part exposed to hot or cold, the lower the body's tolerance to the treatment.

9.never apply heat of there is the possibility of bleeding and/ or bruising.

10. When in doubt, use cold. Cold is appropriate for any stage of injury

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10 commandments of hydrotherapy

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Heat makes veins dilate therefore more _______ rushes to the area.

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Blood

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All hydrotherapy treatments (hest, cold and contrast) may aggravate a clients __________.

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Condition

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Rheumatoid Arthritis

Pregnancy

Multiple sclerosis

Heart disorder

Severe kidney infection

Advanced Diabetes

Peripheral Neuropathy

Uncontrolled high or low blood pressure

Infectious skin disorder

Cancer

Vascular disease/ Peripheral vascular disease

Alcohol or drug intoxication

Undiagnosed illness

Whiplash

Hiv/aids

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General Contraindications

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General Contraindications

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Signal the hydrotherapist to use caution or avoid all together when applying hydrotherapy

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Acute asthma

Cold allergies

Raynauds phenomenon

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Conditions contraindicated to cold treatments

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Acute inflammation

Known malignancy

Heat sensitivities

Burns

Infection

Hypertension (high blood pressure)

Sunburns

Recent/potential hemorrhage

Where liniments/heat rubs have recently been used

Varicose veins

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Conditions contraindicated to heat treatment

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Negative reactions to hydrotherapy (cold)

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Cyanosis (blue discoloration of lips or nail beds)

Red marbling of skin (entire area)

Pain

Uncontrollable shivering or lasting longer than 2 min

Cold extemities

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Negative reactions to hydrotherapy (heat)

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Fullness or congestion in head

Dizziness or lightheadedness

Faintness,fatigue or nausea (if this happens have client lie down and give them water)

Lymphedema (swelling of the lymph sites)

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Immediate and can last up to seven days, post injury. Cold treatments only.

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Acute inflammatory phase

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Purpse of acute inflammatory phase and physical response

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Purpose:

To prevent spread of infection

Response:

Inflammatory process;

1) vasoconstriction (decreased blood flow) allow for clotting to occur

2) active vasodilation (increased blood flow) follows creating edema (swelling) vasodilation allows white blood cells to come in and clean up any bacteria or foreign objects in injury site.

Leaves behind lactid acid

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Purpose of subacute phase and Physiological response

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Following acute phase

7-21 days, post injury

May use cold and mild heat

Purpose: transition phase that guides the body into gradual restoration of damaged tissue.

Response: Inflammatory response diminishes and the body attempts to rebuild the soft tissue structure.

(RoM increases)

Fibroblasts (connective tissue) develop and feed off the lactic acid left behind from acute phase. Fibroblasts fill in the damaged area waiting for new blood vessels to develop.

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Chronic phase

Purpose and response

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Follows subacute about 21 days post injury. Can last months before completion.

Purpose: once site of injury is filled with scar tissue from subacute phase, it relies on chronic phase to remodel and restructure the strength of the tissue back to normal function.

Response: random pattern of collagen fibers react to stress influenced by the activity of the muscle. Moldable Scar tissue begins to restructure its random pattern to a more organized pattern, following the similar fiber architecture of the muscle, along lines of stress.

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Chronic inflammation results from repeated acute micro-trauma or overuse of the weakened injury site. This ongoing irritation leads to persistent inflammation and scar tissue build up. How long can chronic inflammation last?

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Weeks or years