Physical Agents One

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What are all the physical agents

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Heat cold pressure sounds electromagnetic radiation and electrical currents what are the superficial thermal agents

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What are the superficial thermal agents

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Moist hot pack cold pack whirlpool

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What are the deep thermal agents

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Diathermy and ultrasound

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What frequency is ultrasound

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>20,000 cycles per second

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What are the mechanical agents

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Traction compression hydrotherapy

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What are the electromagnetic agents

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Uv infrared laser diathermy

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What’s the point of physical agents

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Pain and swelling at the impairment level

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Conduction

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Pan on stove

Ice pack etc

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Convection

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Hot air swirling

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Conversion

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Ultrasound or diathermy

One transforms to another and converts to

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Evaporation

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Spray

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Radiation

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Uv infrared

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Electricity

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Estim etc

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Mechanical

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Traction compression

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2 types off ultrasound

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Thermal (continuous )

Or pulse

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What agent is hydrotherapy

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Mechanical or thermal

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Electrical current

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Reduces edema motor level sensory level estim

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Medical treatment

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What’s wrong in the beginning

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Soap note includes

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What physical agents used

Area of body being treated

Duration

Parameters used

Outcome (progress)

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What does the apta statement say

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Use physical agents with something else and document it

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How do physical agents affect impairments

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Reduce swelling

Accelerates healing

Alters collagen extensibility

Modify muscle tone

Relief pain

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Stages of healing

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Heat swelling pain redness loss of function

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Goal of intervention

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Reduce circulation and pain

Reduce enzyme activity rate

Control motion

Progress to proliferation phase

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Chronic goals

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Prevent stiffness and control pain increase circulation and move to proliferation stage

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Collagen deposited and tissue replaced days 3-20

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Proliferation phase

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Goals in proliferation phase

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Control scar tissue formation ensure adequate circulation maintain strength and flexibility move on to maturation

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Maturation phase goals

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Regain or maintain strength and flexibility

Control scar tissue

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What us contraindicated for chronic

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Cryotherapy

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Contraindicated for remodeling

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Immobilization

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Contraindication for initial injury

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Exercise intermittent traction motor level ES and thermotheraoy

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How do physical agents reduce pain

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Modify transmission or perception causing the sensation changing process causing the sensation

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What is referred pain

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Heart attack left arm

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Crps

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Nervous system freaks out

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Contraindicated for acute pain

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Thermotherapy local exercise motor es

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Pain caused by malignancy

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End stage you can use any therapy

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Immobilization affects collagen

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Length

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Physical agents affect

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Extensibility

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As we get hotter what happens to extensibility

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Increase

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Contraindicated for muscle weakness

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Immobilization

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Contraindicated for pain

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Exercise

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Pain with motion can we exercise

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Yes to pain not past

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Physical agents alter tone how

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Alter nerve conduction

Alter sensitivity of a nerve

Alter biomechanics properties of a muscle

Reducing our finding cause of pain

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How does pregnancy affect things

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Can’t reach the fetus with agents

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How does malignancy change agents

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Don’t make blood and nutrients to rush to tumor to exacerbate

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Pacemaker effects

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No electrical!