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Therapeutic Heat & Cold
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Therapeutic Heat & Cold
Temp Regulation
- Hypothalamus
- Body's thermostat. Regular 96.5-99.5 F
- Hypothalamus
Physical Mechanisms of Heat Exchange
- Adipose Tissue acts as insulation
- Conduction
- Direct contact between materials with diff. temps
- Convection
- Transference of heat to a body by movement of air, matter, or liquid around or past a body
- Radiation
- Transfers heat through air from a warmer source to a cooler source
- Conversion
- Temp change that results from energy transformed from one form to another
- Evaporation
- Transformation from a liquid state to a gas state
Therapeutic Heat
- Deep Heating Agents
- Ultrasound
- Short Wave Diathermy
- Superficial
- Hot Packs
- Air-activated Heat Wraps
- Warm Whirlpool
- Fluidotherapy
- Paraffin
- Deep Heating Agents
Cryotherapy
- Ice Massage
- Cold Packs
- Cold or Ice Baths
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- Mind Map on Therapeutic Heat & Cold, created by tmccollum1 on 02/02/2014.
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