ch 12 athletic training

what is a therapeutic physical modality

various heating, cooling, and mechanical/electrical methods of treatment used on the body

what are therapeutic physical modality’s used for

• relieve pain

• reduce swelling

• decrease spasm

• promote healing

most common modalities used

• ice

• heat

what is cryotherapy

therapeutic use of cold to treat athletic injuries

physiological response to cold

• vasoconstriction - blood vessels tighten up

what are the 4 types of cryotherapy

• ice pack

• ice massage

• cold water compression

• ice baths

first line of treatment for acute (just happened) athletic injuries

• ice - cryotherapy

treatment time for an ice pack time is

15-20 min

treatment time for ice massage

5 min

temp for ice baths

55-64 degrees

4 stages body goes through when using ice

• cold

• burning

• aching

• numbness

5 reasons to not use contraindications: not use ice

• sensory

• bad circulation

• heart disease

• malignant tissue

• thermoregulatity problems

types of heating modalities/agents

• hot packs

• hydrotherapy

• contrast baths - heat and cold

• ultrasound

heat treatment causes increased blood flow to an area by

• dilation -

heat is typically not used till

48-72 hours

ultrasound produces heat by producing high frequency

• sound waves

ultrasound can penetrate up to a depth of

5 cm

3 contraindications of using heat

• acute injury (recent)

• bad circulation

• sensory

electrical therapeutic modalities use their effect by stimulating

• nerve tissue

3 uses of electrical stimulation

• increasing range of motion

• re-educating muscle

• wound healing

contraindications of electrical stimulation

• pregnant

• carotid sinus

• people with pacemakers