Hydrotherapy questions well
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What physical property of water allows for movement assistance and resistance when the body
is submerged? - correct answer ✔✔Buoyancy
Is hydrostatic pressure increased in shallow or deep water? - correct answer ✔✔Deep
What are the physiological effects of water? - correct answer ✔✔Decreased lung expansion,
increased renal function, vary based on temperature
What are the indications for hydrotherapy? - correct answer ✔✔Osteoarthritis, rheumatoid
arthritis, low back pain, cerebral palsy, spasticity, muscle weakness, spina bifida, CVD
What are the benefits of hydrotherapy? - correct answer ✔✔Decreased pan and edema,
increased strength, increased, endurance, increased ROM, improved psyche and sleep
What are the contraindications of hydrotherapy? - correct answer ✔✔Incontinence, uncovered
wounds, uncontrolled seizures, congestive heart failure, acute fever/infection, severe mental
disorders, fear of water
What are the benefits of whirlpools? - correct answer ✔✔Wound debridement, not full
immersion of the body
What is the function of pulsed lovage with suction (PLWS)? - correct answer ✔✔Wound
irrigation, cleanses and debrides wounds, promote wound healing
answered passed
What physical property of water allows for movement assistance and resistance when the body
is submerged? - correct answer ✔✔Buoyancy
Is hydrostatic pressure increased in shallow or deep water? - correct answer ✔✔Deep
What are the physiological effects of water? - correct answer ✔✔Decreased lung expansion,
increased renal function, vary based on temperature
What are the indications for hydrotherapy? - correct answer ✔✔Osteoarthritis, rheumatoid
arthritis, low back pain, cerebral palsy, spasticity, muscle weakness, spina bifida, CVD
What are the benefits of hydrotherapy? - correct answer ✔✔Decreased pan and edema,
increased strength, increased, endurance, increased ROM, improved psyche and sleep
What are the contraindications of hydrotherapy? - correct answer ✔✔Incontinence, uncovered
wounds, uncontrolled seizures, congestive heart failure, acute fever/infection, severe mental
disorders, fear of water
What are the benefits of whirlpools? - correct answer ✔✔Wound debridement, not full
immersion of the body
What is the function of pulsed lovage with suction (PLWS)? - correct answer ✔✔Wound
irrigation, cleanses and debrides wounds, promote wound healing