Therapeutic Modalities

What is not a phase of wound healing

• Inflammatory phase

• Proliferative phase

• intuit phase

• Maturation phase

What is a therapeutic modality?

• Something that promotes healing and injury repair

• causes more injury

• special tests

• no research has been done to determine

What is not a goal of cryotherapy?

• Decrease pain

• Decrease inflammation

• Decrease nerve conduction velocity

• to make the patient uncomfortable

What is a contraindication mean when using a modality?

• You can definitely use it

• be caution of using it

• Do NOT do it

• I didn't learn this

For pregame or pre activity 20 minutes away what would be the best modality choice

• ice bag

• cold bath

• cryochamber

• heat pack

Thermotherapy increases (select all that apply)

• Tissue Elasticity

• Promotes healing

• Increase blood flow and nutrients

• Causes toxic damage

How many hours should you usually wait until applying heat to an ACUTE injury?

• 24 hours

• 12 hours

• 72 hours

• 10 hours

What is the theory that causes the mechanoreceptors to be stimulated faster than pain receptors?

• Alpha theory

• Gate control theory

• Newton's' law of physics

• Quantum mechanics theory

Electrical stimulation is used for..( select all that apply)

• edema and pain

• muscle reeducation

• to prolong recovery time

• sprains only

Ultrasound converts____________waves to __________waves to heat the body.

• Electrical and Mechanical

• Pressure and stimuli

• Kinetic energy and delta receptors

• 10 and 2.2