Therapeutic Modalities

Maximum analgesia occurs when skin temperature drops to approximately ____°F, which occurs after around 20 minutes after ice pack application.

• 58

• 56

• 60

• 62

Which sensation of cold results from decreased nerve conduction velocity and an increase in the threshold required to fire nerves? This sensation is seldom achieved with cold application.

• Anesthesia

• Hypothermia

• Paresthesia

• Hyperesthesia

Which is a primary hemodynamic effect of cold application?

• Increased blood viscosity

• Decreased blood flow

• Increased blood pressure

• Decreased blood viscosity

In which scenarios is heat indicated?

• To encourage tissue healing

• To control the inflammatory reaction in its subacute or chronic stages

• To improve range of motion

• All of the above

Every 1.8°F change in tissue temperature results in a ____ percent change in the tissues' metabolic rate.

• 13

• 15

• 17

• 19

Which is a contraindication to cold application?

• Chronic Wound

• Acute Sprain

• Muscle Strain

• Tendonitis

Cryotherapy modalities have a temperature range between 32°F and ____°F.

• 65

• 68

• 70

• 72

Which local response will occur as the body responds to heat loss from cryotherapy?

• Decreased Metabolic Rate

• Increased Metabolic Rate

• Vasodilation

• Vasoconstriction

What is the correct order of cooling in tissues?

• Skin, adipose, fascia, muscle

• Muscle, fascia, adipose, skin

• Adipose, muscle, fascia, skin

• Fascia, muscle, adipose, skin

What statement is true regarding skin temperature and muscular temperature following cold treatments?

• Intramuscular cooling is increased when modality is applied following exercise.

• Intramuscular cooling is decreased when modality is applied following exercise.

• Skin cooling is increased when modality is applied following exercise.

• Skin cooling is decreased when modality is applied following exercise.