Both cryotherapy and thermotherapy
Both cryotherapy and thermotherapy
Cited: Moffat M, Vickery S. The American Physical Therapy Association Book of Body Maintenance and Repair. New York, NY: Henry Holt and Company Inc;1999: chapter 18.…
* If a patient has recently had surgery typically the patient would receive ice on that area to reduce inflammation and/or constrict blood flow. If another patient came in for tension you would use heat this creates more blood flow to the muscle which is in pain.…
Sarah Ghaffoor is from New Jersey. She was accepted into Mercer County Community College, where she earned her associate degree in exercise science while playing collegiate soccer. After two years at Mercer County Community College, she transferred to Chowan University to further her education and continue her soccer career. At Chowan University, she is a member of the Women’s Soccer Team and currently a senior who is majoring in the exercise science field of study. She is currently applying to graduate school for sports medicine/athletic training which is one of her interests alone with the rehabitions and evaluations of athletes.…
P5 describe first aid and common treatments used for four different types of sports injury…
Treatment: The treatment goal, as with most athletic injuries, is to restore the athlete’s injury, pain free, with functional abilities similar to that prior to the injury. We aimed to restore circulation to the compartment through decompression. The main treatment the athlete endured was ultrasound modality, allowing the tissue to heal.…
This is a perfectly normal reaction by the body, however it can negatively affect the way an athlete feels. This is why tissue damage strategies are so important. Cryotherapy is a great tissue damage strategy that helps reduce inflammation, pain and muscle spasms that could occur after exercise. Cold water immersion, or ice baths helps repair the body, for vasoconstriction will occur. This drives blood away from the muscles, taking lactic acid and other by-products with it.…
The clinical scenario given is a serious one. Therefore, extreme care and caution will be required in assessing the patient and managing any injuries discovered in the process. In this essay, the potential clinical problems the patient could have would be explores, and based on the clinical parameters provided, attempt would be made to interpret and subsequently manage the signs, symptoms as well as the injuries presented by the patient.…
Varicose veins are a common condition among women and men. The bulging and twisting veins can not only be unsightly but can cause pain, itching, swelling and nighttime cramps in the affected legs. If left untreated, varicose veins can lead to more serious conditions such as blood clots or skin ulcerations. Sclerotherapy is a popular way to safely treat varicose veins, relieving patients of pain and embarrassment of the condition.…
In UK, there are approximately 50,000 treated cardiac arrests, of which 5-30% of patients survive to leave the hospital every year (Intensive Care Society, 2008). The Majority of these patients have suffered ischemic brain injury, which results in severe disability or ultimately leads to death. Until recently, there has been no intervention proving a significant reduction in the incidence of brain injury in arrest survivors; however in recent years induced therapeutic hypothermia (ITH) has been used to improve the neurological outcome of comatose patients who had return of spontaneous circulation (ROSC) after resuscitation following sudden cardiac arrest (Holden & Makic 2006). Although it is an evidence-based method, it has its own limitations and complications.…
If you have genital warts, medications and treatments are really not necessary, unless you are pregnant. You can also consider treatments if you have extremely big and widespread warts that feel and look irritating. Otherwise, you may opt to wait until your warts go away even without medication and treatment. However, if you ever opt for a surgical operation, you have many choices.…
Pain is one of the most frequently observed conditions by sports medicine providers when treating injured athletes (Brewer, Raalte 1991). In todays world of modern medicine, there are many different techniques medical professionals use to aid in the treatment of there patients. When specifically looking at the collegian athletic population there are many different manual therapies are used by clinicians, Physical therapist (PT), certified athletic trainers, (ATC) or chiropractor in todays field of modern medicine. Myofascial release therapy (MFR) and instrumented assisted soft tissue mobilization (IASTM) are two commonly used manual therapy techniques by clinicians to aid in the recovery of a given injured population.…
1. The Introduction of Lululemon in Japan 1 THE INTRODUCTION OF LULULEMON ATHLETICA IN JAPAN The Introduction of Lululemon Athletica in Japan, An International Integrated Marketing Communications Plan By: Jill Bichner December 4, 2008 IMC 453, Fall 2008…
Life in the Freezer was directed by Alastair Fothergill and was originally released on November 18, 1993. Life in the Freezer is the fifth scene in the movie of life. This is the point in life where you retire, your kids have grown up and have most likely moved out. Since you no longer have to continuously look after your children you will have more free time to do other activities and take better care of yourself. When things get difficult for penguins, they will do whatever is necessary to keep themselves safe. The fifth scene of life is about you and taking care of yourself after a long time of taking care of others. You may take up a hobby or just stay in and watch your favorite movies, after all, you deserve it! However, these changes…
In the study, 34 females and 20 males ranging from the ages 18-51 with a mean age of 22, were recruited through advertisement within a university and paid for participation. The method the researchers used was a cold pressor stimulation through use of a circulating cold water bath. Each participant was required to immerse their hand the cold bath three separate times five…
In Eva Illouz’s “Cold Intimacies: The Making of Emotional Capitalism,” she argues that capitalism has created an emotional culture in the workplace, in the family, and within our relationship to ourselves. She argues that the emotional style of the 20th century was shaped by the Freudian theory. She considers communication skills to be an important factor to the family and the workplace. She also noticed gender roles were beginning to transform with an emphasis on feminism. In addition, she considers our self-help and self-realization movement through media.…