Medicina: Ortopedia: Riabilitazione Lesioni Traumatiche della Tibio-Tarsica
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| contrast baths |
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| Attestation |
3
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| Part of speech |
Noun phrase
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| Grammatical label |
Countable
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| Definition |
Contrast baths provide a method of therapeutic hyperemia for management of rheumatoid arthritis or sympathetically mediated pain (eg, rheumatoid arthritis of distal joints, hands, feet; prolonged ankle swelling after an ankle sprain/strain in refractory joint effusions). A differential of approximately 25°C exists between the hot and cold water. The hot water is at a temperature of 40.6-43.3°C. The cold water temperature is maintained at 15-20°C. The greatest hyperemia response is produced by a 10-minute hot water immersion followed by cold water for 1 minute. The cycle continues with hot water immersion for 4 minutes and cold water for 1 minute; this 4:1 cycle is repeated for a total of 30 minutes at each physical therapy appointment or for each home-based self-treatment session. Other approaches to convective heating include water-based exercise and spa therapy (balneotherapy).
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| Definition source |
http://www.emedicine.com/pmr/topic201.htm
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| Context |
Contrast bathing involves alternating hot (vasodilatation) and cold (vasoconstriction) to serve as a "pump" in the reduction of edema in the subacute phase of injury. In cases of chronic stiffness, especially following immobilization, contrast baths are excellent.
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| Context source |
Losito & O´Neil, 1997.
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| Subject field |
Ankle Rehabilitation
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| Sub-field (level 1) |
Therapy
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| Sub-field (level 2) |
Non-surgical treatment
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| Related concept |
Whirlpool
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| Associative relation |
Hydrotherapy
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| it |
Bagni di Contrasto
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| Reliability code |
3
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| Note |
Usually Pl.
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