Deck 12: Hydrotherapy: Clinical and Spa Applications

Question 1

What is the term used for the external use of water for therapeutic, palliative, recreational, or hygienic purposes?

A) Hypnotherapy
B) Hydrotherapy
C) Aromatherapy
D) Thalassotherapy

Answer 1

B
Explanation: Hydrotherapy, from the Greek word hydro, meaning "water," is the external use of water for therapeutic, palliative, recreational, or hygienic purposes.

Question 2

What is the term for therapeutic use of heat?

A) Thermotherapy
B) Hydrotherapy
C) Cryotherapy
D) Thalassotherapy

Answer 2

A
Explanation: The therapeutic use of heat is thermotherapy.

Question 3

What is the term for the use of sea water?

A) Aromatherapy
B) Cryotherapy
C) Thermotherapy
D) Thalassotherapy

Answer 3

D
Explanation: Thalassotherapy is the use of sea water specifically.

Question 4

Which term means pressure exerted by fluid on an immersed object?

A) Isometric
B) Barometric
C) Hydrostatic
D) Therapeutic

Question 5

Which type of heat transfer occurs through emanating heat rays?

A) Radiation
B) Conduction
C) Convection
D) Evaporation

Question 6

Which reaction to cryotherapy is characterized by smooth, elevated patches that are red or pale and may be accompanied by severe itching?

A) Eczema
B) Cold hypersensitivity
C) Dermatitis
D) Cold numbness

Question 7

Which type of facility was established in the late nineteenth century for individuals to regain health after a long-term illness?

A) Rest home
B) Gymnasium
C) Orthopedic center
D) Sanitarium

Question 8

A general recommendation is that cold be applied for a maximum of how many minutes?

A) 5
B) 7
C) 15
D) 20

Question 9

Cold packs can be made by filling a plastic bag with which ratio of water and rubbing alcohol?

A) 2:1
B) 3:1
C) 4:1
D) 5:1

Question 10

Who is regarded as the father of hydrotherapy?

A) Pehr Henrik Ling
B) Hippocrates of Cos
C) John Harvey Kellogg
D) Father Sebastian Kneipp

Question 11

Which type of heat transfer occurs between two objects or substances that are in direct contact?

A) Radiation
B) Conduction
C) Evaporation
D) Conversion

Question 12

Ice massage combines ice with which massage technique?

A) Friction
B) Tapotement
C) Compression
D) Petrissage

Question 13

Which type of heat transfer occurs by circulating currents of water or air between warmer and cooler objects or substances?

A) Radiation
B) Conduction
C) Convection
D) Evaporation

Question 14

Which therapeutic effect does cold application have?

A) Increases edema
B) Increases muscle spasm
C) Decreases inflammation
D) Decreases joint stiffness

Question 15

Which sensation is usually felt last in cryotherapy application?

A) Cold
B) Aching
C) Burning
D) Numbness

Question 16

Which condition is a contraindication for cryotherapy?

A) Tight muscles
B) Edema
C) Local pain
D) Hypertension

Question 17

Which term describes initial vasoconstriction and later vasodilation that occurs during cold application?

A) Barometric pressure
B) Hydrostatic pressure
C) Hunting response
D) Inflammatory response

Question 18

What is the term for therapeutic use of cold?

A) Thermotherapy
B) Hydrotherapy
C) Cryotherapy
D) Thalassotherapy

Question 19

Which process involves heat reduction from the process of changing water into gas?

A) Radiation
B) Conduction
C) Convection
D) Evaporation

Question 20

Which method has as key components herbal and mineral baths as well as cold or alternating hot and cold treatments administered by water, stones, or pebbles?

A) Physical therapy
B) Aromatherapy
C) Kneipp therapy
D) Thalassotherapy

Question 21

Clients with which condition have the highest correlation to contact burns from clinical uses of thermotherapy?

A) Diabetes mellitus
B) Skin cancer
C) Shingles
D) Hives

Question 22

How are heat applications thought to decrease pain?

A) Through increasing blood flow
B) Through reducing blood flow
C) By slowing nerve conduction
D) By stimulating edema

Question 23

Which type of treatment combines cold and heat?

A) Paraffin method
B) Thermotherapy
C) Contrast method
D) Cryotherapy

Question 24

Which approach should be combined with thermotherapy to increase blood flow in muscles?

A) Passive movement
B) Active movement
C) Compression
D) Vibration

Question 25

Which reason is thermotherapy primarily used in clinical settings?

A) Tonicity
B) Sedation
C) Reduce joint stiffness
D) Reduce edema

Question 26

Which condition is a contraindication for heat application?

A) Sore muscles
B) Joint stiffness
C) Blood clot
D) Scar tissue

Question 27

What happens to the heat from paraffin when it is applied to the body?

A) Dissipates rapidly into the air
B) Has a cooling action
C) Penetrates deeply
D) Penetrates superficially

Question 28

Which step occurs after the client's hand is completely coated in paraffin in the dip method?

A) Wrap the hand in a plastic bag or wax paper
B) Wrap the hand in a towel or terrycloth mitt
C) Elevate the hand and allow the wax to cool
D) Remove the wax coating and discard it

Question 29

Skin can be burned in 7 1/2 minutes at which temperature?

A) 110 $\degree$ F
B) 112 $\degree$ F
C) 113 $\degree$ F
D) 115 $\degree$ F

Question 30

How long are hydrocollator packs typically left on the client's body?

A) 5 to 8 minutes
B) 6 to 9 minutes
C) 10 to 14 minutes
D) 15 to 20 minutes

Question 31

Which therapeutic effect does heart application have?

A) Decreases edema
B) Increases muscle spasm
C) Decreases inflammation
D) Increases collagen extensibility

Question 32

Which type of spa has overnight accommodations with length of stay varying from a long weekend to several weeks or longer?

A) Day
B) Health
C) Medical
D) Destination

Question 33

What does sanus per aqua mean?

A) Water is life
B) Water is cleanliness
C) Take in water daily
D) Healing through water

Question 34

Which method is application of a heated waxy mixture to a treatment area of the body?

A) Aromatherapy
B) Paraffin bath
C) Hot pack
D) Cryotherapy

Question 35

Passive or active movements used in cryostretch can be performed when the client has reached which stage of application?

A) Cold
B) Aching
C) Burning
D) Numbness

Question 36

Which condition is a potential adverse effect of thermotherapy application?

A) Fainting
B) Itching
C) Numbness
D) Vomiting

Question 37

To elongate tissues by stretching, tissue temperatures should be maintained at 104 $\degree$ F to 113 $\degree$ F for a minimum of how many minutes?

A) 2
B) 3
C) 4
D) 5

Question 38

What temperature is the water within the hydrocollator?

A) 136 $\degree$ to 145 $\degree$ F
B) 147 $\degree$ to 156 $\degree$ F
C) 158 $\degree$ to 167 $\degree$ F
D) 169 $\degree$ to 178 $\degree$ F

Question 39

Which type of treatment combines cold application with joint mobilizations?

A) Ice pack
B) Ice massage
C) Cryostretch
D) Cryokinetics

Question 40

What are hydrocollator hot packs filled with?

A) River rock
B) Bentonite clay
C) Sand
D) Marbles

Question 41

Which spa hydrotherapy involves a client lying on a shallow table as jets of water come from multiple down-facing showerheads situated along the length of a horizontal pipe?

A) Steam bath
B) Sauna bath
C) Swiss shower
D) Vichy shower

Question 42

Which spa hydrotherapy is a dry heat bath in a wood-lined room with 10-20% humidity and temperatures around 175 $\degree$ F?

A) Sauna bath
B) Steam bath
C) Vichy shower
D) Swiss shower

Question 43

Which approach is a form of an Asian bodywork treatment received in water heated to the body's natural temperature?

A) Watsu
B) Cryotherapy
C) Paraffin
D) Thermotherapy

Question 44

Which spa hydrotherapy involves warm water spraying over a client from above and from the sides while he or she stands in a shower stall?

A) Steam bath
B) Sauna bath
C) Swiss shower
D) Vichy shower

Question 45

Which spa hydrotherapy is a vapor bath taken in a ceramic-tiled room, cabinet, or canopy with temperatures ranging between 105 $\degree$ F and 120 $\degree$ F?

A) Sauna bath
B) Steam bath
C) Vichy shower
D) Swiss shower