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Contrast Bath
Aka: Contrast Bath
- See Also
- Musculoskeletal Injury Management
- Definition
- Therapeutic heat and cold to distal extremity
- Indication
- Ligament Sprain or Joint capsule sprain
- After initial ice only for first 72 hours
- Stasis edema
- Peripheral Vascular Disease
- Improve circulation in contralateral extremity
- Occurs by consensual vasodilatation
- Exercise is more effective in PVD
- Osteoarthritis or Rheumatoid Arthritis
- Improves range of motion
- Adverse Effects
- Vigorous hyperemia
- Discomfort during cold cycle
- Issue of compliance
- Preparation
- Warm Water Bath: 38-44 C (100-111 F)
- Cold Water Bath: 10-18 C (50-66 F)
- Technique 1: Decrementing Warm Baths (20 minutes)
- Warm water bath for 5 minutes
- Cold water bath for 1 minute
- Warm Water bath for 4 minutes
- Cold water bath for 1 minute
- Warm Water bath for 3 minutes
- Cold water bath for 1 minute
- Warm Water bath for 2 minutes
- Cold water bath for 1 minute
- Warm Water bath for 1 minute
- Technique 2: Fixed Warm Baths (30 minutes)
- Warm water bath for 10 minutes
- Cycle warm and cold baths for 4 repetitions
- Cold water bath for 1 minute
- Warm Water bath for 4 minutes