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E J Henley
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Fluidotherapy and exercise in the management of sickle cell anemia. A clinical report.
Children hospitalized during sickle cell anemia crises suffer restricted range of motion secondary to vasoocclusive-induced pain and are almost always nonambulatory. Texas Children's Hospital, Houston, TX, now refers most of these children to the Physical Therapy Department at St. Luke's Episcopal Hospital, Houston, TX, for Fluidotherapy and general strengthening and increased endurance programs. The Fluidotherapy treatment and the exercise program have resulted in a marked reduction in the length of hospitalization (compared with length of hospitalization by the same patients during previous episodes) and have permitted a major reduction in the dosage of analgesics previously administered. Spine, trunk, and extremity range of motion and gait improved markedly with treatment.
Comparison of in vivo temperatures produced by hydrotherapy, paraffin wax treatment, and Fluidotherapy.
The effectiveness of a new heat modality, Fluidotherapy, was compared with other superficial heat modalities by in vivo temperature measurements. The joint capsule and muscle temperatures in the hands and feet were measured in subjects treated with hydrotherapy, paraffin wax, and Fluidotherapy. Fluidotherapy is a dry heat modality consisting of finely divided solids suspended in an air stream. The dry heat modality, applied at 118 degrees F (47.78 degrees C), resulted in maximum joint capsule and muscle temperature rises of 16.2 degrees F (9 degrees C) and 9.5 degrees F (5.27 degrees C), respectively, compared to 13.5 degrees F (7.5 degrees C) and 8.1 degrees F (4.5 degrees C) for paraffin wax treatment and 10.8 degrees F (6.0 degrees C) and 7.7 degrees F (4.3 degrees C) for a 102 degrees F (38.89 degrees C) water bath, at a depth of about 0.5 cm beneath the skin. At depths down to 1.2 cm, superficial heat modalities are more effective than diathermy and much more effective than ultrasound in elevating temperature.
A clinical study of a new heat modality: fluidotherapy.
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Fluidotherapy: evaluation of a new heat modality.
The development of a new heat therapy modality (fluidotherapy) consisting of a bed of solid particles suspended in air is reported. Measurements of time integrated heat absorption by a hand immersed in the fluidotherapy unit at 120F (48.9C), a whirlpool at 105.2F, and a paraffin bath at 126F show the average heat absorption to be 17.2, 5.6 and 4.8 BTU respectively during a 15-minute treatment.