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Skills for Heat and Cold Therapy
• Local Effect of Heat and Cold
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Effects of Heat Application
• Heat improves blood flow through vasodilation to an
injured part.
• However, blood flow is reduced by vasoconstriction as
the body attempts to control heat loss from the area.
• Periodic removal and reapplication of local heat
restores vasodilation.
• Continuous exposure to heat damages epithelial cells.
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