1. Athletic Training
Modalities
NTI - 1

2. What does Thermotherapy do to each of the following?
Physiological Effects:
Muscle Spasm:
Pain Perception:
Blood Flow:
Metabolic Rate:
Collagen Elasticity:
Joint Stiffness:
Capillary Permeability:
Edema:

3. Ultrasound What is “piezoeelectrical effect”?
What is the intensity of ultrasound expressed in?
What are the 3 types of therapeutic effects from the application of ultrasound?

4. What does Cryotherapy do to each of the following?
Blood viscosity and vasodialators
Cell hypoxia
New Swelling occurring (metabolic rate)
Muscle Spasm
Pain Perception
Collagen Elasticity
Joint Stiffness
Capillary Permeability
Muscle Fatigue
Muscle Contraction

5. Cryotherapy The extent of tissue being cooled depends on:
Type of cold medium being applied: _____ ice penetrates _______ than _____ ice.
Length of cold exposure: the ________ cold exposure the ___________(38 degrees/4cm)
Conductivity of the tissue being cooled: High water content more cooling (_________), Low water content less cooling (_________), the thicker ________ ______ layer the longer it takes to cool.
Tissue that has been ________ takes longer to return to normal than __________tissue.