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Cryotherapy: Whole-Body Applications

Cryotherapy: Whole-Body Applications

Explore how to apply and integrate whole-body cold hydrotherapy modalities into a massage therapy treatment.

Language English
Duration 30m

Description

Explore the effects and associated benefits of applying cold treatments to the entire body in Cryotherapy: Whole-Body Applications.

Discover detailed instructions on how to perform whole-body cryotherapy treatments, including submersion and cold washes, and how to integrate this into a massage therapy treatment. Delve into the considerations for each technique and uncover the distinctions between them.

Understand how to identify the best approach for individual patients and what techniques are appropriate, recognizing that whole-body cold applications are much more intense and stimulating than local treatments.

Learn how to conduct whole-body cryotherapy modalities with the help of various engaging multimedia elements, including photos, video demos, and easy-to-follow processes. Consider how to guide the patient in performing whole-body cold treatments as home care where appropriate to the overall treatment plan.

For the optimal learning journey, we suggest completing Cryotherapy: Understanding Therapeutic Uses of Cold before taking this course.

Course Outline

UNDERSTANDING WHOLE-BODY CRYOTHERAPY

Biological Reactions to Whole-Body Cold
Considerations for Whole-Body Cold Applications

TREATMENT APPLICATION

Cold Full Bath
Full Body Wash

TEST YOUR KNOWLEDGE

Course Quiz

Outcomes & Objectives

Learning outcomes are high-level results that can be achieved by taking the course.
Learn the key factors that make a whole-body cryotherapy treatment effective.
Understand how the body reacts to a full-body cold treatment for maximum benefits.
Become skilled at implementing cold baths and washes for both clinic and at-home use.
Know when and how to use each technique safely with clear step-by-step instructions.

Instructors

Contributors

Kimberly Kent, RMT
Lydia Giammartino, MMedSc, BKin, RMT
Julie Goldstein, MA, MPA, JD
Amanda Miller, MA, RMT
Maria Naccarato, BSc, RMT
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Cryotherapy: Whole-Body Applications

CA$19.99