Which of the following would require using caution in applying cold therapy?
a. Chronic pain
b. Joint trauma
c. Circulatory insufficiency
d. Sprains
C
Conditions that require caution with cold therapy include circulatory insufficiency, cold allergy, and advanced diabetes. Cold therapy is used immediately after direct trauma such as sprains, strains, fractures, or muscle spasms; after superficial lacerations or puncture wounds; after minor burns; with chronic pain of arthritis and joint trauma; with delayed-onset muscle soreness; and with inflammation.
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