What is the rationale for applying ice massage to an area of localized tenderness and muscle spasm?
What will be an ideal response?
Cold will decrease nerve conduction velocity in the afferent nerve fibers that convey noxious input and in the afferent nerve fibers from the muscle spindles of the involved muscle. The reduction in sensory input will reduce pain and promote relaxation in the involved muscle.
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A) Thalmic nerve B) Hypopharyngeal nerve C) Vagus nerve D) Oculomotor nerve
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The responsibility of the pharmacist for acts of his or her employees Something that is common knowledge, or that speaks for itself The failure to do something that should have been done Getting something as a result of doing something
Which of the following is probably the most common route of local anesthesia?
A) epidural B) spinal C) topical D) infiltration
A disorder characterized by myocarditis and arthritis is ____________.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).