Chattanooga Fluidotherapy Double Extremity Unit

What is FluidoTherapy? Different ways of understanding it are:

Works the combination of heated air and cellulose particles in a convection-formed vortex, creating a dry whirlpool. As with water whirlpool tubs, the impacted area receives warmth, buoyancy, sensory stimulation and a massage that relieves discomfort and increases circulation.

– Dry heat therapy.

– What is forced convection It is defined as the process of heat transfer through the forced movements of heated air and Cellex (made of natural cellulose) particles in the chamber, which together are circulated around the extremity being treated.

– So what is Fluidotherapy? It is defined as: A modality of dry heat that uses a suspended air stream with the properties of a liquid. It simultaneously performs the functions of applied heat, massage, sensory stimulation, levitation and pressure oscillations. Mosbys Dictionary of Medicine, Nursing & Allied Health.

Dry Heat Therapy relieves localized pain, increases localized blood circulation, increases range of motion and relieves minor pain and stiffness associated with nonrheumatoid arthritis

Common applications:

• Increased blood flow
• Tissue heating
• Relief of local pain
• Sensory stimulation
• Decreased ROM
• Exercise
• Other conditions where heat is appropriate