Hydrotherapy Effects of Cold and Hot Water

 

	Primary Effect	Secondary Effect
Cold Water	-peripheral vascular constriction -Pallor of skin, chilliness, shivering, chattering -Increases respiratory rate -Increases muscular tone -Increases blood pressure and heart rate	Occurs if you warm up: -Peripheral vascular dilation, causing redness of skin -Decrease in respiratory rate -Decrease in blood pressure and heart rate -Muscle relaxation
Hot Water	-Increases Body Temperature -Increases Pulse rate (by 10 for every 1 degree increase in body temp) -Increases respiration rate -Increases oxygen consumption and metabolic rate -Peripheral vasodilatation -Increases Circulation -Decreases blood pressure -pH becomes more alkaline -Increases in excretion from kidneys	Generally the same as secondary effects of cold;  Gradual reduction of these effects as body returns to normal.

 

 

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