Fluidotherapy is a therapeutic treatment that uses heated air and massaging cellulose particles to provide relief from pain and stiffness. It transfers heat through convection by circulating heated air through cellulose particles, causing them to move like a liquid over the affected area. The patient places the area in a machine containing the particles suspended in heated air, allowing heat, massage, and improved blood circulation, reduced inflammation, and increased range of motion. Fluidotherapy has advantages like allowing active movement during heat therapy and providing dry, comfortable heat, and is used to treat inflammation, aid post-operative rehabilitation, and decrease swelling and pain while increasing range of motion.

1. FLUIDOTHERAPY
BY: DHRUMI SHAH

2. TOPIC CONTENTS
• Introduction
• Transmission of heat
• Equipment
• Application of fluidotherapy
• Advantages of fluidotherapy
• Indications of fluidotherapy
• Contraindications of fluidotherapy
• Disadvantages of fluidotherapy

3. INTRODUCTION
• Fluidotherapy is a type of therapeutic treatment
that involves the use of a dry heat and massaging
effect of fluidized particles, usually made of
cellulose, to provide relief from pain and
stiffness.
• It is superficial heating modality.

4. TRANSMISSION OF HEAT
• Fluidotherapy transfers heat by CONVECTION method.
• Transference of heat to a body by the movement of air, matter, or liquid
around the part of body.
• During heating or cooling by convection the thermal agent is in motion,
the kinetic energy of the molecules is increased, they move farther apart
and the part becomes less dense.

5. HOW HEAT IS TRANSMITTED ?
• The patient places the affected area in a machine that generates heated air and
the cellulose particles are suspended in the air, creating a fluid-like environment.
• The combination of heat, massage, and fluidized particles can
• Helps to improve:- 1)Blood circulation
• 2) Reduce inflammation and
• 3)Increase the range of motion.

6. EQUIPMENT’S CONTENTS
• The device consists of a cabinet that contains finely ground cellulose particles
made from corn cob.
• The device circulates heated air through the particles, causing them to move like a
liquid.
• It allows for high levels of heating
• The device utilizes a stream of thermostatically controlled heated air that flows
over and through the particles by an electric fan located inside a lid-covered steel
cabinet.

7. APPLICATION OF FLUIDOTHERAPY
• The patient extends the part to be treated
through the portal of the unit and closes the
sleeve to prevent particles from coming out.
• The required temperature is maintained and
the patient is told to exercise the part inside
the cabinet.
• The temperature of the unit is maintained
between 38-45°C or a little higher. The
treatment usually lasts for 15-20 minutes.

8. • The system has very low viscosity, which allows exercises to
be performed inside the cabinet, like the exercises performed
inside a warm heater (but the part does not get wet).
• After the treatment is over the part is removed from the cabinet
and the skin is examined. A mild erythema is normal.

9. ADVANTAGE OF
FLUIDOTHERAPY
Active movement is possible
along with heat therapy.
The treated part experiences
very minimal pressure.
It is easy to apply heat
therapy.
Provides dry and comfortable
heat.

10. INDICATION
Inflammation
Post operative rehabilitation
subacute condition
chronic condition
Decrease sweeling
Decrease pain
Increase Range of motion

11. CONTRAINDICATION
Fever
Anesthetic
area
Severe
circulatory
disorder
Hemorrhage
Heat
sensitive
patient

12. DISADVANTAGE OF FLUIDOTHERAPY
The equipment costs a lot of money.
Keeping the limb in a dependent position may worsen edema.
The equipment can cause overheating and burning of the
tissue.
Some patients cannot tolerate the particles present inside the
equipment.
The particles may spill onto a smooth floor, making it slippery
and increasing the risk of falls.

13. REFERENCE
ELECTROTHERAPY SIMPLIFIED :- BASANT KUMAR NANDA