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PTA Physical Therapy Assistant

Category - Therapeutic Modalities

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What is hunting response?
  1. Vasoconstriction followed by vasodilatation and then again vasoconstriction
  2. Vasodilatation followed by vasoconstriction and then again vasodilatation
  3. Vasoconstriction followed by no reaction
Explanation
Answer: A - Vasoconstriction followed by vasodilatation and then again vasoconstriction is known as hunting response.

Hunting response occurs during the application of cryotherapy. In cryotheraphy techniques, within 15 min there would be vasoconstriction causing the temperature to reduce followed by an increase in the temperature due to vasodilatation and then again vasoconstriction.
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