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What body parts is paraffin used for in heat treatments?
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Paraffin, a conductive form of superficial heat, is often used for heating uneven surfaces of the body such as the hands.
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What do ultrasound heat treatments do?
Ultrasound heat treatments penetrate the body to provide relief to inner tissue.
What two types of heat treatments are there?
Superficial heat treatments apply heat to the outside of the body. Deep heat treatments direct heat toward specific inner tissues through ultrasound or by electric current.
What are heat treatments?
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Can you use kitchen paraffin wax in a paraffin spa?
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Why is melted paraffin allowed to drop a certain height and not just rubbed over the skin?
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Why candle wax produces more heat than alcohol?
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A container of melted paraffin wax is allowed to stand at room temperature until the was solidifies what is the direction of heat flow as the liquid wax solidifies?
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What body parts loose heat first in the water?
skin!!
Do fennecs have body parts to survive?
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