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36 Cards in this Set
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What is the TENS unit primarily used for?
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Chronic pain
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What are some indications for TENS unit?
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pain modulation (mainly chronic, but can be used for acute)
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What are some contraindications for TENS unit?
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pacemakers, carotid sinus, heart, arrhythmias, myocardial dz, pregnancy, open wounds, pharynx/larynx muscles
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What are the 2 types of alternating current?
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sinusoidal and faradic
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describe sinusoidal alternating current
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biphasic, symmetrical, alternating
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describe faradic alternating current
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biphasic, asymmetrical, pulsed
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what is the main difference between alternating and direct currents?
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polarity
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what are some signs of overstimulation of alternating current?
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tremor, fatigue, difficulty contracting (stiffness)
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what is the main action of alternating current?
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muscle contraction
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describe the characteristics of high volt
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unidirectional, monophasic, interrupted
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high volt is a _____ frequency current
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low
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what modality is associated with twin peaks/spikes?
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high volt
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High volt is better at endorphin or enkephalin production?
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enkephalin (so good for acute injuries)
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T/F you can change the polarity of high volt in the middle of the treatment
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true (positive acts like ice, negative acts like heat)
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Microcurrent is FDA approved for what 4 things?
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1. pain
2. anxiety 3. depression 4. insomnia |
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What modality uses the LOWEST frequency
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microcurrent
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what is microcurrent primarily used for?
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healing/ATP production
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What is the Arndt-Schultz principle, and what modality is it associated wtih?
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weak excites, moderately strong favors, strong retards, very strong arrests; associated with microcurrent
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weak excites, moderately strong favors, strong retards, very strong arrests
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Arndt-Schultz principle
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Direct current is AKA _____
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galvanism
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Describe direct current/galvanism
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continuous, pulsed, tetanizing
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define iontophoresis
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process of driving chemicals through the body superficially
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salicylate
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analgesic, decongestant
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xylocaine
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analgesic, lots for pain
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zine
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antiseptic, ENT disorders, gynecological disorders
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cholrine
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sclerolytic, scar tissue
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lidocaine
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neuritis
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acetate
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bursitis, frozen shoulder
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calcium
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spasticity
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copper
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fungus, allergic rhinitis
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hespiridin
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ecchymosis
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hydrocortisone
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anti-inflammatory, lots
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iodine
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antiseptic, scar tissue
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magnesium
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analgesic, acute pain
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what are the only modalities we've done with polarity (3 of them)
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direct current (galvanism), microcurrent, high volt
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What are some things a patient could present with to lead you to believe they needed some electrodiagnostics done to them?
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atrophy, nerve injury, disc lesion
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