Electrical Stimulation Flashcards
Functional electrical stimulation
Activates muscles w/ e-stim to perform functional activities. Example: Pacemakers.
TENS
Stimulation for pain management.
Swelling, Muscle Spasm, and Muscle Re-Ed.
Indications for NMES
Stimulation of innervated muscle.
NMES
Stimulation of denervated muscle.
EMS
Ohm’s Law
Current = Voltage/Resistance
Current is proportional to Voltage.
Is the opposition to current flow.
Impedance
The ability to store electric field and oppose change in current flow.
Capacitance
High water content _________ impedance and _________ conductance.
Decreases, Improves
Muscles _________ intensity. _________ intensity over bony areas.
Lower, Higher.
_________ will always flow through the path of least resistance.
Current
Feel nothing, tingling, more tingling, and contraction.
Sensations.
_________ intensity of current necessary to obtain a motor response in an area covered by adipose tissue. (Example:Gluteus Maximus)
Greater
_________ intensity of current over little adipose tissue areas. (Example:Anterior Tibia)
Less
- There is a source of energy creating a difference in electrical potential. 2. There is a conducting pathway between the 2 potentials.
Current will flow under these 2 conditions.
