Final: E-Stim for Muscle Contraction Flashcards
What are the two types of muscle
innervated muscle and denervated muscle
(innervated/denervated) muscle has an AP propagated along motor nerves
innervated
Innervated muscle has an AP propagated along (motor nerve/muscle cells)
motor nerves
During normal voluntary contraction, are slow twitch or fast twitch fibers activated first
slow twitch
During electrical stimulated muscle contractions, are slow twitch or fast twitch fibers activated first
fast twitch
(innervated/denervated) muscle stimulates muscle cells directly
denervated
denervated muscle stimulates (motor nerves/muscle cells) directly
muscle cells
In denervated stimulation, ES can produce contractions when current pulse duration is at least ___ ms
10
A physiologically initiated contraction force is (low/high)
low
An electrically stimulated contraction force is (low/high)
high
NMES that is used to strengthen muscles requires __ to __ % MVIC and this can be uncomfortable
10 to 50
NMES that is used to strengthen muscles requires 10 to 50% MVIC and this can be (comfortable/uncomfortable)
uncomfortable
What does NMES stand for
Neuromuscular electrical stimulation
What does MVIC stand for
maximum voluntary isometric contraction
What is MVIC?
the strongest contraction a muscle can elicit isometrically
In regards to NMES, a ____ ____ is used to gradually and comfortably add and subtract the current intensity
ramp time
What is the recommended ramp up or ramp down time when using NMES?
one to four seconds
True or False:
Ramp time is used for gait training
false
What are the two principles that apply to how ES strengthens muscles
overload principle
specificity principle
Which principle is applied to ES and strengthening muscles that increases load, duration, amplitude, electrode size, and external resistance over time?
overload principle