Focused Testlet 3

Question 1

Contraindications for use of interferential current

Answer 1

-implanted electrical pacing devices, ex:cardiac pacemaker
-history of cardiac arrhythmia
-had strong adverse reaction to electricity
-tumor or ongoing infections in ankle

Question 2

Indications for IFC

Answer 2

Pain, joint pain and swelling, neuritis, retarded callus formation following fx, restricted mobility

Question 3

IFC application for pain managment and for muscle contraction

Answer 3

Pain management: 20-25 pps
Muscle contraction: 50-120 pps

Question 4

Using IFC to manage pain using a-beta input, you increase electrical stimulation until?

Answer 4

Athlete reports feeling sensation and either the athlete can no longer tolerate the pain or a contraction is visualized or felt

Question 5

What therapies could you apply simultaneously during IFC treatment?

Answer 5

Cold compression unit, sequential compression unit, ice bag, elevation