Microcurrent

Question 1

The ____ law states that weak stimuli increases physiologic activity and very strong stimuli inhibits or abolishes activity.

Answer 1

Arndt-Schultz

Question 2

Microcurrent uses an intensity of __ microamp, or __/1000 milliamps

Answer 2

1, 1

Question 3

What is unique about micro amps?

Answer 3

They cannot contract muscle or be felt

Question 4

A study by Ngok Cheng, MD, found that microcurrent from 50-1,000 microamps resulted in remarkably increased ____ concentrations. After this the ___ levels off and eventually starts to go down.

Answer 4

ATP

Question 5

The body is a battery. __ at our core, and __ at our extremities

Answer 5

+, -

Question 6

For healing you want to use ultra-low frequencies of under 1 Hz. The standard for this is __ Hz

Answer 6

.3

Question 7

For healing you also want to use ultra-low amperage of 10-80 microamps. The standard setting for this is __ microamps.

Answer 7

40

Question 8

For pain you want a high frequency of __-__ Hz, with an amperage of __-__ microamps

Answer 8

3-30, 100-600

Question 9

The polarity can be selected to be ___: more effective for healing skin lesions, or ___: more effective with bone and nerve repair.

Answer 9

Positive, negative

Question 10

The treatment time for microcurrent can be what range?

Answer 10

10 minutes to several hours