Overview of electrical stimulations Flashcards
1
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Iontophoresis
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- deliver medication transdermally
1
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NMES
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- depolarize motor nerve for muscle contraction
2
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TENS
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- Selectively depolarize sensory, motor and nociceptive nerve fibers for pain modulation
3
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Direct current, alternating current, or pulse current
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- To enhance the current of injury
4
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IFC
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- to depolarize motor nerve for muscle contraction
- to selectively depolarize sensory, motor and nociceptive nerve fibers for pain modulation
5
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HVPC
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- to depolarize motor nerve for muscle contraction
- to selectively depolarize sensory, motor and nociceptive nerve fibers for pain modulation
- to enhance the current of injury