Passive Care Flashcards
What are the contraindications to ALL modalities?
Hemorrhage
Infection with suppuration
Malignancy (except TENS)
(HIM)
What are the contraindications to ALL heating?
Diabetes mellitus
Encapsulated swellings
Active TB
Decreased thermal sensations
Edema
Abdomen or low back during pregnancy
Acute conditions
What defines an acute injury?
Up to 72 hours
What defines a subacute injury?
Swelling is limited but debris and discoloration prevents healing
What is beneficial to a subacute injury?
Pumping
What defines a chronic injury?
2 weeks or longer than anticipated
What are the contraindications to ALL electrical? (8)
Brain
Eyes
Heart
Carotid sinus
Pacemaker
Anesthesia
Pregnancy- low back
Open wounds
Treatment for acute conditions…
Protect
Rest
Ice
Compression
Elevate
Support
What modality is considered an ultra low frequency (<1) and used for cellular healing?
MENS (microamps)
What modalities are considered low frequency (1-150) and used for contraction?
EMS
HV
LVG
Sine
Faradic
Interference (IF &RS)
TENS (milliamps)
What modalities are considered medium frequency (1,000-10,000) and used for depth?
IF
RS
What modalities are considered high frequency (1 million Hz) and used for heating?
Superficial Heat: IR and UV
Deep Heat: MWD, SWD, and US
What setting on US is used to get deep into tissues?
1 MHz
What setting on US is used for superficial heating of tissues?
3 MHz
What is the purpose of low frequency modalities?
Fatigues, irritates, and rehabs muscle
When can you use pulsed US?
For acute conditions
Can you use continuous US for acute conditions?
NO
What type of modality is the best contractor that leaves no charge in the patient?
Sine
When would you use high volt?
When the patient has anesthesia or lost sensation
What does electrothermal treatment result in?
Micro-vibration electrically leads to heat= Joules Law
What is considered an electrochemical treatment?
Iontophoresis
What drug can be used with iontophoresis?
Opioids
What frequency of opioids leads to endorphins?
1-10
What frequency of opioids leads to enkephalins?
70-120
What electrical treatment results in a contraction via molecules shifting Na+/K+ pump?
Electrophysical
How many pads are used to isolate 1 muscle belly?
1
How many pads are used when the muscle is especially weak?
2, on either side of muscle belly
What is the pad rule?
1 mA per square inch of pad size
i.e) 3” square pad= 9mA
When is monopolar treatment used?
large area or trigger/acupuncture points
How many pads are used in monopolar treatment?
one large dispersal pad as the ground and several small active pads (active pads have to be less than the ground when added together)
When would you use bipolar treatment and how many pads?
A small muscle group
2 pads- dispersal and active pads are the same size
What is an example of quadripolar treatment?
Russian stem- criss cross pattern of pads
What duty cycle is used for exercise/rehab?
1:3
What duty cycle is used for fatigue/spasm?
1:1
What is continuous used for?
pain
What electrical test is used to test muscle best?
EMG
What electrical test is used to test nerve best?
NCV
What law states that the energy of modality has to be absorbed by the body to stimulate physiological response?
Arndt- Schultz Principle
What law states the inverse relationship between penetration and absorption of energy (US)
Law of Grotthus- Draper
What is the cycles of events with cryotherapy?
Vasoconstriction
Anesthesia
Pumping Reaction
What mnemonic is used to the timeline of cryotherapy?
CBAN (cold, burn, ache, numb)
What is the timeline for cryotherapy?
5 minutes- cold
10 minutes- burn
15 minutes- ache
20 minutes- numb
What happens after 20 minutes of cryotherapy? What happens if you leave the ice pack on too long?
Hunting- lewis Reaction aka pumping
What are the 4 types of heat transmission?
Convection
Radiation
Conversion
Conduction
What temperature is considered “hot”?
99-104
What type of heat transmission uses baths (either hot or cold) or infrared (IR)?
Convection