Quiz 1 Flashcards

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What is the goal of most therapeutic electrical stimulation?

A

to produce action potentials in intact sensory or motor neurons

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2
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How can you deliver current?

A

externally
internally
percutaneously

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3
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What is resting potential?

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difference between outside and inside of the nerve cell

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4
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What does a negative electrode do?

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it is a better depolarizer of axons in the body: draws positive charge away from membrane

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5
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Where are action potentials in motor neurons created?

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proximally in spinal cord and travel distally to muscles they innervate

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6
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What is amplitude?

A

strength

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7
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What is duration?

A

time

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8
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What is DC current used for?

A

iontophoresis

stimulating denervated muscle

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9
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What direction does DC current flow?

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in one direction and continously

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10
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What is AC current used for?

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  • pain control (interferential): beat modulated

- muscle contraction (Russian): burst modulated AC

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11
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What are the 3 frequencies of AC?

A

low (10,000 Hz)

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12
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What frequency of AC is used?

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medium; transformed into interferential or Russian

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13
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What is pulsed current used for?

A

pain control
muscles contraction
tissue healing

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14
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What is monophasic?

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only above the line, current is delivered only in one direction; one electrode is always negative and one is positive and it does not change

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15
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What is monophasic used for?

A

promote tissue healing

manage acute edema

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16
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What is biphasic?

A

currents that switch direction in the middle of the pulse (2 directions)

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17
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What is biphasic used for?

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promote pain relief
promote muscle contraction
manage chronic edema

18
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Biphasic can be:

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symmetrical

assymetrical

19
Q

Symmetrical current is:

A

equally strong and equally lone

20
Q

Assymetrical current is:

A

balanced

unbalance

21
Q

Balanced:

A

strength and duration in one direction is equal to the other

22
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Unbalanced:

A

strength and duration in one phase in greater than the other

23
Q

Shorter pulse duration for:

A

pain control

tissue healing

24
Q

Longer pulse duration for:

A

muscle contraction

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Pulse duration
entirety of one electrical event
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Phase duration
current flow in one direction
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On time
what period of time the stimulator is on
28
Off time
time stimulator lets tissue rest
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Ramp up
stimulator is controlling increase of amplitude from 0 to wherever it is set
30
Ramp down
time that passes when stimulator is turning down
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Short duration pulses for ______ axon?
sensory (60-80 usec)
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Long duration pulses for ____ axon?
motor (150-300usec)
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Very long duration pulse for _____?
muscle fiber (>10ms)
34
NMES
depolarization of motor neuron
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EMS
depolarization of muscle fiber directly
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Contraindications for Electrical Current:
pacemaker or unstable arrhythmia over carotid sinus blood clot pregnancy
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Precautions for Electrical Current:
cardiac disease impaired sensation or mentation malignant tumors skin irritation or open wounds
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Adverse effects of electrical currents:
burns skin irritation or inflammation perception or discomfort
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Under which of the following conditions would a physical therapist choose to set the “ramp up” time to eight (8) seconds when using NeuroMuscular Electrical Stimulation?
when contracting the antagonist to a spastic (hyperreflexive) muscle
40
For which of the following therapeutic objectives would the current commonly called “Russian” be the best choice?
strong contraction of the knee extensors
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Which of the following neurons would be the easiest to depolarize with a biphasic, symmetrical pulsed current that is applied to the surface of the skin with self-adhesive surface electrodes?
large diameter and located shallow under skin
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An asymmetrical biphasic waveform would be the best choice for stimulating contraction of a __________ muscle group because it __________
small; concentrates depolarization under one electrode