TENS Flashcards
Acute pain - type
Sensory stimulation
Acute pain - waveform
mono or biphasic pulsed
Acute pain - pulse frequency
110pps
Acute pain - pulse duration
50-100 msec
Acute pain - tx duration
20-30 min or with activity
Acute pain - amplitude
comfortable tingling
Acupuncture - waveform
mono or biphasic pulsed
Acupuncture - type
motor stimulation
Acupuncture - pulse frequency
<10pps
Acupuncture - pulse duraction
> 150 usec
Acupuncture - amplitude
visible twitch
Acupuncture - tx duration
20-45 min
Brief intense - type
motor stimulation
Brief intense - waveform
mono or biphasic pulsed
Brief intense - pulse frequency
100pps
Brief intense - pulse duration
> 150 usec
Brief intense - amplitude
strong muscle twitch
Brief intense - tx duration
<15 min
Noxious - type
hypertism
Noxious - waveform
DC or monophasic
Noxious - pulse frequency
High: 100pps
Low: 1-5 pps
Noxious - pulse duration
> 250 usec
Noxious - amplitude
highest tolerance / painful stimulus
Noxious - tx duration
30-60 sec per area