Week 11 Flashcards

1
Q

Sensory nerves

A

goes up to the brain, helps with pain - TENS/IFC

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2
Q

Motor nerves

A

goes down to the muscles, helps with muscle contraction - EMS

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3
Q

What machine has a direct current?

A

EMS

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4
Q

What machine has an alternating current?

A
  • TENS
  • IFC
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5
Q

What type of current goes deeper into the body and has less skin irritation?

A

Alternating current

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6
Q

Which goes deeper into the body, higher or lower frequency?

A

Higher frequency (IFC)

Lower frequency (TENS) - more benefit to tissues

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7
Q

What is amplitude?

A

The intensity of the charge being conducted

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8
Q

What machines are for pain relief and which are for muscle strengthening?

A

Pain relief - TENS, IFC

Muscle strengthening - EMS

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9
Q

How does the TENS machine work?

A

1) Pathways
Brain doesn’t sense the pain when using but this is…
SHORT ACTING

2) Stimulates body to release opioids
–> “endogenous opioid stimulation and release” and this is…
LONG ACTING

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10
Q

What is lower frequency better for? What is higher frequency better for?

A

Lower frequency - therapy/tissues

Higher frequency - goes into body easier

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11
Q

Why would you use ICF instead of TENS?

A

1) Goes deeper into the body
2) Use it for swelling

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12
Q

Would “electrode over bony prominence” be a red or yellow flag?

A

Yellow

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