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Electrotherapy is utilized in physical therapy for various reasons including | facilitation of skeletal muscle contraction, stimulation of denervated muscle, pain management, to retard muscle atrophy, osteogenesis, driving medications through the skin, and wound management. |
Electrotherapy Therapeutic Effects-- | Relaxation of muscle spasm |
Electrotherapy Therapeutic Effects-- | Muscle strengthening |
Electrotherapy Therapeutic Effects-- | Improve range of motion |
Electrotherapy Therapeutic Effects-- | Facilitate wound healing |
Electrotherapy Therapeutic Effects-- | Decrease edema |
Electrotherapy Therapeutic Effects-- | Eliminate disuse atrophy |
Electrotherapy Therapeutic Effects-- | Muscle re-education |
Electrotherapy Therapeutic Effects-- | Increase local circulation |
Electrotherapy Therapeutic Effects-- | Facilitate bone repair |
Electrotherapy Therapeutic Effects-- | Decrease pain |
Electrotherapy Indications-- | Muscle spasm |
Electrotherapy Indications-- | Muscle weakness |
Electrotherapy Indications-- | Pain |
Electrotherapy Indications-- | Decreased range of motion |
Electrotherapy Indications-- | Idiopathic scoliosis |
Electrotherapy Indications-- | Fracture |
Electrotherapy Indications-- | Joint effusion |
Electrotherapy Indications-- | Facial neuropathy |
Electrotherapy Indications-- | Muscle atrophy |
Electrotherapy Indications-- | Open wound/ulcer |
Electrotherapy Indications-- | Bellʼs palsy |
Electrotherapy Indications-- | Use with labor and delivery |
Electrotherapy Indications-- | Stress incontinence |
Electrotherapy Indications-- | Shoulder subluxation |
Electrotherapy Contraindications-- | Cardiac pacemaker |
Electrotherapy Contraindications-- | Patient with a bladder stimulator |
Electrotherapy Contraindications-- | Use over carotid sinus |
Electrotherapy Contraindications-- | Seizure disorders |
Electrotherapy Contraindications-- | Phlebitis |
Electrotherapy Contraindications-- | Malignancy |
Electrotherapy Contraindications-- | Use over a pregnant uterus |
Electrotherapy Contraindications-- | Cardiac arrhythmia |
Electrotherapy Contraindications-- | Osteomyelitis |
Russian current is a | medium frequency polyphasic waveform. |
The intensity of Russian current is produced in a | 50 burst per second interval with a pulse width range of 50-200 microseconds, and an interburst interval of 10 milliseconds. |
Russian current is believed to augment muscle strengthening by | depolarizing both sensory and motor nerve fibers resulting in tetanic contractions that are painless and stronger than those made voluntarily by the patient. |
Since the mode of delivery is theoretically painless, | the increased current amplitude allows the deeper motor nerve fibers to depolarize concomitantly. |
Prior to Russian current the therapist should ensure that | the patientʼs skin is clean and dry. The electrode orientation should be placed parallel to the muscle fibers along the line of pull of the muscle group. |
Russian current electrode placement can be | monopolar, bipolar, quadripolar or multipolar in arrangement. |
Russian stimulation has an average peak current amplitude of | 100 mA, 50 bursts per second, with an on/off time ratio of 10/50. |
A popular training protocol with Russian current suggests a treatment of | 10 evoked contractions with a 10 second contraction and a 50 second rest period between each of the ten contractions. |