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Question | Answer |
What is the driving force that moves electrons? | Voltage |
Is a cathode negative or positive? | Negative |
Is an anode negative or positive? | Positive |
Which way will the electrical current always move? | Higher potential to lower potential (+ to -) |
What is a volt? | Unit of electrical force |
What is voltage created by? | Uneven distribution of charged particles such as Na, K, and Chloride |
What are conductors? | Materials in which ions or electrons move freely |
What are examples of good conductors? | Metals and water Body: Muscles, nerves |
What are insulators? | Charged particles that are not free to move or do not move easily |
What are examples of insulators? | Rubber or plastic Body: Fat |
What is current? | Movement of ions or electrons in response to a voltage |
What is current directly proportional to? | Magnitude of voltage |
What is an ampere? | Indicates the rate at which electrical current flows |
What are examples of resistance? | Skin Hair Fascia Scar tissue |
What is capacitance? | Degree to which electrical charge is stored (Charge gets stored in insulator so when current stops, charge has to flow to conductors) |
What is impedance? | Form of resistance but is frequently dependent |
What can help decrease impedance? | Gel or adhesive |
What is Ohm's Law? | Describes the relationship between resistance and flow of current Current = Voltage/Resistance |
What is current inversely proportional to? | Resistance |
What happens to resistance and voltage when current increases? | Increased current = decreased resistance Increased Current = increased voltage |
What is DC? | Continuous unidirectional flow of ions/electrons for at LEAST 1 second |
What is the most common form of DC? | Iontophoresis |
What charges does DC current have? | 1 positive and 1 negative |
What is AC | Uninterrupted bidirectional flow of ions/electrons |
How often does AC have to change directions? | At least 1 time per second |
What is an example of AC? | Russian |
What is PC? | Pulsed current: unidirectional OR bidirectional flow of ions/electrons that periodically stops briefly before the next electrical cycle |
What is the pulse duration? | Time from beginning of one phase to the end of another |
What is the phase duration? | Time it takes to go from zero back to zero |
What is the interpulse interval? | Time between each pulse (no current) |
Is high volt always monophasic or biphasic? | Monophasic |
What is the decay time? | Time it takes from 1 (max) back to zero |
What is the rise time? | Time it takes from 0 to 1 (max) |
In monophasic what is the difference between phase and pulse duration? | They are the same |
What is the difference between monophasic and biphasic? | Monophasic is either all above or all below Biphasic is both above and below |
What is the amplitude? | Magnitude of current or voltage |
Do both monophasic and biphasic have peak amplitude? Peak-to-peak amplitude? | Peak amplitude = both Peak-to-peak amplitude = only biphasic |
What is the duty cycle? | On versus off time |
What is the phase charge? | Charge within one phase of a pulse |
What is the pulse charge? | Cumulative charge of all phases within a single phase |
What is a symmetrical biphasic current? | Sum of current amplitude and duration of first phase is equal to the second |
What is an asymmetrical biphasic current? | Any difference in amplitude or duration between the first and second phases |
How do you determine the net charge of a current? | The pole that has greater area under the curve will determine the net charge |
What happens at cathode when sodium joins water? | Increases pH in localized area (alkaline reaction) |
What happens at anode when chloride joints water? | Decreases pH (acidic reaction) |
Increased sodium does what to protein density and what does this mean? | Decreases protein density and everything softens |
Increased chloride does what to protein density and what does this mean? | Increases protein density and everything hardens |
Which type of current is electrothermal effects more of a concern with? | DC |
What is the Law of Thermodynamics? | Energy is neither created nor destroyed but exchanged and lost as heat |
What are the electrophysical effects? | Ability to depolarize and propagate electrical signals which is what allows nerves and muscles to be excitable |
At rest, are membranes permeable or impermeable to potassium? Sodium? | Permeable to potassium Impermeable to sodium |
What does the strength-duration curve tell us? | Minimal amount of strength and duration needed to elicit a motor response |
As amplitude increases, what happens to duration? | Decreases |
What is anything below the curve in the strength-duration curve considered and what does this mean? | Subthreshold stimuli It won't depolarize or cause a contraction |
What is anything above the curve in the strength-duration curve considered and what does this mean? | Suprathreshold stimuli It can cause depolarization |
Will anything to the left of the strength-duration curve cause depolarization? | No |
What is rheobase? | Minimum strength of long duration capable of eliciting minimally detectable motor response |
What is chronaxie? | Duration of a stimulus 2x's the rheobase (capable of eliciting a minimal detectable motor response |
What is the strength-duration curve used for? | To assess healthiness of tissue |
What is the time frame on the strength duration curve for healthy tissues? Denervated? | Healthy = less than 1ms Denervated = prolonged chronaxie (10-20ms) |
What are the 3 levels of response to electrical stimulation? | Sensory Motor Noxious |
How do sensory stimulations work? | Low amplitudes to excite nerve |
How do motor stimulations work? | Increase amplitude and duration to get a motor response |
How does noxious stimulations work? | Create pain to treat pain |
What is Russian Stim? | AC Burst Current |
What is the burst duration of Russian? | 10 microseconds |
How many bursts are delivered in Russian? | 50 bursts/sec |
What is the tx frequency for Russian? | 50 Hz and 400 microseconds |
What is high volt stim? | Twin peaked monophasic PC |
What is the electrode over the treatment area in high volt known as? | Active or treatment electrode |
What is the other electrode in high volt known as? | Dispersive electrode |
What are the three modes of high volt? | Continuous Reciprocating Surge |
What is high volt used for? | Treatment of wound healing and/or tissue repair |
What is IFC? | Interference of two symmetrical by asynchronus currents |
What is the frequency of high volt? | 1-120 Hz |
What is the therapeutic frequency for IFC? | 1-200 Hz (80-120 or 80-150) |
Why do we "sweep" when using IFC? | To avoid accommodation |
What is IFC mostly used for? | Sensory - pain |
When you are in a chronic pain state how might this change IFC? | Might have to change to more of a motor (lower) frequency |
What is the only quadripolar form of e-stim? | IFC |
What is the difference between pre-mod and IFC? | Pre-mod uses 2 pads |
What is Micro-current? | Any current with an amplitude of less than 1 mA |
What type of current is micro-current? | DC or monophasic PC |
What are biphasic PC? | Group of waveforms used for muscle stimulation and pain modulation |
Is a two pronged or three pronged plug better for e-stim and why? | 3 pronged because they are grounded |
Should you use extension cords with e-stim? | No |
What level mA are therapeutic? Dangerous? | 1-15 mA = tingling sensation and muscle contraction 15-100 = painful electric shock |
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