Electrical Body Exam

Question 1

What are the 4 muscles of the quadriceps?

Answer 1

• rectus femoris
• vastus medialis
• vastus lateralis
• vastus intermedius

Question 2

what are the 2 muscles of the abdominal?

Answer 2

• Rectus abdominus
• obliques

Question 3

What are the 3 types of padding for faradic & what muscles do you use them on?

Answer 3

• Split - biceps + triceps, obliques
• Dual - pecks
• Longitudinal - Quads, rectus abdominus

Question 4

What are the 4 body lymph nodes?

Answer 4

Axillary - underarm
Inguinal - groin
Supertrochlour - elbow
Popliteal - Behind knee

Question 5

Effects of vacuum suction

Answer 5

• Improves skin texture due to desquamation of dead skin cells.
• Fatty deposits softened
• Skin nourished - circ + oil used
• Promotes cellular renewal
• Skin colour improved due to increased circulation
• Circulation and lymphatic system stimulated improving cell nutrients and waste removal

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Question 6

Vacuum suction - safety

Answer 6

• Correct pressure/suction - no more then 20% of tissue up the vontouse
• Vontouse should never be stationary on skin
• Vontouse must glide over skin - not drag
• check vontouse for cracks & chips
• Remove vontouse from tube when not using
• Break suction before lifting off skin
• All strokes towards lymph nodes not over
• Self test machine

Question 7

Specific contraindication for vacuum suction

Answer 7

• Hyper sensitive skin
• Loose creepy skin
• Hirsutism
• Bruising (restricted)

Question 8

Contra-actions for vacuum suction

Answer 8

• Brusing
• Thread veins
• Erythema

Question 9

What is the current for vacuum suction?

Answer 9

• Alternating current through a mechanical pump

Question 10

Vacuum suction - How machine works?

Answer 10

• Air pumped through ventouse creates suction.

Question 11

What current is Infra-red?

Answer 11

Alternating current at the wall.

Question 12

Effects of Infra-red

Answer 12

• Increases blood and lymphatic system
• Improves skin texture
• Relaxes tense muscle
• Analgesic effect - pain relief
• Calms sensory nerves

Question 13

Infra-red - safety

Answer 13

• No oil on skin
• Inverse square law- double the distance quadruple the time (45cm for 5mins)
• Cosine law- 90 degree angle (ensure ray is even)
• Turned on/off away from client to ensure bulb does not blow.
• Don’t touch lamp once on as very hot
  No water spray around bulb

Question 14

Infra-red - How machine works?

Answer 14

• A coil of resistance wire is embedded in a fire clay to form the heating elements. When current passes through the wire, it heats up and passes the heat onto the fire clay by conduction.

Question 15

Infra-red specific contraindication

Answer 15

• sunburn
• cuts, abrasions

Question 16

Infra-red contra-actions

Answer 16

• Erythema

Question 17

Why use G5 massage?

Answer 17

-Powerful deep massage, or percussion, without tiring the therapist.
- Shorter treatment time which allows the therapist to treat more clients.

Question 18

Effects of G5

Answer 18

• Relieves muscle pains snd spasms
• Aids in mobilising oedema fluid in swollen extremities.
  Aids in the prevention of muscle fatigue
• Joints in maintaining joint mobility
• Aids in maintaining muscle tone and circulation
• Increases circulation and lymphatic system
  Moves lymph

Question 19

G5 specific contraindications

Answer 19

• Hirsutism
• Boney
• Hypersensitive skin
• Loose creepy skin

Question 20

G5 contra-actions

Answer 20

• Erythema
• Bruising

Question 21

G5 - safety

Answer 21

• Attachment sanitised before + after use
• Talc as medium
• Correct intensity to product first degree erythema
• use for the correct amount of time
• Do not massage over boney areas
• Feed tissue into head
• Head flat on skin

Question 22

G5 - How machine works?

Answer 22

• Giratory vibration massage that vibrates and stimulates.

Question 23

What current is G5?

Answer 23

• no current

Question 24

Faradic specific contraindications

Answer 24

• Metal pins & plates
• Any nerve or muscle disorders
• Pacemaker
• Heart disorders
• Epilepsy
  -Diabetic

Question 25

Faradic contra-actions

Answer 25

- muscle fatigue

Question 26

effects of faradic

Answer 26

- Improves tone of specific muscles, producing a reshaping effect - Increases metabolism of stimulated muscles - Improves blood & lymphatic circulation - Posture improvement - Slimming effect

Question 27

Faradic - How machine works?

Answer 27

- Passive form of exercise - uses electrical stimulation to contract muscles

Question 28

what current is faradic?

Answer 28

- Interrupted direct current @ low frequency

Question 29

Faradic - safety

Answer 29

- Everything is plugged in properly - Gel applied to pads - Pad areas correctly - Use correct intensity and time - Do not move pad well current is flowing - turn up on a contraction

Question 30

Effects of Galvanic negative & positive pole

Answer 30

Negative (cathode) - Produces alkaline reaction (sodium hydroxide) - Breaks down the acid mantle - softens skin improving texture Positive (anode) - Produces acid reaction (hydrochloric acid) - Restores the acid mantle Soothes nerve endings by having analgesic effect under the pads

Question 31

Galvanic - safety

Answer 31

- Law of galvanism - opposites attract, likes repel - Ensure sponges damp - Apply even amount of saline/gel - Do not exceed 2.8-2.9 mA -Lower intensity once client feels tingling Switch of machine before reversing polarity Remove all jewellery

Question 32

What current does galvanic use?

Answer 32

- Direct current

Question 33

Galvanic specific contraindications

Answer 33

- Pacemaker - metal pins/plates - Epilepsy -Diabetic - Kidney infection

Question 34

Galvanic - How does the machine work?

Answer 34

- Produces a chemical effect on the skin. Is an electrical treatment that passes through the skin & the effects depend on the polarity used.

Question 35

Galvanic contra-actions

Answer 35

- Erythema - Tingling sensations

Question 36

Effects of microcurrent

Answer 36

- Re-educates muscle tone - Increases ATP (energy producing chemical - Increases circulatory and lymphatic flow - Improves cellular regeneration - Increases collagen production Revives skins ability to hold water - None surgical body lift

Question 37

Microcurrent contra-actions

Answer 37

- Muscle fatigue - Erythema

Question 38

What current does micro current use?

Answer 38

- Modified direct current interrupted @ low frequency

Question 39

What does M.E.N.S stand for?

Answer 39

- Microcurrent electrical neurotransmuscular stimulation.

Question 40

How does micro current work?

Answer 40

- Stimulates the Golgi tendon organ - Thousand times smaller than the current used in other equipment - Uses different wavelengths - Relaxes and gently stimulates

Question 41

What is the machine setting for micro current?

Answer 41

- Green light, lifting, square wave form, even contraction 1/2 - 3/4

Question 42

What is anapharisis?

Answer 42

- Movement of anions towards an anode

Question 43

What is cataphoresis?

Answer 43

- Movement of cations towards a cathode

Question 44

Microcurrent - safety

Answer 44

- White electrode is stationary - One electrode is touching skin at all times - Electrodes don't touch each other - Use conducting gel

Question 45

Microcurrent specific contraindications

Answer 45

- no jewellery - loss of sensation - metal pins and plates