Flashcards in ESTHR Deck (29)
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What kind of volt is used for ESTHR?
Highhhhhh
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High volt is sometimes called?
Electro galvanic
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High volt indicates what?
>150 to 500
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What kind of current do you need for high volt?
Twin peak monophasic (DC) current
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What are the benefits of high voltage?
Doesn't allow A delta and C fibers to be stimulated (more comfort) and deeper penetration
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What is the average duration of both peaks in high volt?
100-200
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Microcurrent takes is considered sub_____
Sub sensory and sub motor
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Positive polarity attracts what?
Neutrophils and macrophages
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Negative polarity in the proliferation phase attracts what?
Fibroblasts, promotes collagen formation
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Negative polarity in the remodeling phase attract what?
Keratinocytes and epidermal cells
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High volt with edema uses what?
Negative polarity, monophasic.
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In hivolt with edema the dispersal elected is placed where ?
Proximal
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What does hi volt do best?
Muscle spasm reduction
14
Acute pain is from?
80-150
15
Chronic pain is from ?
0-15
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Muscle spasm is from?
30-50
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Hivolt along with microcurrent does what?
Wound healing, germicidal
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For chronic wounds you shouldn't use what ?
COLD
19
Positive polarity attracts acids or basis?
Acids
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Negative polarity attracts what?
Bases
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Ionophoresis uses what?
Low volt
22
Low volt uses true..?
DC current
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What law states that if two charges are the same sign they will be repulsive and if they are different they will be attractive?
Couloums.
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Positive electrode is known as the?
Anode
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Where is the reservoir of ionized substances?
Epidermis
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Where would you not wanna do low volt?
Temporal area
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Max amplitude delivers by the current is ?
4mA
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What is the exception to max amplitude?
Hyperhidrosis (10-20)
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