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Lecture 2-Electrotherapy Flashcards

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electrical current creates a mm. contraction through…

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-creates mm. contraction through nerve or mm. stimulation

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electrical current stimulation uses sensory nerves to…

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sensory nerves to help with pain

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electrical current creates an electrical field in biol. tissues to

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stimulation or alter healing

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Applications of e-stim

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  1. MM. strengthening
  2. mm. re-education
  3. mm. spasm reduction
  4. edema reduction
  5. pain modulation
  6. wound healing
  7. iontophoresis
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Indications for Estim

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  • pain modulation
  • denervated mm. reducation
  • retarding atrophy
  • mm. strengthening
  • increasing ROM
  • dec. edema
  • decreasing spasm
  • stimulating healing process
  • wound/fx/tissue healing
  • stimulating nn. regeneration/peripheral n. function
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E-stim contraindications

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-pacemakers
-over carotid sinus
-venous of arterial thrombosis or thrombophlebitis is present
-pregnancy
(POPV)

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Estim precautions

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  • cardiac disease
  • impaired mentation
  • infection/open wounds
  • malignancies
  • MSK conditions where mm. contraction would worsen condition
  • adipose tissue (wont work well)
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Waveforms of estim

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  • monophasic current- direct current (DC) (galvanic)
  • alternating current (AC)-biphasic current
  • pulsatile current- interferential, russian, also biphasic
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monophasic current- direct current (DC) galvanic

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unidirectional flow of electrons

polarity and direction of flow can be reversed?

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alternating current (AC)

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biphasic current

  • bidirectional- changes direction OR reversing polarity
  • w/ symmetrical waveform, polarity shifts with each pulse
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pulsatile current-

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interferential, russian (also biphasic)

-groups of pulses, interrupted, repeat at regular intervals

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Characteristics of electrical current

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  • amplitude (intensity, strength, voltage)
  • frequency (Hz, pps, bps)
  • phase duration/ pulse width
  • ramp up/down time
  • rise and decay time
  • duty cycle
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amplitude is a measure of..

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how much we turn it up

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pulse duration =

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combined phase durations

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use interferential for…

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pain modulation

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premod for…

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pain modulation

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russian for…

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mm. training

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biphasic for…

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pain modulation, mm. training, and edema

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VMS

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mm. training, edema

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HVPC

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pain modulation, edema, wound healing

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microcurrent

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wound healing

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direct current

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iontophoresis, denervated mm.

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types of physiological reactions that happen from electrical current

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  • physio.
  • thermal
  • chemical
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current flow through biological tissue

  • blood
  • mm.
  • skin
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blood: composed of water and ions (best conductor)
- peripheral nerve; conductivity 6x>mm.
mm: ~75% water, contraction dependent on ion movement
skin: primary resistance
- higher impedance—> higher intensities
- skin preparation is important (no soap or alcohol!)

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fat-
contains 14% water- poor conductor
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bone-
- extremely dense - 5% water - poorest biol conductor
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Accomodation
adaptation by the sensory receptors to various stimuli over an extended period of time -fiber becomes unexcitable after exposure to constant level of depolarization
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to avoid accomodation we...
modulation: - any alteration in amp, frequency, or duration - usually built into a machine - decreases accomodation
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shortest durations access...
sensory n., then motor, then pain
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Law of Dubois Reymond
- the effectiveness of a current to target specific excitable tissues is dependent on three major factors: 1. adequate INTENSITY to reach threshold 2. CURRENT ONSET FAST ENOUGH to reduce accommodation 3. DURATION long enough to exceed the capacitance of the tissue
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motor points
- most comfortable place to get a contraction is the motor point (easiest place with least intensity) - usualy found within mm. belly where motor nerve fibers synapse w/ mm.
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all mm. contain 2 types of fibers:
T1 (slow twitch) -high endurance, slow to fatigue, low strength, static, postural T2 (fast twitch)-need more power -fast contraction, low endurance, fast to fatigue, high strength, dynamic, explosive
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T2 are normally ___x the size of T1
2x the size of T1
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during mm. contraciton, size principle...
small type 1 fibers recruited first | large t2 fibers recruited later when effort increases!
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metal backed electrodes reuqire...
an interface
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3 types of electrodes:
metal backed carbon film dure-stick plus (specific to pt.) 10 times ues
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to minimize electrode resistance:
- use large electrodes - maintain even, firm contact - use clean electrodes - keep sponge interface well moistened? - remove excess hair and oils
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whenever possible use largest electrode possible to reduce...
reduces local increases in current density...when small pads are required use the lowest stimulation intensity necessary to achieve the desired clinical results
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electrodes should be placed with ___ inch or more
1 inch or more.. 2 if you can! (lots of trial and error to find best placement) further apart= deeper current
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electrodes can be placed..
- on or around the painful area - over specific dermatomes, myotomes, or sclerotomes that correspond to painful area - close to spinal cord segment that innervates an area that is painful - over sites where peripheral nerves that innervate the painful area becomes superficial and can be easily stimulated - over superficial vascular structures - over trigger point locations - over acupuncture points - in a crisscrossed pattern around the point to be stimulated so the area to be treated is central to the location of the electrods - bipolar application resulting in similar physiologic effects beneath each electrode
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MOst commonly used gate level TENS set up is...
Bracketed! (criss-crossed pattern)
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dermatome=
-surface area supplied by a nerve root
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peripheral nerves are made up of...
- several spinal nerve roots - ex: ulnar n. is made up of C7, 8, T1 nn. roots - they are most relevant with peripheral injuries and stresses!!
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Estim frequencies
low, med, high
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low frequency estim
- 1,000 Hz (cycles per second) and below | - BioMed 2000 XL
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medium freq. estim
- 1,000 to 100,000 HZ - Mettler all medium freq. - vectra genysis
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high freq. estim
>100,000 HZ | - vectra genysis
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Mettler sonicator Plus 930
- all medium freq - interferential- 4000 Hz and 4100 Hz - premod- 4,000 Hz - medium freq. (russian) - 25000 Hz, burst!
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continous=
no amplitude modulation
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surge=
can set the on/off times (NMES)
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reciprocation=
stimulation changes from one channel to the other
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Vectra genysis=
preprogrammed
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Intelect NMES (blacK)
- asymmetric biphasic square pulse - ONE mode - pulse amplitude - pulse freq. - pulse width - adjustable on/off time (duty cycle)
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Intelect NMES (white)
- asymetric biphasic square wave (3 modes) - constant- adjustable rate and PW (no on/off time capability) - alternate (ch. 1 and ch. 2) - synchronous- channel 1 and 2 run the same
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BioMed 2000XL (TENS)
3 modes - continous - burst - modulated

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