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Intro to Estim & Estim for pain

Horizontales
(for e-stim): Cardiac disease, impaired mentation, impaired sensation, malignant tumors, areas or skin irritation or open wounds
(2 words) one example of acceptable electrode placement when used for pain control
TENS is used to promote the production of this hormone to control chronic pain
With ____ rate TENS, the amplitude should produce a visible contraction
Example of an AC waveform
Opposition of a material to the flow of electrical current. This is why you'd want the skin to be free of lotion before applying.
For e-stim: pacemaker, defibrillator, unstable arrhythmia, over the anterior neck (carotid sinus), areas where venous or arterial thrombosis or thrombophlebitis is present, over the abdomen with pregnancy
With ____ rate TENS, amplitude should produce a tingling sensation
Stimulate this nerve for pain control using the Gate control theory when using TENS
The charge of an electrode that will be (+) or (-) with a direct or monophasic pulsed current and constantly changing with an alternating or biphasic pulsed current
Example of a waveform in which the pulse is comprised of 3 or more phases
Pulses per second
Verticales
Current that has a bidirectional flow of electricity (+ & -)
(2 words) Time from the beginning of the 1st phase of a pulse to end of the last phase of a pulse, generally expressed in microseconds
Another name for frequency
Another name for pulse duration
(2 words) An increasing ____ ____ will affect the nervous system in the order of Sensory > Motor > Nociceptors
Number of cycles or pulses per second. Measured in hertz (Hz) for cycles or pulses per second (pps) for pulses
Strength of the current
Process by which a nerve gradually becomes less responsive to stimulation
These electrodes can be used on sensitive skin