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- 1what is interferentialelectrical current that uses different frequencies to produce currents that are used for pain relief (cloverleaf pattern)
- most comfortable of muscle stim for patients - 2define contrastive interferencewave trains are in phase, added together and measured in milliamps
- 3Define destructive interferencewave trains are out of phase and = 0
- 4define beatcycling in and out phase of wave trains
- 5define beat frequencydifference between two frequencies that rage from 1-100 beats/sec
- used to avoid habituation and accommodation - 6Name 3 the physiological effects of interferential1. motor stimulation
2. decrease swelling
3. increase in local blood flow - 7Name the precautions to interferential1. pregnancy
2. metal
3. abnormal sensation
4. unreliable patients
5. abnormal circulation - 8name contraindications for interferential1. pacemaker
2. over carotic sinus
3. known infection
4. over rib cage
5. over superficial metal implants
6. inflammation of skin - 9Name 6 things to consider with interferential treatment1. location of electrode
2. tpe of electrodes
3. force of contraction
4. rise and fall time
5. on and off time
6. duty cycle total treatment time
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