Question 1

Ultrasound: explain modality

Accepted Answer

Treatment that uses high frequency sound waves (mechanical energy) to help tissues heal. The ultrasound head sends waves into the body to create tiny vibrations in cells

Question 2

Ultrasound: explain modality--> Continuous

Accepted Answer

- Warms deeper tissues such as muscle, tendons and ligaments - Increase blood flow - Improve tissue extensibility

Question 3

Ultrasound: explain modality--> Pulsed

Accepted Answer

- Creates mechanical effects such as cavitation and acoustic streaming - Cell repair - Tissue healing - Reduce the formation of inflammation

Question 4

Ultrasound: expected sensation

Accepted Answer

- With thermal US patients may feel slight warmth like a warm breath on the skin. - Patients should feel nothing with a pulsed US.

Question 5

Ultrasound: risks of treatment

Accepted Answer

Overheating, periosteal pain, burns from poor coupling, damage to sensitive tissues, worsening acute inflammation, electrical issues.

Question 6

Ultrasound: mitigation of risks

Accepted Answer

Keep head moving, use correct settings (continuous vs pulsed), ensure good gel contact, avoid contraindicated areas, monitor patient, inspect device

Question 7

TENS: explain modality

Accepted Answer

Electrical stimulation applied to the skin to block pain signals going to the brain and stimulate the release of pain relievers coming from the brain

Question 8

TENS: expected sensation of C-TENS

Accepted Answer

- Buzzing, tingling, pins and needles but no muscle twitch - Not painful but maybe slightly uncomfortable, enough to mask the pain

Question 9

TENS: expected sensation of A-TENS

Accepted Answer

- Prickling, burning, non-painful muscle twitch, dull achy around acupuncture points

Question 10

TENS: Goal/benefits

Accepted Answer

- Pain relief - Improves function by reducing pain - Non-invasive and low risk, few contraindications - Adjustable settings for individual comfort

Question 11

TENS: risks

Accepted Answer

- Skin irritation - Burns - Muscle twitching - Increased pain - Electrical interference - Misuse over unsafe regions

Question 12

IFC: explain modality

Accepted Answer

- electrical stimulation to the skin which works by sending two medium-frequency electrical currents into the tissues. - where these two currents cross inside the body, they create a third current at a lower frequency and this is what stimulates the nerves to help with pain relief

Question 13

IFC: expected sensation of High AMF

Accepted Answer

- Provides immediate pain relief - Buzzing or tingling sensation with no muscle twitch

Question 14

IFC: expected sensation of Low AMF

Accepted Answer

- Longer term pain relief - Beating or tapping sensation with a muscle twitch

Question 15

IFC: goals/benefits

Accepted Answer

- Medium-frequency currents travel through the skin more comfortably than low-frequency current so IFC can reach deeper tissues with less discomfort - stimulates sensory nerves to block pain signals going to the brain

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