Electrotherapy Terminology
Across
- 5. "Idea" of how not painful stimulus stops the sensation of pain
- 6. The number of cycles per second. It is measured in hertz (Hz) or pulses per second (PPS).
- 11. the gradual increase and/or decrease in the current amplitude
- 12. aka vinegar
- 14. The charge of an electrode that will be positive or negative
- 15. The delivery of ions through the skin using an electrical current
- 16. The period of time when current starts to flow in one direction to when it stops flowing or starts to flow in the other direction.
- 18. When a patient becomes "use to" the electrical stimulation
- 19. Anode
Down
- 1. The way we prevent accommodation in interferential electrical stimulation
- 2. The duration of one cycle of alternating current
- 3. A medication used in iontophoresis to decrease inflammation
- 4. Local anesthetic
- 7. One way to prevent accommodation
- 8. Black cat, dirty wound
- 9. IFC but with two electrodes
- 10. Aka "strength" or "intensity, this is the magnitude of current or voltage
- 13. Current that flows in one direction
- 17. The place in a muscle where electrical stimulation will produce the greatest contraction