Vocab 5

3. Heating directly through another medium, such as liquid or air.
4. Momentary loss of function caused when cold is applied to a part that has motor nerves close to the skin.
7. Provides air-tight contact for the ultrasound transducer head with the skin and a friction-proof surface on which to glide.
12. Massage technique of light and deep stroking with the heels and palms of the hands.
15. Systematic manipulation of the soft tissue.
16. The quantity of an electrical charge that can be transferred by 1 amp in 1 second.
17. The voltage output of the stimulating unit.
18. Heated by direct contact with a hot medium.
19. Cold application combined with exercise to alleviate pain.
20. The length of time that the current is actually flowing. (Also known as pulse width or pulse duration.)

1. Heating by other forms of energy.
2. Process whereby ions in solution are carried through the intact skin by an electrical current.
5. The ability of the electrical stimulating unit to change or alter the magnitude or duration of a wave form.
6. Intensity or magnitude of an electrical current.
8. Lack of blood supply to a body part.
9. Alternating vasoconstriction and vasodilation in the body's effort to prevent tissue damage from cold.
10. The number of wave forms being emitted by the electrical stimulating unit in one second.
11. A low frequency, low intensity that is used to stimulate the healing process in both soft tissue and bone by altering the electrical activity individual cells.
13. Massage technique in which the fingers and thumbs move in circular patterns, stretching the underlying tissue and thus increasing circulation of the part.
14. Direct electrical current that can flow continuously or intermittently.