Physiotherapy SCNM Exam Study Guide with Complete Solutions
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2024/2025
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2024/2025
Physiotherapy SCNM Exam Study Guide
with Complete Solutions
Interferential - Ans:-Two low amplitude alternating currents with one usually being at 4000 Hz and
one at 4100Hz. A beat current is produced with a frequency equal to the difference between the two
applied currents. The amplitude is eq...
No transcerebral or transthoracic placement of electrodes, if treating the thoracic region, keep the
electrodes in one plane i.e. both electrodes on the chest or both on the back, not through from front to
back (so do not have current go through heart)
Fresh fractures - Ans:✔✔-General Contraindications to physiotherapy
transcutaneous electric nerve stimulation - Ans:✔✔-a special pain relief system that uses a pocket sized
battery operated device that provides a continuous,mild electric current to the skin via electrodes that
are attached to a stimulator by flexible wires
TENS - Ans:✔✔-Acupuncture like low pulse frequency, with long pulse duration
Brief Intense: long duration High freq current amplitude is higher
Interferential pain control - Ans:✔✔-Management of mild edema (first choice would usually be high volt
pulsed)
Penetrates fairly deeply, can localize pain better (vector scan)
NMES - Ans:✔✔-Neuromuscular re-ed
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