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is it safe? - February 18, 2003 8:56:00 PM

dyafeh

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hi!
im a student and last week we had electrotherapy clas,they told us that we should test the Electrical Stimulations before using it 4 patient,but its not realy good and no one likes it,so my quetion is: will it make problem for us when we should test it every time before use it for the patient?????

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Re: is it safe? - February 19, 2003 4:50:00 AM

Andrew M. Ball PT PhD

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Please restate the question. Are you asking if you as a student should have awareness of what TENS versus NMES versus Interferential versus neuroprobe feels like before trying it on a patient? Are you asking if you need to test the unit before every application?

Consider why a PT would use electro, usually for either pain relief or muscle activation. If it is uncomfortable for you as a PT, what's the point of applying it to a patient for pain reduction?

Drew

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