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Which of the following is not an indication for direct current?

Sensory level stimulation TENS is used for pain control.  When instructing a patient in the use of TENS for a home program, your education will probably include all except which of the following statements.  (Which statement is false?)

Because tissue will accommodate to the stimulus, the therapist will adjust the intensity to achieve the desired result.  Which statement is true?

You receive orders for NMES for strengthening of the wrist flexors bilaterally.  When taking your patient’s history, you learn that he has recently been diagnosed with cancer.  What course of action should you choose? 

What process did the PAMIMs document follow for review and feedback?

According to the AOTA, what should PAMIMs be linked to in occupational therapy practice?

Electrical stimulation may be used for all of the following except:

NMES stimulation to maintain or gain range of motion is most effective on patients who demonstrate:

Which of the following statements regarding large electrodes are true?

What is the definition of rate or frequency?