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NPTE Clinical Files | Physical Therapy

TENS Parameters

NPTE Clinical Files | Physical Therapy

Kyle Rice

Health & Fitness

4.9631 Ratings

🗓️ 17 May 2023

⏱️ 9 minutes

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Summary

Sajan presents with lower back pain and reports that the pain has been persistent without lasting relief. The treating therapist would like to use low-rate TENS with 2 Hz and 200 microseconds parameters. Which of the following is the MOST likely reason for the selected parameters:

A. Acute Pain

B. Chronic Pain

C. Patient’s sensitivity to electrical stimulation

D. Patient has a pacemaker

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0:00.0

I'm Kyle Rice, awful test taker turned physical therapists and standardized test coach for over 5,000 physical therapists worldwide.

0:09.0

It wasn't that long ago that I struggle with anxiety, lack of confidence, and the fear of failing the NPTE.

0:16.0

Fast forward through the challenges, the 13 standardized test failures, and many lessons learn. And you'll see the life I

0:22.5

have today, a life filled with love, financial freedom, and a dream job that allows me to change

0:28.2

lives every single day. I created the NPTE Clinical Files podcast to give you simple,

0:34.3

actionable strategies, along with a step-by-step walkthrough of NPTE-based questions.

0:40.5

All of this so that you can dominate your exam like I did and achieve your dream.

0:45.5

So if you're a driven PT student who's looking to pass the NPTE and start creating a life

0:50.8

you love, you're in the right place.

0:53.1

Enjoy the show.

0:56.0

For this week's clinical file, we have Sejohn. As Sejohn presents with lower back pain and reports that the pain

1:01.8

has been persistent without lasting relief. The treating therapist would like to use low-rate

1:07.6

tens with two hertz and 200 microseconds parameters, which of the following is the most

1:14.6

likely reason for the selected parameters. So we have A, acute pain, B, chronic pain, C, patient

1:22.9

sensitivity to electrical stimulation, and D is patient has a pacemaker. All right, y'all,

1:30.0

let's go up to the top of this one. You see this is a bit in the modalities area.

1:34.2

Could easily pop up on the MPTE, a question like this. So I wanted to dissect it with you.

1:39.8

Okay. Before we jump into it, I just want to give some gratitude and say thank you to every single one of you who are reaching out to your friends and your classmates and telling them about this podcast.

1:53.1

It is so amazing to hear the results people are getting and that we are making a difference.

1:58.2

So thank you so much for that.

2:00.1

All right.

2:00.5

Let's go ahead and hit this

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