ELECTROTHERAPY 5th Semester 8th Batch….Dr.

Abdul Baseer

1. Electrotherapy uses:
A. Chemical effects
B. Energy waves
C. Heat waves
D. Placebo effect
2. Physical agents include
a. Heat
b. Water
c. Electromagnetic waves
d. All of the above
3. Ultrasound falls in which category of Physical Agents?
a. Thermal agents
b. Electromagnetic agents
c. Mechanical agents
d. None
4. Ultraviolet falls in
a. Thermal agents
b. Mechanical agents
c. Chemical agents
d. Electromagnetic agents
5. Hot packs produce the most heat at
a. Superficial level
b. Deep level
c. Equal effect on both levels
d. All of the above
6. Variable beat frequency for sedative and spasmolytic effect will be
a. 10 to 100 HZ
b. 20 to 100 Hz
c. 100 to 200 HZ
d. None
7. The physiological effects of thermal agents include
a. Increased tissue temperature
b. Increased tissue extensibility
c. Increased circulation
d. All of the above
8. Which of the following agent is preferred in acute inflammation
a. Hot pack
b. TENS
c. Ultrasound
d. Cold pack
9. Stockings to prevent edema is an example of
a. Thermal agents
b. Electromagnetic agents
c. Mechanical agents
d. Electric agents
10. The best modality for ankylosing spondylitis is
a. Thermal
b. Hydrotherapy
c. Electromagnetic
d. All
11. In short wave diathermy the frequency range will be
a. 10 million to 100 million
b. 1 to 10 million
c. 100 to 1000 million
d. A & C
12. Russian current is an example of
a. High frequency current
b. Low frequency current
c. Medium frequency current
13. Contraindications to electrotherapy include
a. Pregnancy
b. Malignancy
c. Impaired sensations
d. All of the above
14. Pain modulation occurs through
a. Increased local circulation
b. Pain gate theory
c. Physiological block
d. All of the above
15. Which of the following are slow non-myelinated fibres?
a. Type A
b. Type B
c. Type C
d. All are fast fibers
16. Pain relief through TENS occur by
a. Increase in local circulation
b. Decreasing noxious stimulants
c. Decreasing peripheral nerves sensitivity
d. All of the above
17. The frequency used in TENS
a. 0.1-10 Hz
b. 10-100 Hz
c. 2-600 Hz
d. 100-600 Hz
18. Types of TENS include all except
a. Brief intense TENS
b. Low rate TENS
c. High rate TENS
d. Medium rate TENS
19. Acupuncture like TENS is
a. High rate TENS
b. Intense rate TENS
c. Low rate TENS
d. Burst mode TENS
20. Pain relief through high rate TENS is based on
a. Gate theory
b. descending pain suppression system
c. Increasing local circulation
d. All of the above
21. Contraindication of TENS
a. Over chest wall of cardiac patients
b. Over head and neck of epileptic patient
c. Cardiac pacemakers
d. All
22. The most common mode of TENS used in acute or chronic pain syndrome is
a. High rate TENS
b. Low rate TENS
c. Intense rate TENS
d. Burst mode TENS
23. A Delta fibre having pulse speed_______
a. 40 pulse/sec
b. 40pulse/mint
c. 15pulse/sec
d. 15pulse/mint
24. Pain Gate Theory postulated by______ in 1965.
a. Melzack & Wall
b. Bernerd
c. Louis Pasteur
d. Thomas Edison
25. Activation of Descending pain suppression system the Raphe nucleus release

a. Endorphine
b. opioids
c. Glutamate
d. None
25. Sub sensory level of TENS the current will be
a. less then 1mA
b. Greater then 1mA
c. Equal to 1mA
d. All
26. High Rate TENS is also known as
a. Conventional TENS
b. Low Rate TENS
c. Acupuncture like TENS
d. None
27. Most commonly TENS used is
a. Brief TENS
b. Low Rate TENS
c. Burst Mode TENS
d. None
28. Ruffini Corpuscles in skin are the example of
a. Thermal Receptor
b. Mechanoreceptor
c. Propioceptive receptor
d. Nociceptors receptors
29. Which one is not characteristic of A-Delta fibre
a. Small Diameter
b. Large Diameter
c. Short duration
d. Myelinated
st
30. 1 order neuron terminate at spinal cord
a. Lamina 1
b. Marginal Nucleus
c. Dorsomedial nucleus
d. None
31. Spinothalamic Pathway carries
a. Pian and Tempeture
b. Fine touch
c. Vibration
d. All
32. Descending pain control mechanism the periaquaductal grey area release
a. Endorphine
b. Serotonin
c. Opioids
d. All
33. The following are the characteristics of Direct current except
a. Monophasic current
b. Galvanic current
c. Constant current
d. Multidirectional current
34. When Direct current passing through tissue it produce heat,this heat is represent by the
following formula
a. H=IRT
b. H=IR/T
c. H=IT/R
d. None
35. In Anodal galvanism which one is incorrect
a. Increase nerve irritability
b. Decrease nerve irritability
c. Anode is active electrode
d. Produce acid reaction
36. In Cathodal galvanism which one is correct
a. Produce acidic reaction
b. Decrease nerve irritability
c. Vesoconstriction
d. Increase nerve irritability
37. Which one is contraindication of galvanic current
a. Sensory loss
b. Bony area
c. Infection
d. All
38. In surgical galvanism which one is usesd as active electrode
a. Cathode
b. Anode
c. Both
39. Sinusoidal current is example of ___current
a. High frequency current
b. Low frequency current
c. Medium frequency current
d. None
40. Russian current is the example of
a. Medium frequency current
b. High frequency current
c. Low frequency
d. None
41. In medium frequency current range of frequency is
a. 100 to 1000 HZ
b. 10 to 100 HZ
c. >10000
d. None
42. When two medium frequencies interfere the result frequency is called
a. Beat frequency
b. Amplitude modulated frequency
c. Therapeutic frequency
d. A & B
43. The summation principle of depolarization of nerve fibre is called
a. Synchronous depolarization
b. Asynchronous depolarization
c. Gildemeister effect
d. Wedensky inhibition
44. According to IFC Therapy guideline for chronic pain treatment, the intensity will be
a. Normal to Fortis
b. Normal to Mitis
c. Normal to obvious
d. None
45. ___Area of use include:obstetrics,temporomandibular joint pain,and post operative pain
a. Direct current
b. Pulse burst
c. TENS
d. HVPC(high voltage pulsed current)
46. Attempts to reach deep tissue using the higher frequency of each waveform along with the
overall shorter pulse width
a. IF Current for muscle contraction
b. Small electrode size
c. IF current
d. Alternating current
47. Two active electrode are placed over the target area
a. Therapeutic effect
b. Bipolar technique
c. Monopolar techniques
d. HVPC
48. Constant flow of electrons from anode to cathode for a period >1 sec without interruption
a. Russian current
b. IF current
c. HVPC current
d. Direct current
49. Joint effusion ,facial neuropathy ,muscle atropy
a. Electrotherapy indication
b. Quadripolar technique
c. Russian current contraindication
d. Electrotherapy contraindication
50. Typically the electrode are equal in size
a. Quadripolar techniques
b. Bipolar techniques
c. Therapeutic effect
d. Direct current