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Stack #26918
medium frequency/ Russian
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| how many hertz is medium frquency? | 1,000- 100,000 hertz |
| generly what is the range for medium frequency that we use in PT? | about 2,500 hertz |
| why is medium frequency called russian stimulation? | because the russian athletes use to use it to recruit the large muscle fibers to get stronger in a faster period of time. |
| what type of current is russian stimulation? | it is an alternating current |
| who do you use russian stimulation | athletes, or people who tolerated nmes well but never got any stronger after 6 visits |
| what type of muscle groups do you use russian stimulation on? | use the large muscle groups |
| what is the on off cycle for russian stimulation? | 1:1 ratio will mostly use 20:20 ratio because of the ramp up and ramp down time |
| how many electrodes do you use with russiam stimulation? | can use 2 or 4 but will mostly use 4 electrodes because you should be using russian stimulation on the larger muscle groups |
| what is the treatment time for russian stimulation? | 10-15 minutes |
| is russian stimulation similar to nmes? | yes it is like nems only it is much stronger |
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