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1. Which is the physiological effect of microcurrent?
A) Muscle hypertrophy
B) Increased spasticity
C) Healing
D) Deep heat production
Correct Answer: C) Healing
• Rationale: Microcurrent therapy is believed to stimulate cellular repair
and regeneration by mimicking the body's natural electrical currents,
promoting tissue healing .
2. Which of the following is best treated with a heating modality?
A) Acute ligament sprain
B) Osteoarthritis
C) Tendon rupture
D) Fracture
Correct Answer: B) Osteoarthritis
• Rationale: Heat therapy increases blood flow, relaxes muscles, and
alleviates joint stiffness, making it beneficial for chronic conditions like
, osteoarthritis. Acute injuries typically require cryotherapy to reduce
inflammation .
3. If the scapula is superior, which muscle needs to be exercised?
A) Upper trapezius
B) Teres Minor
C) Biceps
D) Latissimus dorsi
Correct Answer: B) Teres Minor
• Rationale: A superiorly positioned scapula (elevated) often indicates
weakness in the lower trapezius and serratus anterior. Strengthening
these muscles, along with teres minor, helps depress and retract the
scapula .
4. Which modality is best to treat Impetigo?
A) Cryotherapy
B) Ultraviolet
C) TENS
D) Diathermy
Correct Answer: B) Ultraviolet
• Rationale: Ultraviolet (UV) light has antibacterial and antifungal
properties, making it effective for treating skin infections like impetigo .
5. What type of dosage is used with an ultrasound unit?
A) Milliamps
B) Gauss
C) Watts
D) Lux
Correct Answer: C) Watts
, • Rationale: Ultrasound dosage is measured in watts per square
centimeter (W/cm²), indicating the intensity of the sound waves
delivered to the tissues .
6. If the patient has congestion of the lungs, difficulty breathing, and excessive
mucous secretion, what is the best modality to relieve the symptoms?
A) TENS
B) Moist heat
C) Vibration
D) Ultrasound
Correct Answer: C) Vibration
• Rationale: Vibration therapy can help mobilize and loosen pulmonary
secretions, facilitating their removal and improving breathing .
7. Which of these is typically the last sensation felt with cryotherapy
application?
A) Intense cold
B) Burning
C) Aching
D) Numbness
Correct Answer: D) Numbness
• Rationale: The sequence of sensations during cryotherapy is: cold →
burning → aching → numbness. Numbness indicates local anesthesia has
been achieved .
8. Which electrical modalities are direct current? (Name three)
A) Low-Volt Galvanic, High Volt, Microcurrent
B) Sine wave, Faradic, Interferential
, C) TENS, Ultrasound, Diathermy
D) IFC, Premod, Russian
Correct Answer: A) Low-Volt Galvanic, High Volt, Microcurrent
• Rationale: Direct current (DC) is unidirectional and monophasic. Low-
Volt Galvanic, High Volt, and Microcurrent are all forms of DC .
9. What current is unidirectional and monophasic?
A) Alternating Current
B) Direct Current
C) Pulsed Current
D) Interferential Current
Correct Answer: B) Direct Current
• Rationale: Direct current flows continuously in one direction
(monophasic), unlike alternating current which reverses direction .
10. What electrical modalities are alternating current? (Name three)
A) Low-Volt Galvanic, High Volt, Microcurrent
B) Sine wave, Faradic, Interferential
C) UV, Infrared, Laser
D) Cryotherapy, Moist Heat, Paraffin
Correct Answer: B) Sine wave, Faradic, Interferential
• Rationale: Alternating current (AC) reverses direction periodically. Sine
wave, Faradic, and Interferential currents are all forms of AC .
11. Which modality has two twin peaks?
A) TENS
B) Interferential
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1. Which is the physiological effect of microcurrent?
A) Muscle hypertrophy
B) Increased spasticity
C) Healing
D) Deep heat production
Correct Answer: C) Healing
• Rationale: Microcurrent therapy is believed to stimulate cellular repair
and regeneration by mimicking the body's natural electrical currents,
promoting tissue healing .
2. Which of the following is best treated with a heating modality?
A) Acute ligament sprain
B) Osteoarthritis
C) Tendon rupture
D) Fracture
Correct Answer: B) Osteoarthritis
• Rationale: Heat therapy increases blood flow, relaxes muscles, and
alleviates joint stiffness, making it beneficial for chronic conditions like
, osteoarthritis. Acute injuries typically require cryotherapy to reduce
inflammation .
3. If the scapula is superior, which muscle needs to be exercised?
A) Upper trapezius
B) Teres Minor
C) Biceps
D) Latissimus dorsi
Correct Answer: B) Teres Minor
• Rationale: A superiorly positioned scapula (elevated) often indicates
weakness in the lower trapezius and serratus anterior. Strengthening
these muscles, along with teres minor, helps depress and retract the
scapula .
4. Which modality is best to treat Impetigo?
A) Cryotherapy
B) Ultraviolet
C) TENS
D) Diathermy
Correct Answer: B) Ultraviolet
• Rationale: Ultraviolet (UV) light has antibacterial and antifungal
properties, making it effective for treating skin infections like impetigo .
5. What type of dosage is used with an ultrasound unit?
A) Milliamps
B) Gauss
C) Watts
D) Lux
Correct Answer: C) Watts
, • Rationale: Ultrasound dosage is measured in watts per square
centimeter (W/cm²), indicating the intensity of the sound waves
delivered to the tissues .
6. If the patient has congestion of the lungs, difficulty breathing, and excessive
mucous secretion, what is the best modality to relieve the symptoms?
A) TENS
B) Moist heat
C) Vibration
D) Ultrasound
Correct Answer: C) Vibration
• Rationale: Vibration therapy can help mobilize and loosen pulmonary
secretions, facilitating their removal and improving breathing .
7. Which of these is typically the last sensation felt with cryotherapy
application?
A) Intense cold
B) Burning
C) Aching
D) Numbness
Correct Answer: D) Numbness
• Rationale: The sequence of sensations during cryotherapy is: cold →
burning → aching → numbness. Numbness indicates local anesthesia has
been achieved .
8. Which electrical modalities are direct current? (Name three)
A) Low-Volt Galvanic, High Volt, Microcurrent
B) Sine wave, Faradic, Interferential
, C) TENS, Ultrasound, Diathermy
D) IFC, Premod, Russian
Correct Answer: A) Low-Volt Galvanic, High Volt, Microcurrent
• Rationale: Direct current (DC) is unidirectional and monophasic. Low-
Volt Galvanic, High Volt, and Microcurrent are all forms of DC .
9. What current is unidirectional and monophasic?
A) Alternating Current
B) Direct Current
C) Pulsed Current
D) Interferential Current
Correct Answer: B) Direct Current
• Rationale: Direct current flows continuously in one direction
(monophasic), unlike alternating current which reverses direction .
10. What electrical modalities are alternating current? (Name three)
A) Low-Volt Galvanic, High Volt, Microcurrent
B) Sine wave, Faradic, Interferential
C) UV, Infrared, Laser
D) Cryotherapy, Moist Heat, Paraffin
Correct Answer: B) Sine wave, Faradic, Interferential
• Rationale: Alternating current (AC) reverses direction periodically. Sine
wave, Faradic, and Interferential currents are all forms of AC .
11. Which modality has two twin peaks?
A) TENS
B) Interferential
