Electrical Modalities NIMA Nevada Written Exam Study Deck

A vocabulary flashcard deck covering key electrical modalities, microcurrent parameters, direct/alternating currents, units of electrical measurement, and safety guidelines from the NIMA Nevada study set.

Galvanic current

A modality that uses direct current to produce an electrochemical effect.

Direct current

An electric current in which electrons move in one direction.

High-frequency current

A type of alternating current used in electrical modalities.

Fulguration

A high-frequency sparking method.

Electrodesiccation

surgically drying out and destroying tissue though the use of electric current

(also known as fulguration)

Radio frequency

The modality used for electrodesiccation to remove skin tags

Iontophoresis

A treatment that helps penetrate products into the skin using electrical current.

Desincrustation

A treatment that softens sebum deposits and blackheads to prepare the skin for extractions.

Microcurrent treatment frequency

Twice weekly

Microcurrent contraindications

Pregnancy, pacemaker/heart conditions, epilepsy, metal implants, open wounds, cancer, muscle disease, hemophilia, and high blood pressure.

Microcurrent effects

Stimulates blood circulation and lymphatic flow, supports collagen and elastin production, and aids tissue healing and repair.

Low-voltage electrical current

The type of electrical current emitted by microcurrent treatments.

Natural electrical rhythms

The body's natural physiological rhythms that microcurrent modalities mimic.

ATP (adenosine triphosphate)

The cellular energy compound stimulated by microcurrent.

Microcurrent skin indications

Firming and toning the skin, as well as ionization and desincrustation

Microamps (microamperes)

The unit of measurement used for microcurrent.

Wave therapy

Another name for microcurrent

Microcurrent post-treatment wait time for injections

Two weeks

Post-Botox wait time for microcurrent

One week

Ohm

The unit of electrical resistance.

Ampere (amp)

The unit used to measure the amount of electrical current.

Hertz

The SI unit of frequency, defined as one cycle per second.

Diathermy

A special current/treatment associated with telangiectasia

Glass high-frequency attachment

An object that should not be put in an autoclave

Microcurrent

What treatment aids tissue healing/repair and stimulates collagen and elastin?