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DC Current (PTA 102)

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What kind of waveform should be used when electrical stim is used to promote wound healing?
MONOPHASIC
Fibroblasts, and the collagen they produce are essential for?
THE PROLIFERATION PHASE OF HEALING
The positive electrodes should be used to promote?
HEALING OF WOUNDS WITN NO INFLAMMATION
The negative electrode should be used to promote?
HEALING/INFLAMED OR INFECTED WOUNDS
Galvanotaxis?
SPECIFIC CELLS BEING ATTRACTED TO AN INJURED SITE THAT ALSO CARRY A CHARGE
What specific cells are attracted to an injured site and why?
NEUTROPHILS, MACROPHAGES, LYMPHOCYTES AND FIBROBLASTS CAN BE ATTRACTED BECAUSE THE CELLS ALSO CARRY A CHARGE
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