electrotherapy
Voltage-based medical treatment
Electrotherapy is medical treatment using electrical currents or impulses.
Physical therapists use electrotherapy to stimulate muscles, reduce pain, or promote healing: The clinic recommended electrotherapy for her chronic back pain.
Applications range from TENS units for pain management to more intensive treatments for muscle rehabilitation.
Electrical surgical burning tool
- electrosurgeryCutting tissue with current
- electrocoagulationElectric current stops bleeding
- ablationRemoval by cutting, melting
- diathermyHigh-frequency current therapy
hemostasis · cauterization · coagulation · resection · monopolar · bipolar
Electrical nerve therapy
- analgesicPain-relieving medication
- neuromodulationAdjusting brain cell activity
- nerve blockInjection numbing specific area
- chronic painEnduring physical suffering
acute pain · endorphins · neuralgia · joint pain · neuropathy · sciatica · muscle relaxant · inflammation
Very small electrical flow
- tissue repairBiological wound healing process
- wound healingRestoration after injury
- cell regenerationBiological self-repair process
- galvanicShockingly stimulating or exciting
bioelectricity · collagen production · bone healing · fracture repair · lymphatic drainage · scar tissue · piezoelectric
Treatment restoring bodily function
- stroke rehabilitationRecovery after brain vessel rupture
- spinal cord injuryDamage to backbone's neural tissue
- coordinationOrganized cooperative movement
- mobilityCapacity for movement
neuroplasticity · muscle contraction · range of motion · EMS
electrocautery
Electrical surgical burning tool
- electrosurgeryCutting tissue with current
- electrocoagulationElectric current stops bleeding
- ablationRemoval by cutting, melting
diathermy · hemostasis · cauterization · coagulation · resection · monopolar · bipolar
TENS
Electrical nerve therapy
- analgesicPain-relieving medication
- neuromodulationAdjusting brain cell activity
- nerve blockInjection numbing specific area
chronic pain · acute pain · endorphins · neuralgia · joint pain · neuropathy · sciatica · muscle relaxant · inflammation · soreness
microcurrent
Very small electrical flow
- tissue repairBiological wound healing process
- wound healingRestoration after injury
- cell regenerationBiological self-repair process
galvanic · bioelectricity · collagen production · bone healing · fracture repair · lymphatic drainage · scar tissue · piezoelectric
physiotherapy
Treatment restoring bodily function
- stroke rehabilitationRecovery after brain vessel rupture
- spinal cord injuryDamage to backbone's neural tissue
- coordinationOrganized cooperative movement
mobility · neuroplasticity · muscle contraction · range of motion · EMS
- medical caresurgery, examination, injection, prescription, medication
- rehabilitationrehab, inpatient rehab, outpatient rehab, rehabilitation center, rehab center
- therapiesphysiotherapy, psychotherapy, cryotherapy, PT, hydrotherapy
- Victorianaseances, Dickens, spiritualism, Sherlock Holmes, phrenology
- treatmentstreatment, treatments, medication, medicine, therapies
- stimulationarousal, excitement, activation, sensory input, impulse
electrotherapypharmacotherapy
Treatment using pharmaceutical agents
drug therapy · chemotherapy · manual therapy · massage therapy · hydrotherapy
electrotherapynatural healing
Body's innate restorative processes
holistic medicine · naturopathy · faith healing · bodywork · watchful waiting
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