Electrotherapy
Electrothearpy uses electrical signals to interfere with transmission of neural pain to brain
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Electrotherapy is primarily used in physical therapy for:
- relaxation of muscle spasms
- prevention and retardation of disuse atrophy
- increase in local blood circulation
- muscle rehabilitation and re-education
- electrical muscle stimulation
- maintaining and increasing the range of motion
- management of chronic and intractable pain, including diabetic neuropathy
- acute post-traumatic and post-surgical pain
- post-surgical stimulation of muscles to prevent venous thrombosis
- wound healing
- drug delivery