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electrotherapy::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | electric healing, electrical healing, galvanism |
| Type of | therapy |
| Has types | ect, electroconvulsive therapy, electroshock, electroshock therapy |
| Derivation | electrotherapist |
Examples of electrotherapy
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He received electrotherapy treatment and was declared medically unfit for service.
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Electrotherapy is not necessary or even desirable for most fractures.
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Her specialties were hydrotherapy and electrotherapy.
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After eight weeks of electrotherapy, Brachfield has shed cast and crutches and is walking normally again.
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Around the turn of the century it began to be widely used in spark-gap transmitters and medical electrotherapy equipment.
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World Wide Medical Services Inc. was founded in 2001 and is a provider of physician-prescribed home electrotherapy devices.
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By the nineteenth century, most western physicians were offering their patients electrotherapy delivered by portable generator.
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The earliest recorded practical application of alternating current is by Guillaume Duchenne, inventor and developer of electrotherapy.
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Progenix is seeking an aggressive self-starter to market specialized proprietary orthopedic line of electrotherapy and cervical traction devices to physicians and physical therapists.
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- The therapeutic application of electricity to the body (as in the treatment of various forms of paralysis)
- (electrotherapist) someone who specializes in the treatment of disease by electricity
- A pain management technique that applies electrical stimulation to affected nerves and muscles and encourages the body to release pain-killing chemicals, such as opiates and endorphins, and blocks pain signals from being transmitted to the brain.
- Modalities used in the treatment of musculoskeletal disorders e.g. ultrasound, short wave diathermy, interferential therapy, biofeedback, transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation and laser.
- A low voltage electric current is employed to stimulate and strengthen muscles; particularly useful in treating injured or stressed muscles and joints.
- Stimulation techniques using low voltage electricity.
- Techniques to relieve aching muscles and rheumatism, based on the use of different electric frequencies with a pain soothing, anti-inflammatory action
- Treatments that use ultra-sound, short waves, infrared rays or various forms of electricity for results.
