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electrotherapy

[ ih-lek-troh-ther-uh-pee ]

noun

  1. treatment of diseases by means of electricity; electrotherapeutics.


electrotherapy

/ ɪˌ±ôÉ›°ì³Ù°ùəʊˈθɛ°ùÉ™±èɪ /

noun

  1. treatment in which electric currents are passed through the tissues to stimulate muscle function in paralysed patients
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of electrotherapy1

First recorded in 1880–85; electro- + therapy
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This process, called electrotherapy, works both by attracting immune cells and skin cells to the wound and by boosting cell growth and division.

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In another room, they can sit in comfortable chairs with weighted blankets and meditate, or enjoy cranial electrotherapy stimulation, which some studies indicate can relieve anxiety, depression and stress.

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Among other practices, he employed massage and cutaneous electrotherapy, including the use of the faradic brush, an electric brush used to stimulate the skin.

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“We have a lot of moving parts,†Wood shrugged at his locker Thursday, wearing an electrotherapy device on his sore sternoclavicular joint.

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Researchers found that adding treatment with electrotherapy or acupuncture reduced or delayed the use of opioids for pain relief.

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