11/06/2023
Electrotherapy is primarily used in physical therapy for:
relaxation of muscle spasms
prevention and retardation of disuse atrophy
increase of local blood circulation
muscle rehabilitation and re-education
electrical muscle stimulation
maintaining and increasing 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
Some of the treatment effectiveness mechanisms are little understood, with effectiveness and best practices for their use still anecdotal.
