Application of electric current in treatment without the generation of perceptible heat. It includes electric stimulation of nerves or muscles, passage of current into the body, or use of interrupted current of low intensity to raise the detection threshold of the skin to pain.
Also Known As:
Electrotherapy; Electrical Stimulation Therapy; Interferential Current Electrotherapy; Therapeutic Electric Stimulation; Therapeutic Electrical Stimulation; Therapy, Electric Stimulation; Electric Stimulation, Therapeutic; Electrical Stimulation, Therapeutic; Electrotherapy, Interferential Current; Stimulation Therapy, Electric; Stimulation Therapy, Electrical; Stimulation, Therapeutic Electric; Stimulation, Therapeutic Electrical; Therapy, Electrical Stimulation