Electrotherapy for Pain Relief

A direct current can be used to effectively deliver drugs into tissue by Electro Motive Drug Administration or Iontophoresis. This can be used for musculo-skeletal inflammation as described in the Iontophoresis section of this site.

Electrical currents themselves can be used by therapists to relax muscles, reduce swelling and inflammation and relieve pain for a wide variety of conditions.

Genesis Medical supplies the PhenixUSB electrostimulation and biofeedback system which can be programmed to produce virtually any current characteristic. Full information is available to therapists from Genesis Medical or from the manufacturer, ECLI.