There are countless treatments for people in pain. From popular DIY treatments like self-massage to acupuncture; from ice/heat massage to acupressure, electrotherapy has created its own way to heal chronic and acute pain. Studies have shown that electrotherapy has been a component of physiotherapy practice in the early days. Modern electrotherapy, nowadays, is one true method of treating pain conditions without taking drugs or medications. Popular modalities used in electrotherapy are alternatives to surgery and proven to be the best treatment without any side-effects.
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, post-traumatic acute pain, post-surgical acute pain, immediate post-surgical stimulation of muscles to prevent venous thrombosis, wound healing and drug delivery.
Modalities: TENS, IFT, SWD, LASER, CERVICAL TRACTION, LUMBAR TRACTION MACHINE , ULTRASOUND THERAPY, MUSCLE STIMULATOR, WAX BATH, HOT PACK UNIT, COLD PACK THERAPY
Physical therapy for relaxation of muscle spasms