| Descriptor English: | Electric Stimulation Therapy | ||||||
| Descriptor Spanish: |
Terapia por Estimulación Eléctrica
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| Descriptor Portuguese: | Terapia por Estimulação Elétrica | ||||||
| Descriptor French: | Électrothérapie | ||||||
| Entry term(s): |
Electric Stimulation, Therapeutic Electrical Stimulation Therapy Electrical Stimulation, Therapeutic Electrotherapy Electrotherapy, Interferential Current Interferential Current Electrotherapy Stimulation Therapy, Electric Stimulation Therapy, Electrical Stimulation, Therapeutic Electric Stimulation, Therapeutic Electrical Therapeutic Electric Stimulation Therapeutic Electrical Stimulation Therapy, Electric Stimulation Therapy, Electrical Stimulation |
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| Tree number(s): |
E02.331 E02.779.468 E02.831.535.468 HP3.018.129 |
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| RDF Unique Identifier: | https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D004599 | ||||||
| Scope note: | 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. |
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| Allowable Qualifiers: |
AE adverse effects CL classification EC economics ES ethics HI history IS instrumentation MO mortality MT methods NU nursing PX psychology SN statistics & numerical data ST standards TD trends VE veterinary |
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| Public MeSH Note: | 90; was ELECTROTHERAPY 1966-89 |
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| Online Note: | use ELECTRIC STIMULATION THERAPY to search ELECTROTHERAPY 1966-89 |
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| History Note: | 90; was ELECTROTHERAPY 1966-89 |
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| Entry Version: | ELECTRIC STIMULATION THER |
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| Related: |
Magnetic Field Therapy
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| DeCS ID: | 28247 | ||||||
| Unique ID: | D004599 | ||||||
| NLM Classification: | WB 495 | ||||||
| Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): | Click here to access the VHL documents | ||||||
| Date Established: | 1990/01/01 | ||||||
| Date of Entry: | 1999/01/01 | ||||||
| Revision Date: | 2017/02/24 |
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ANALYTICAL, DIAGNOSTIC AND THERAPEUTIC TECHNIQUES, AND EQUIPMENT
Therapeutics [E02]Therapeutics -
ANALYTICAL, DIAGNOSTIC AND THERAPEUTIC TECHNIQUES, AND EQUIPMENT
Therapeutics [E02]Therapeutics -
ANALYTICAL, DIAGNOSTIC AND THERAPEUTIC TECHNIQUES, AND EQUIPMENT
Therapeutics [E02]Therapeutics
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Electric Stimulation Therapy
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Interferential Current Electrotherapy
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| Concept UI |
M0007223 |
| Scope note | 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. |
| Preferred term | Electric Stimulation Therapy |
| Entry term(s) |
Electric Stimulation, Therapeutic Electrical Stimulation Therapy Electrical Stimulation, Therapeutic Electrotherapy Stimulation Therapy, Electric Stimulation Therapy, Electrical Stimulation, Therapeutic Electric Stimulation, Therapeutic Electrical Therapeutic Electric Stimulation Therapeutic Electrical Stimulation Therapy, Electric Stimulation Therapy, Electrical Stimulation |
| Concept UI |
M0577854 |
| Scope note | A type of electric stimulation therapy using a current produced by mixing two slightly out-of-phase medium frequency currents. |
| Preferred term | Interferential Current Electrotherapy |
| Entry term(s) |
Electrotherapy, Interferential Current |
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