During the nineteenth century, the scientific context of rabies treatment was weak due to the lack of the literature on specific nosology of the rabies disease, and unspecific and ineffective therapy approaches. Electrotherapy already represented an important therapeutic approach for nervous system diseases, although not specifically for rabies. In the present paper, the authors discuss the use...

The feasibility of electrotherapy with low level direct current for cancer treatment was tested on fibrosarcoma SA-I and malignant melanoma B-16 experimental tumor models. Treatment was performed with Pt/lr electrodes inserted into the solid tumors and subcutaneously in the vicinity of the tumors, with currents ranging from 0.6 to 1.8 mAo Regardless of the electrode polarity or electrode config...

Nine aggressive, retarded patients refractory to conventional care at a maximum security hospital were given a 3-month course of cranial electrotherapy stimulation. Aggressive episodes declined 59% from baseline; seclusions were down 72%; restraints were down 58%; and use of prescribed-as-needed sedative medications decreased 53%. The most dramatic change was that of a disorganized, schizophren...

Electrical stimulation is emerging as a viable alternative for patients with epilepsy whose seizures are not alleviated by drugs or surgery. Its attractions are temporal and spatial specificity of action, flexibility of waveform parameters and timing, and the perception that its effects are reversible unlike resective surgery. However, despite significant advances in our understanding of mechan...

Inspired by endogenous physiological electric fields in humans, electricity has been widely used as an accessible source of physical stimulation to help treat diseases, including cancer therapy. Electricity can not only be a weapon directly kill cells but also “switch” control the anticancer drug delivery systems (DDSs), enabling on-demand release at lesion sites. Recently, antitumor electrothe...

Electrophysical agents (EPAs), including electrotherapy, are important components of patient/client management. A recent study by Springer et al. has elucidated the pattern of use and factors in clinical decision-making by Israeli physiotherapists regarding EPAs. It is evident from their data that EPAs, especially those related to electrotherapy, are still considered relevant to physiotherapy p...

Background: The use of electrophysical agents has a historically important role in physiotherapy practice. There are anecdotal reports that the availability and usage of electrotherapy modalities is declining, which may have implications for physiotherapy practice. The aim of the literature review was to provide scientific evidence on electrotherapy usage in the last twenty years by identifying...