Electric current is a stream of charged particles, electrons, moving through a conductive material, like an electrical wire.
You need a power source, like a battery, to create this current.
The current will then move from one point to another through the wire.
The same can be said of electrotherapy devices.
All electrotherapy machines need to be connected to a power source, so that current can move through the wires, towards the electrodes.
Electrodes are made to connect to something that does not conduct electric current, like the tissues in your body. Usually, they stick to your skin, and this way the current can move through your skin from one electrode to the other.
Many people think of electrotherapy as being shocked by electricity, but luckily these machines are made to apply the current at a very safe and measurable intensity. Usually, it feels much too comfortable to think of it as shocking yourself.
There are many forms of electrotherapy, like shortwave, shockwave, TENS, microcurrent, electrical stimulation, interferential therapy.
Each has different qualities and will feel different. Laser and Ultrasound are often thought of as electrotherapy, but actually they apply light or sound waves to your tissues, not electrical current.
In this article you can read more about TENS, interferential therapy (IFC) and electrical muscle stimulation (EMS). These are the forms of electrotherapy you can expect to get at physiodrops.in, as integrated into your treatment sessions when necessary.
