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What are the therapeutic uses of external sources of electricity on the body?
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Multiple options: Electrical,uses are myriad in medicine. Surgeons use them to open skin and cauterize at the same time, pain docs use for TENS surface pain control, and a new head band for migraineurs. Alpha stim is used for fibromyalgia, arthritis pain and others, ECT used for severe depression. Russian stim breaks muscle spasm, elec nerve blocks, muscle stim for strengthening. NCV studies nerve disease, many mor
Answered 9/29/2016
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