electric healing
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A physical therapist uses electric healing to stimulate a patient's leg muscles.
Definition
- Noun:
- The therapeutic application of electricity to the body (as in the treatment of various forms of paralysis): "Electric healing" refers to a medical treatment method that uses controlled electrical currents for therapeutic purposes.
Examples of Usage
- Noun:
- The doctor recommended a course of electric healing for the patient's muscle atrophy.
- Electric healing has been used historically to treat nervous disorders.
Advanced Usage
- "undergo electric healing": to receive this form of therapy as a patient.
- After the accident, he had to undergo electric healing to regain movement in his leg.
Variants and Related Words
- Electrotherapy (n): A more common modern synonym for "electric healing," encompassing various therapeutic uses of electrical energy.
- Electrotherapy is often used in physical rehabilitation.
- Electrotherapeutics (n): The branch of medicine concerned with the study and application of electrotherapy.
Synonyms
- Electrotherapy: The use of electric currents for medical treatment.
- Electrical therapy: A direct synonym describing treatment with electricity.
Related Terms
- Galvanism: An archaic term for the therapeutic application of direct current electricity.
- Faradism: An archaic term for the therapeutic application of induced alternating currents.
A physical therapist uses electric healing to stimulate a patient's leg muscles.
Noun
- the therapeutic application of electricity to the body (as in the treatment of various forms of paralysis)