electric stimulation therapy

Preferred Label : electric stimulation therapy;

MeSH definition : 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 threshold of the skin to pain.; 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.;

MeSH synonym : electric stimulation, therapeutic; stimulation, therapeutic electric; therapeutic electric stimulation; therapy, electric stimulation; stimulation therapy, electric; electrotherapy; therapeutic electrical stimulation; electrical stimulation, therapeutic; stimulation, therapeutic electrical; electrical stimulation therapy; stimulation therapy, electrical; therapy, electrical stimulation;

MeSH hyponym : interferential current electrotherapy; Electrotherapy, Interferential Current;

MeSH annotation : do not use /util except by MeSH definition;

Wikipedia link : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electric stimulation therapy;

Details

Origin ID

D004599;

UMLS CUI

C0013787;

Allowable qualifiers
- adverse effects [MeSH Qualifier]
- classification [MeSH Qualifier]
- contraindications [MeSH Qualifier]
- economics [MeSH Qualifier]
- ethics [MeSH Qualifier]
- history [MeSH Qualifier]
- instrumentation [MeSH Qualifier]
- methods [MeSH Qualifier]
- mortality [MeSH Qualifier]
- nursing [MeSH Qualifier]
- psychology [MeSH Qualifier]
- standards [MeSH Qualifier]
- statistics and numerical data [MeSH Qualifier]
- trends [MeSH Qualifier]
- veterinary [MeSH Qualifier]
Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
- Electric Field Therapy [NCIt concept]
- Electric Stimulation Therapy [DeCS]
- Electrotherapy (regime/therapy) [SNOMED CT concept]
- Therapeutic electrical stimulation (regime/therapy) [SNOMED CT concept]
- therapeutic electrical stimulation [SNOMED Notion]
MeSH Descriptor(s) used for indexing
- electricity [MeSH Descriptor]
Record concept(s)
- electric stimulation therapy [MeSH concept]
- interferential current electrotherapy [MeSH concept]
See also
- magnetic field therapy [MeSH Descriptor]
See also (suggested by CISMeF)
- electric stimulation [MeSH Descriptor]
- electricity [MeSH Descriptor]
- electrochemotherapy [MeSH Descriptor]
- electrodes, implanted [MeSH Descriptor]
Semantic type(s)
- Therapeutic or Preventive Procedure [UMLS semantic type]

Keyword's position in hierarchy(ies) :

Main resources

You can consult :

recommendations
documents concerning education
documents for patients