On 10/20/00, [log in to unmask] writes:
<< Going through an undergraduate degree whereby electrotherapy was focused
so
much and yet despised by most students(including myself), I am not for or
against electrotherapy. However, I believe (and this is only my opinion)
that unless there is more research for the efficacy of electrotherapy, not
too many future physiotherapists will include it in their treatment regime. >>
***Before you universally dismiss the value of all types of
electrostimulation, you would find it interesting to read some more of the
hundreds of journal articles on the different applications of ES. To assist
you in your search, you may read a web article (plus several hundred
references on microcurrent) that I wrote on the possible applications of
macrocurrent "Faradic, Interferential, Galvanic) and microcurrent stimulation
in sports training and rehabilitation:
http://24.16.71.95/SPORTSCI/JANUARY/macrocurrent_and_microcurrent_el.htm
Dr Mel C Siff
Denver, USA
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http://www.egroups.com/group/supertraining
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