Disease relevance of Electric Stimulation Therapy

• We describe prolonged apnea following electrotherapy in a patient who was also being treated with a topical organophosphate anticholinesterase, ecothiophate iodide (phospholine iodide), for glaucoma [1].
• Melanoma B16 tumors were more sensitive to electrotherapy than SA-1 tumors [2].

High impact information on Electric Stimulation Therapy

• Hazards of succinylcholine administration during electrotherapy [1].
• The use of cerebral electrotherapy (CET) in methadone detoxification was studied in 28 patients [3].
• Anti-tumor effectiveness of tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-alpha applied peritumorally was assessed in combination with local electrotherapy on subcutaneous SA-1 tumors in mice [4].
• Combined treatment with bleomycin followed by electrotherapy was more effective than either treatment alone [5].
• In order to enhance the antitumor effect of electrotherapy, combined treatment with interleukin-2 (IL-2) was performed [2].

Biological context of Electric Stimulation Therapy

• The best available evidence supports open and primary surgery over arthroscopic debridement and revision surgery; and in the area of conservative management, electrotherapy, steroid use, exercise therapy, and acupuncture [6].

Associations of Electric Stimulation Therapy with chemical compounds

• The history of electrotherapy of pain--or: what Voltaren has to do with voltage [7].
• Microcurrent electrotherapy (follow-up 3 months) and pentoxifylline (no follow-up) increases mouth opening significantly (ES for both: 0.3) [8].

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