Electric Stimulation Therapy

**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 detection threshold of the skin to pain.

**Tree numbers:** - E02.331 - E02.779.468 - E02.831.535.468

**Synonyms:** - Therapy, Electric Stimulation - Electrotherapy - Therapeutic Electric Stimulation - Electrical Stimulation Therapy - Therapeutic Electrical Stimulation