Electrotherapy Proponents Working for Greater Acceptance

Though electrotherapy's effectiveness as a pain reliever has been the subject of much debate, and even lawsuits, the practice is gaining credibility among medical cost-containment service providers. Healthesystems released an article on transcutanous electrical nerve stimulation last month in its RxInformer publication, saying that one in four injured workers in client claims stopped using opioids after TENS therapy. MyMatrixx hosted a webinar on Dec. 17 on using TENS and other types of electrotherapy to relieve pain, inflammation and swel...