Electrotherapy

Analgesic currents (better known as TENS) are indicated in the symptomatic treatment of peripheral pain. They are particularly effective in the management of pain that accompanies most inflammatory processes and in osteoarthritis

Electric current is able to promote muscle contraction both by acting on the motor neuron and on the muscle itself. Electrotherapy stimulation targets both normally innervated and denervated muscles.

Although it does not replace movement in neuromuscular reactivation, electrotherapy is a useful complement, as it is one of the few aids that allows interaction with muscle tissue in a way that differs from passive mobilisation.