Electrotherapy Not Child’s Play
After a period during which it has not been well esteemed because of its exploitation by the inexperienced and unscrupulous, electrotherapy is coming more and more to be recognized as a therapeutic medium of great value. It is not a panacea for all ills, by any means; but there are some things which may be done by electricity that can be done by no other form of treatment. It is true that it has often failed in conditions that should have responded to it. Such failures may have been due to reliance upon electrotherapy to the exclusion of other agencies; but very often they are due to the selection of the wrong modality or lack of skill in applying it. Electrotherapy is not child’s play. Unless one has mastered the art of its application, there ar,e bound to be needless failures. When employed properly, it is one of the most valuable therapies in the possession of the healing profession.