A review on electromedicine its various properties and emerging application in various fields

Abstract

Electromedicine can be defined as the study of different types of electrical therapies used for the treatment of various medical ailments. Electromedicine has been practiced for hundreds of years, according to the historical data available. In the early years after the death of Christ, a growing interest in the use of electricity and magnetism was observed. Electrotherapy is the use of electrical energy as a medical treatment. In medicine, the term electrotherapy can apply to a variety of treatments, including the use of electrical devices such as deep brain stimulators for neurological disease. The term has also been applied specifically to the use of electric current to speed wound healing. Electric diathermy uses high-frequency alternating electric or magnetic fields, sometimes with no electrode or device contact to the skin, to induce gentle deep tissue heating by induction or dipole rotation. Additionally, the term “electrotherapy” or “electromagnetic therapy” has also been applied to a range of alternative medical devices and treatments. The aim of this review is to highlight emerging role of electromedicines in health care industries as well as how these are effective as compared to medicines. Moreover, electromedicine offers amazing diagnostic potential.