Welcome
Electrotherapy on the Web is a site that provides current, non commercial information on various aspects of Electrotherapy. It is not presented as a replacement for current texts but attempts to provide an independent view of the current state of the art. The range of pages and topics continues to expand, and some of the long standing pages get updated whenever I can. There are still some new pages to write and new developments to add all the time.
The website is sponsored by PhysioMed, to whom grateful 
thanks are extended.
Professor Tim Watson
School of Health & Emergency Professions
University of Hertfordshire
UK
New Article - Bioelectricity and Microcurrent Therapy
Several of you have been asking about MICROCURRENT THERAPY - what it is, what is does and what is the evidence for its use etc etc - so try this : Poltawski, L. and Watson, T. (2009) Bioelectricity and microcurrent therapy for tissue healing - a narrative review. Physical Therapy Reviews 14(2);104-114 - OUT NOW
Spanish Edition of Electrotherapy : Evidence Based Practice (Electroterapia : Practica basada en la evidencia) 
So it would appear that there is now a Spanish language edition of this text - it looks good - though I am not sure that I understand a word of it - being a linguistic heathen. Anyway, it is published by Elsevier (Spain) and the ISBN and other details are pasted on the BOOKS page and listed on the PUBLICATIONS page - should you want further details.
ISEPA : International Society of Electro Physical Agents
The first conference for this organisation has just been held in Las Vegas, USA, and the official formation of the Society has been initiated. As soon as there is an ISEPA website and further information, I will keep you posted from here with links and updates. This is an exciting development and offers an opportunity for those with an interest in EPA's to share resources, information and support. Watch this space . . . . the MENU link to the ISEPA web pages will act as a temporary link until ISEPA has gotten the WCPT/web link sorted and I will get the basic info up just as soon as I can
FAQ's - Frequently Asked Questions . . .
I have been promising for a while to get the FAQ pages up and running, so you will now spot that you can access that page from the newly modified MENU. At the moment, I have only covered the essential topics, but will add more as time permits. Let me know if this is a useful feature - before I put TOO much web writing time into it!
NEW NHS / Evidence Web Link . . . .
For any of you who have not found this site yet, the following link may be of interest - and certainly worth bookmarking. It is for a NHS (UK) web page which offers the facility to search for evidence using key words or phrases. I know that there are a lot of sites out there that do thins kind of thing, but you never can have too many links to source the evidence . . .
Guidance on Electro Physical Agents
Just a reminder that in the UK, the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy published (in 2006) a guidance document which was the result of almost 10 years work looking at various key issues related to the use of Electro Physical Agents. A very high percentage of the queries that I get on a daily basis are answered by the guidance (and a whole lot more are covered in the FAQ section of this website). In case you have not yet got a copy for your department or clinic, here is a reminder of how you can access it : GUIDANCE pdf FLYER : I appreciate the many of you are not physiotherapists and also that many of you are not UK based - but the Australians have also published a similar document and the Canadians have one just about to come out - in case that helps some others of you. To see 'how to get a copy of the Guidance' follow the link above.
Download page . . . . .
I have updated some of the handouts and support material on the DOWNLOAD page together with a new 2 sided version of the ultrasound dose chart in case you find it useful.
NEW : Updated Pages
Just to let you know that I have put up a page of information on kilohertz (longwave) ultrasound and have also put up a very simple page on iontophoresis (don't get too excited if you are looking for detail on this one!). Still got more to do, but that is 2 more ticked off the list!
Shockwave Therapy :
There have been numerous requests over the months for some updated info on Shockwave. I have a BIG pile of articles on the subject to review, but have put up some of the information whilst I am still working on the rest. You can get there through the MODALITIES pages or direct from HERE
Ultrasound and Fracture Repair - References :
I have provided a list of references (covering 2000 - 2007) relating to the effects of ultrasound on fracture repair and associated matters. Some relate to cell, some to animal and some to clinical studies, but they might provide a useful reference source for those of you looking for such material. They are linked to the Ultrasound for Fracture repair pages (link through the Modalities page) or else go there directly from HERE. Enjoy!
Old Electrotherapy Books
I do have a collection of text from over the years, but have a growing interest in some comparative work and would therefore like to get my hands on ANY old editions of electro texts. Rather than throw them away, leave them unused on the shelf or selling them on e-bay, I would appreciate first option. Not trying to grab them for free (though resources are limited). If you have anything that might be of interest, or know somebody else who might have, please do e mail and let me know (t.watson@herts.ac.uk).
The information on these pages is provided in good faith and should be treated as such. If you make use of the information, please acknowledge its source - I am constantly amazed to see where this information appears without reference - I have no problem if you want to use it - that is what it is here for - but please do the decent thing and acknowledge the source.
