Electrotherapeutics is a general term for the use of electricity in therapeutics, i.e. in the alleviation and cure of disease. It is used as a treatment, like electroconvulsive therapy and TENS. In the technical working of medical electrolysis the most minute precautions are required. The solution of the drug must be made with as pure water as pos... Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electrotherapeutics