A headset recently approved by the Food and Drug Administration uses a weak electric current to shock the brain. Some ...

Combining two treatments could be a promising option for people, especially military veterans, whose lives are negatively affected by post-traumatic stress disorder, finds a new study. In a clinical ...

Adding TENS (transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation) to outpatient physical therapy reduced movement-based pain and fatigue in patients with fibromyalgia, and the effects lasted for at least six ...

Dementia and depression often go hand-in-hand in patients with Alzheimer's disease, but many don't respond well to traditional antidepressants. Now, an experimental home-based electrical therapy may ...

Electrical muscle stimulation involves sending electrical impulses through the skin. This stimulation may provide benefits, such as helping to repair tissue and strengthen muscles. The electrical ...

A new review paper co-authored by two Johns Hopkins pain experts suggests that scrambler therapy, a noninvasive pain treatment, can yield significant relief for approximately 80%–90% of patients with ...

Brain stimulation therapy is a category of procedures in which electrodes or magnets, usually placed on the scalp or inserted into the brain, are used to treat some neurological disorders or serious ...

A more precise and personalized form of electric brain stimulation may be a more effective and faster treatment for people with moderate to major depression compared to other similar treatments, ...

Inspira's bio-electronic patch cut bacterial presence by 95% in 4 hours, showing promise for bloodstream infection prevention. The innovative tech uses electric stimulation instead of chemicals, ...