electrotherapeuticadj.

1860 A. C. Garratt Electro-physiol. & Electro-therapeutics ix. 616 It has been a very rule with me in all electro-therapeutic applications [i.e. not to use electrical treatments during the menstrual period].

1888 Science 21 Sept. 135/2 If each medical man who devises..an ophthalmoscope, or an electro-therapeutic appliance with which he is well pleased, would send a specimen to the collection, its increase would certainly be rapid.

1924 A. J. Allmand & H. J. T. Ellingham Princ. Appl. Electrochem. (ed. 2) xiii. 203 Primary cells are largely used for electrotherapeutic purposes, electric bells, small private telephone systems, motor ignition, etc.

1963 Times 26 Mar. 7/7 The number of unqualified people offering massage, electrotherapeutic and kindred forms of treatment may be as high as 30,000.

2003 T. Reilly et al. in T. Reilly & A. M. Williams Sci. & Soccer (ed. 2) x. 144 Electrotherapeutic modalities may also be employed by the chartered physiotherapist; these include, ultrasound, transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS), interferential therapy (IFT), pulsed short-wave diathermy (PSWD), laser and percutaneous neuromuscular stimulation.