iontophoresis

How To Use iontophoresis In A Sentence

• If symptoms are not relieved, physical therapy that includes ultrasonography, massage, and iontophoresis should be considered.
• Magnetic insoles have no demonstrated benefit, nor does therapeutic ultrasonography, laser therapy, iontophoresis, or electron-generating devices.
• Patients presenting with palmar-plantar hidrosis deserve a trial of all conservative treatments including iontophoresis before more aggressive techniques such as botulinum toxin are tried.
• Use of the anticholinergic drug atropine during tap-water iontophoresis sometimes is helpful, but extreme caution is necessary to avoid toxicity from atropine overdose.
• A process called iontophoresis applies electricity to the affected area.
• Other delivery vehicles for topical anesthesia currently in development, including iontophoresis and anesthetic patches, may one day give patients and physicians even more flexibility.
• During sweat stimulation, a variety of chemicals are used at the negative electrode to complete the circuit during iontophoresis.
• Iontophoresis is the use of electric impulses from a low-voltage galvanic current stimulation unit to drive topical corticosteroids into soft tissue structures.
• Iontophoresis of the methyl, ethyl, butyl and hexyl esters of ALA induced significantly enhanced delivery compared with that of ALA itself.
• Iontophoresis of methyl-ALA and hexyl - ALA also increased the amount of prodrug delivered into the skin.