Current Status of Application of Electrical Stimulation Therapy in Gastrointestinal Diseases / 胃肠病学

In recent years, as a new treatment method developed on the basis of traditional acupuncture, electrical stimulation, including electroacupuncture and transcutaneous electrical acustimulation, has shown great potential in the treatment of various gastrointestinal diseases. Because of the characteristics of family therapy, it can greatly reduce the cost of treatment and has a comparative advantage over drug therapy, however, it has not been widely used in clinical practice. This article reviewed the advantages and disadvantages of electrical stimulation, stimulation parameters, mechanism, and research progress of the treatment.