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Abstract
The strong relationship between tissue trauma, especially of the dermal tissues, and endogenous bioelectric activity makes the use of electrical stimulation as a means to enhance wound repair an attractive clinical prospect.
This review considers both the background to the natural bioelectricity of damaged tissue and its relationship to the healing process. The use of exogenous electrical stimulation as a means of enhancing, stimulating or reactivating the healing process is then considered, with evidence collated from cellular, animal and clinical research.
Although there does not appear to be one treatment method which is unequivocally the most successful, the relative merits of the main approaches are considered.