Microcurrent Therapy is a unique treatment that uses very low-level of microcurrents for relieving pain, curing soft tissues, healing inflammation and treating several other health problems. Each tissue in our body possesses its own individual electrical frequency. This gets disturbed by an injury or a disease. We can generate electrical signals similar to the natural signals that the body produces for repairing its damaged tissues. This can help in accelerating the healing process. Microcurrent therapy is used to restore the normal current frequencies within the body cells. This results in phenomenal improvements in pain, inflammation, and other functions.
Microcurrent therapy devices are approved by FDA , The Food and Drug Administration and the therapy is recommended to be used for improving the blood circulation and range of movements, decreasing and muscular spasm and energizing nerves and muscles. This treatment is also successfully used for retarding or preventing the atrophy of tissues in the muscles. Many doctors use Microcurrent therapy equipment for various other treatments as “off-label use.”
Microcurrent therapy can cut down swelling and inflammation, stop acute or chronic pain, help release the muscle trigger points and improve regeneration of soft tissues.
Every living being has its own individual cells that carry a positive electrical charge and a negative charge in its neighboring membrane. These cells and the nervous system work with their own direct current as well as pulse energy. There will be no life in absence of these. The pain will usually start as the capillary pores dilate. This allows some quantities of blood proteins into the cellular portions and causes building up of fluids and inflammation, resulting in pain as a few cells do not receive proper quantity of oxygen and other nutrients. Consequently the cellular function is retarded.
Microcurrent therapy provides the electrical energy to stimulate and boost up the circulatory system in every cell in the body. As the blood circulates through the pain area, it takes more oxygen and thus encourages a quicker natural healing. Microcurrent therapy excites an amazing increase in ATP. This energizes all biochemical functions in the human body. It also improves the protein synthesis needed for repairing of tissues. The increase in the blood flow and reduction in the inflammation results into decrease in pain as well as muscle spasm and expanded range of movements.
This treatment works as a blessing for the patients suffering with chronic pain. It is also beneficial many conditions, which often do not respond to traditional treatments.
Microcurrent therapy is becoming popular with professional athletes and several sports persons. The microcurrent therapy uses different frequencies on the targeted tissues, it has proved to be a wonderful treatment for back pain, arthritis, diabetic ulcers, fibromyalgia, slow-healing wounds, headaches, sports injuries, neuropathy, tendon and ligament pain, sciatica and shingles.
It is also used for aged people for treatment of many ailments such as: muscle spasm of the back, cervical, lumbar and dorsal spine; headaches due to cervical spine, chronic nerve root irritation; arthritis of hip, knee and shoulder etc.
Micro current therapy is a FDA-approved safe treatment for many conditions. It has no adverse side effects. However, it is not to be used on people who have pacemakers or on pregnant women. It is necessary that the patient be well-hydrated before and after applying treatment. Patients with chronic back pain need one session every week for 5 to 6 weeks. Those who have pain for more than five years, require more sessions for treatment to get a significant of relief.
Microcurrent Therapy stimulates and regenerates the damaged tissues. It is successful in nearly 85 % of cases. The treatment is easier with almost no side effects except a mild redness caused in a few cases at the spots where electrode (probes) are placed. The redness normally disappears within 10 minutes. There is no discomfort to the patient. The stimulated bio-electrical changes still carry on even after the treatment.