Who uses the Acuscope and Myopulse family of Instruments? Many health care professionals have trusted and used the Acuscope, Myopulse and Myopulse Facial for over 25 years more than any other instrument. The reason is simple...it works! Athletes like Michael Jordan, Jack Nicklaus, Joe Montana, Wayne Gretzky, Joan Benoit and Terry Bradshaw have all had injuries and chronic pain issues. Each of them has been introduced to the Acuscope and Myopulse along with many other celebrities like Pavarotti, Steven Segal, Lee Majors, Cloris Leachman and Sharon Farret just to name a few. Veteran golfer Jack Nicklaus, Olympic champions Joan Benoit and Mary Decker, football stars Terry Bradshaw and Joe Montana, hockey great Wayne Gretzky are among the many athletes who have had dramatic results in the resolution of their injuries when they were treated with the Acuscope and Myopulse. Former NFL Football star Terry Bradshaw, used the Acuscope and Myopulse after he severely injured his elbow in one of his games. He says, “After four treatments, I was out of pain and back in the lineup…it’s a miracle machine!" Additionally, the systems have proven to be a superior form of physical therapy and rehabilitation for a wide variety of sport and recreational injuries. Several sports franchises including Toronto Maple Leafs, Philadelphia Flyers, and Chicago White Sox use the Acuscope and Myopulse in their training rooms. Joan Benoit won her Olympic marathon trials only 17 days after arthroscopic knee surgery with a weeks worth of treatments with the Electro Acuscope and Myopulse impedance controlled microcurrent systems. The Equipment: The unique factor which contributes to the outstanding effectiveness of the Acuscope and Myopulse is that the instruments were designed with a proprietary “tissue monitoring” circuitry and “biofeedback” controlled voltage and current waveforms. In other words these instruments monitor tissue impedance information which is used to carefully control the output current waveform in “real time” as the treatment takes place. The Acuscope acts upon subcutaneous tissue and neurological issues to reduce pain and inflammation. It will also improve blood flow in circulatory-impaired tissues. The Myopulse is designed to treat connective tissue associated primarily with muscle, sports injuries, scar tissue and non-surgical facial rejuvenation (Myopulse Facial). The Acuscope, Myopulse Facial and Neuroscope (personal home unit) are effective in restoring the circadian cycles and treating stress, anxiety, addictions and sleep disorders. Treatments are below the “prickling” threshold, are soothing and usually produce significant clinical improvements within the first few applications. The Acuscope, Myopulse and Neuroscope are FDA approved for therapeutic use. A wide variety of manual hand-held and placement probes have been designed and incorporated into this treatment delivery system including bipolar brass point specific probes, with a variety of precious metal tips for specialty applications, dispersive roller electrodes and large and small placement electrodes for unattended therapy or self-treatment. Specialty probes including: auricular, odonton, lymph drainage, reflexology, soft tissue, facial, cellulite, head band and transcranial ear clips (for head trauma stress, anxiety and sleep) have been designed for health care professionals in every field of chronic pain management, sports injuries and anti-aging esthetics. Conductive electrolytes, gels and creams are the critical link to the effective utilization of the Acuscope and Myopulse. These complex products are specially formulated to provide accurate two-way communication between the instrument and the tissue, utilizing precious metal and alloy probes as the interface. These electrolytes reduce resistance of the tissue by duplicating the body's electrochemical environment allowing the computers to adjust its current output without interference from the skin. Specialty wound healing and cellulite/stretch mark gels are available as well. Trusted by all healthcare professionals across North America for over 25 years, the Acuscope and Myopulse have proven themselves to be consistently effective in chronic pain control, trauma rehabilitation, anti-aging and accelerated healing. Incorporating the most advanced aerospace technology, these FDA approved, microcurrent instruments stimulate “tissue repair” rather than "muscle contraction". Utilizing proprietary “carrier wave” technology, the instruments' feedback modulated microprocessors gathers tissue impedance information and in turn provides a gentle current with "waveform control" that accelerates the body's own natural healing abilities. You will experience unparalleled results with the therapeutic effectiveness of the Electro Acuscope, Myopulse and Neuroscope (home care unit). Want to look and feel younger? Check out the Myopulse Facial, a must in today's anti aging boom! These instruments will consistently surpass all other pain and anti-aging modalities when used to complement your manual therapy skills. Want proof? Visit our Client Testimonial page to see what therapists are saying and why they trust the Acuscope and Myopulse for pain management and anti-aging! Therapists include: physical therapists, chiropractors, naturopaths, therapists, osteopaths, veterinarians, podiatrists, acupuncturists, massage/craniosacral/sports therapists, MD's, cosmetic surgeons, estheticians as well as professional sports franchises. The Electro Acuscope and Myopulse are proven to be the most advanced instruments for pain control, anti-aging and stress management LITERATURE & RESEARCH Extensive literature has been written and scientific studies conducted on the use of micro-current systems to assist in the healing of the body. Specific studies also exist using the Electro-Acuscope and Myopulse systems. An underlying principle of how this equipment operates can be found in the work leading to the 1991 Nobel Price by Dr. Erwin Neher and Dr. Bert Sakmann. This demonstrated the effect of ion channels as a means of transporting nutrients into cells. These ion channels are stimulated by one trillionth of an ampere. Here is just a sample of additional articles on this topic. Carley and Wainapel: Electrotherapy for Acceleration of Wound Healing: Low Intensity Direct Current Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Vol. 66, July 1985 Summary: 30 hospital patients with non healing ulcers were divided into two groups, one treated with conventional wound dressings and one with microcurrent stimulation at 300-700 uA. The latter group was given two two hour stimulation periods per day. After six weeks of such treatments, the group treated with microcurrents showed a 150-250% faster healing rate , with stronger scar formation, less pain and lessened infection of the treated area Wolcott, Wheeler, Hardwicke, and Rowley: Accelerated Healing of Skin Ulcers by Electrotherapy Southern Medical Journal, July 1969. Summary: These researchers applied microcurrent stimulation ranging from 200-800 uA to a wide variety of wounds, using negative polarity over the lesions in the initial phase, and then alternating positive and negative electrodes every three days. The treated group showed 200-350% faster healing rates than control, with stronger tensile strength of scar tissue and antibacterial effects in infected wounds in the treated group. Gault and Gatens: Use of Low Intensity Direct Current in Management ofIschemic Skin Ulcers Physical Therapy, Vol. 56, #3, March 1976. Summary: 100 patients with skin ulcers were treated with microcurrent stimulation; six of them had bacterial ulcers with one side used as controls. Stimulation of 200-800 uA was applied, with negative polarity used until infection cleared, and then polarity reversed. Patients had diagnosis ranging from quadriplegia, CVA, brain tumor, peripheral vascular disease, burns, diabetes, fracture, and amputation. The lesions with patients treated with currents showed approximately twice as fast a healing rate. Cheng, et Al: The Effects of Electric Current on ATP Generation, Protein Synthesis, and Membrane Transport in Rat Skin Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research, #171, Nov/Dec. 1982 Summary: These researchers used in vitro slices of rat skin to determine some of the biochemical explanations for accelerated wound healing demonstrated in the above studies. By applying various levels of current to the samples, and then chemically analyzing them, they determined that skin treated at currents below 1000 uA showed up to 75% higher amino acids and up to 400% more available ATP than controls, and that skin treated at levels above 1000 uA showed depressed levels of of these substances. Often less than non-treated controls. Rowley, McKenna, and Wolcott: Proceedings: Use of Low Level Electrical Current for Enhancement of Tissue Healing. Biomedical Scientific Instruments #10, 1974 Summary: This article is an overview of theory and research into the titled field. Tomoya Ohno (Japanese): Experimental Studies of Influences on Healing Process of Mandibular Defect Stimulated by Microcurrent Shikwa Gakuho, #82 1982 Summary: 50 uA microcurrents were applied to one side of the jaws of a group of dogs with lesions in their jaws. The other side was untreated. The dogs were examined at periods of 3, 7, 14, 21, 28, 42 and 56 days. Results: "It seems likely that direct microcurrent promotes normal bone formation within the defective area and accelerates the osseous healing process. Prolonged application of electrical stimulus promotes a remarkable bone remodeling mechanism." Sinitsyn, Razvozva (Russian): Effects of Electrical Microcurrents on Regeneration Processes in Skin Wounds Ortop Travmatol Protez, Feb. 1986 Summary: 68 patients with post burn and post traumatic wounds underwent treatment constant and modulated microcurrent of negative polarity of 1-10 uA/cm2 over a period of 2-20 days. Although both groups showed accelerated regeneration, the modulated electric current group showed more prolonged and marked effect. Better survival of skin grafts was demonstrated compared with uintreated patients. Sinitsyn, Razvozova, (Russian): Stimulation of the Regeneration of Skin Wounds by Microcurrents Vopr Juroortol Fizioter Lech Fiz Kult, Nov.-Dec. 1985 Nessler and Mass: Direct-Current Electrical Stimulation of Tendon Healing in Vitro Clinical Orthopedics and Related Research, April 1987 Summary: 80 tendons from white rabbits were surgically transected and removed from the animals after being surgically repaired. They were divided into 4 groups of 20, and cultured with 10 of each group being electrically stimulated, and half not. A 1.4 volt direct current connected through a 150 kOhm resistor was used for stimulation, at a current of about 7 uA. It was found that currents any higher than this caused discoloration of the tendons. Healing was measured by proline uptake and bridging of the repair site by the epitenon. Results: "a continuous direct current causes increased tendon cell activity within seven days and the increased activity may persist as long as 42 days." The researchers suggested that externally applied microcurrents may be preferable in future studies. Stanish and Gunlaughson: Electrical Energy and Soft-Tissue Injury Healing Sportcare and Fitness, Sept/Oct 1988 Summary: This article is a summary of research into tendon healing acceleration, including human injuries of the anterior cruciate ligament and the Achilles tendons: "While the results are subjective, the individuals in both groups appear to have returned to usual activities more quickly, and have greater mobility, than people treated more conventionally." Vanable, Joseph: The Role of Endogenous Electrical Fields in Limb Regeneration Limb Development and Regeneration, Part A. pages 587-596 Alan Liss Publishing, N.Y. 1983 Oweye, Spielholz and Nelson: Low-intensity Pulsed Galvanic Current and the Healing of Tenotomized Rat Achilles Tendons: Preliminary Report Using Load-to-Breaking Measurements Archives Physical Med Rehab, Vol. 68, July 1987 Summary: 60 rats were divided into three groups of 20. One was unstimulated, one group had their Achilles tendons stimulated with positive (anodal) current, and the third group's tendons were stimulated with negative (cathodal) currents. A current of 75 microamps, at 10 Hz was used. Results: "The group treated with anodal current withstood significantly greater loads (p<0.001) than did either the group which healed normally (i.e. without stimulation) or the group treated with cathodal currents". Reichmanis, Marino, and Becker: Electrical Correlates of Acupuncture Points IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering, November, 1975 Abstract: Employing a wheatstone bridge, skin conductance was measured over those putative acupuncture points on the large intestine and pericardium meridians lying between the metacarpophalangeal joints and the elbow. Results were compared to those from anatomically similar locations devoid of acupuncture points. "At most acupuncture points on most subjects, there were greater electrical conductance maxims than at control sites." Richez, Chamay and Bieler, U. of Geneva: Bone Changes Due to Pulses of Direct Electric Microcurrent, Virchows Arch. Abt. A Path Anat. 357, 11-18 (1972) Summary: 26 rabbits had platinum electrodes surgically implanted into the medullary cavities of their humerus bones. Microcurrent stimulation was applied at 50 and 250 uA, allowing pause periods of one second between one second treatment bursts. The scientists found that osteogenesis (bone growth) happened more around the cathode (negative polarity), and that slight tissue necrosis occurred around the anode. The tissues stimulated acted as capacitors, discharging 75% of the current absorbed during the rest periods. They concluded that pulsed current is superior to direct current for bone healing acceleration. J.A. Spadaro, S.E. Chase, and D.A. Webster: Bacterial inhibition by electrical activation of percutaneous silver implants, Journal of Biomedical Materials Research, Vol. 20, 565-577 (1986) Summary: Percutaneous silver wire implants were placed in rats, and the wounds inoculated with Staphylococcus aureus to test how much infection would spread. Microcurrent stimulation was passed through the wires, with + anodal current placed into implanted silver wire, and the - cathodal electrode placed on the rat's belly as a ground. It was found that significant inhibition of infection occurred, with the most marked results at 20uA current level. "Metallic silver can be effectively and efficiently activated to elicit its anti-microbial activity by the application of microampere electrical current." Bertolucci and Grey: Clinical Comparative Study of Microcurrent Electrical Stimulation to Mid-Laser and Placebo Treatment in Degenerative Joint Disease of the Temporomandibular Joint, Journal of Craniomandibular Practice, 1995 Summary: 48 patients were divided into three groups, some receiving placebo, some microcurrent and some laser to treat pain of TMJ sydrome. Both microcurrent and laser were found to be significantly more effective than placebo, with laser slightly more effective than microcurrent. The author acknowledges that lasers are not legally sold in the United States for this purpose, and that microcurrent's easy accessibility makes it more practical for practitioners here. M. Heffernan: Comparative Effects of Microcurrent Stimulation on EEG Spectrum and Correlation Dimension, Integrative and Behavioural Science, July-September, 1996, Vol. 31, #3 Summary: 30 subjects were selected for a study comparing the effects of microcurrent on smoothing of EEG measurements of the brain. Subjects were randomly assigned to three groups - microcurrent (100uA) applied to earloble, trapezius area of shoulder, and no stimulation. Electrodes were arranged so subjects could not tell which group they were in. Fast Fourier Transform (FFT) and correlation dimension from chaos analysis were used to measure results. The researcher found that microcurrent applied to the shoulders was markedly more effective in smoothing EEG patterns than earlobe or placebo. "This would represent a possible cost-effective alternative to neurofeedback in treating (anxiety and attention deficit disorders), by raising low regions in the FFT. DuPont: Trigger Point Identification and Treatment with Microcurrent, The Journal of Craniomandibular Practice, October 1999, Vol. 17, #4 Summary: This article gives the author's techniques for locating and stimulating trigger points (TP's) using a microcurrent stimulator, specifically for the treatment of temporomandibular disorders. He states that electrical conductivity is highest over trigger points, and galvanic skin response (GSR) testing can be used to locate such points. He utilizes probe electrodes to treat 8pt TP's, and pad electrodes to treat larger ones. Probe treatment is delivered @ 0.3 Hz, 20 - 40 uA, with treatment time of 10 - 30 seconds per site. He suggests administering treatment in 24-48 intervals, and states that results should be seen within 2 - 3 treatments. He acknowledges that these protocols are not necessarily the best ones, but work well for his practice. 2) Vanable, Joseph: The Role of Endogenous Electrical Fields in Limb Regereration Limb Development and Regeneration, Part A, pgs. 587-596, Alan Liss Publishing, N.Y., 1983 2) Vanable, Joseph: The Role of Endogenous Electrical Fields in Limb Regereration Limb Development and Regeneration, Part A, pgs. 587-596, Alan Liss Publishing, N.Y., 1983 |
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| We have used this new technology with incredible results. With this new generation of tissue healing machines, we can truly have an athlete healed in half the time as the traditional equipment. Hank Sloan, ND (American Academy Of Pain Management) |
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Jack Nicklaus was so impressed by the
treatments, says Nicklaus “I’ve had tendonitis
problems in both my wrists and elbows…I got
tremendous results. It stopped hurting and
what I really like about the instruments is that
you can’t over treat the injury”. He further
claims that the Myopulse and Acuscope in the
hands of his therapist, helped prolong his
golfing career, assisting the “healing”
process with a variety of other injuries and
surgeries.
treatments, says Nicklaus “I’ve had tendonitis
problems in both my wrists and elbows…I got
tremendous results. It stopped hurting and
what I really like about the instruments is that
you can’t over treat the injury”. He further
claims that the Myopulse and Acuscope in the
hands of his therapist, helped prolong his
golfing career, assisting the “healing”
process with a variety of other injuries and
surgeries.
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