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What is the Electro-Acuscope/Myoscope System?
Who
uses this equipment?
How do
these instruments work?
How much electricity does the Acuscope or
Myoscope produce?
May
I have an in-depth explanation of how the Electro-Acuscope
reduces pain?
How
many treatments will a patient need?
Please explain why the results from an Acuscope treatment are
cumulative.
If a
patient has tried many other forms of therapy with little
lasting relief, can Acuscope/Myoscope treatments help?
What is the Electro-Acuscope/Myoscope
System?
The
Electro-Acuscope is a highly sophisticated electronic medical
instrument which is designed to scan and treat many types of
electrical stimulators called TENS (Transcutaneous Electrical
Nerve Stimulation). TENS means that the instrument uses
electricity to reduce pain by stimulating the nervous system of
the body without puncturing the skin in any way. The Myoscope,
companion instrument to the Acuscope, gently stimulates the
muscles, tendons and ligaments, reducing spasm, inflammation and
strengthening tissue damaged by traumatic injury. Together they
comprise the most technologically advanced and effective
electronic physical therapy equipment available in health care
today.
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Who uses this equipment?
The
Acuscope and Myoscope are currently being used by professional
athletic teams, sports medicine practices, hospitals, and by
thousands of private doctors and therapists in every field of
medicine throughout the world.
According
to widespread publicity, many outstanding athletes have been
significantly helped by the treatments; several who received
Acuscope/Myoscope treatments for pain and injury won gold medals
at the 1984 Summer Olympics.
The
Acuscope System has extensive applications in veterinary as well
as human medicine. It is very effective with both small and
large animals. Acknowledged for its remarkable success in
treating equine athletes in every field of horse competition
over the past ten years, the number of Equine Acuscope
Therapists is steadily increasing.
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How do these instruments work?
The
Acuscope and Myoscope establish
a two-way communication between their own circuitry and the
electrical signals from the area of the patient's body being
treated. Using biofeedback technology, they measure such things
as tissue conductivity and cell capacitance (the capacity of the
cells to hold an electrical charge). Generally tissue
conductance is very low in an area of chronic pain and
abnormally high in areas of inflammation. In order to correct
abnormalities, the treatment introduces gentle currents in wave
forms similar to the body's own electrical signals. The
Acuscope is programmed to generate the current pulse which
damaged nerve tissue requires in order to return to a normal,
pain free state. The Myoscope sends corrective signals specific
to muscle and other connective, contractile tissue so that the
cells can begin the work of self-repair.
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How much electricity does the Acuscope
or Myoscope produce?
The
amount of electricity generated by the instruments is measured
in microamps (millionths of an amp), an extremely tiny amount of
current in comparison to the amount of electricity flowing from
a wall socket or from any other common high voltage electrical
device. It has been scientifically proven that this low level of
current produces the most beneficial effect on the body's cells.
Both instruments produce battery generated electrical signals in
patterns similar to and comparable with that which is produced
by the body's own normal, healthy cells, the kind and level of
energy which is constantly flowing through every living person
and animal.
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May I have an in-depth explanation of how
the Electro-Acuscope reduces pain?
Every
living body is made up of a vast number of cells. In many ways,
the cells act like tiny batteries, storing and releasing
energy. Each cell has a measurable electrical charge and
therefore there is a constant energy flow maintained between
cells throughout the electrical circuitry of the body.
When
damage or trauma occurs, there is a disruption in the production
of electricity and a measurable decrease in the flow of energy
through the tissues involved. This condition is called
electrical resistance and is generally accompanied by a
sensation of pain in the area.
During
treatment, the ACUSCOPE introduces mild electrical current into
the cells of the body in order to return the tissue to a normal
level of electrical activity. This process may be likened to a
"jump start" and "putting a charge" on the battery of a car.
While
providing beneficial electrical current, the treatment causes
the body to improve circulation, produce and more effectively
utilize proteins and other nutrients required for cell
metabolism and repair. In this way, the instrument assists the
body in accelerating the natural self-healing processes. In
addition, mild electrical current cause the body to generate
chemicals called "endorphins", naturally occurring pain
suppressers. The immediate pain relieving results, as well as
the long term benefits of an Acusope/Myoscope treatment, may
therefore be considered an electro-chemical response occurring
in the involved area at a cellular level.
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How many treatments will a patient need?
The pain
relief which follows each treatment of given area will last
longer and longer and each successive treatment will require a
shorter amount of time to be effective.
The
number of treatments required will depend on the severity and
extent of the condition as well as the body's ability to heal
itself. Age, general state of health, habits and even state of
mind may influence the length of time required for complete
recovery. Somewhere between five and fifteen treatments is the
normal average.
Unlike
other forms of pain relief, such as therapy with certain drugs
or higher amperage electrical stimulators, the body does not
build up a tolerance to Acuscope treatments. Both with many
pain medications and most hi-amp devices, prolonged use requires
higher and higher doses of medications or increased time and
amounts of electricity to achieve the desired pain reduction
effect. With EA/MYO treatments, sessions of shorter and
shorter duration produce more dramatic and longer lasting
effects, until treatment is no longer required. By definition,
this is called the "cumulative" effect.
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Please explain why the results from an
Acuscope treatment are cumulative.
Mild
current stimulation, ideally at the level of 500 UA (microamps)
or less, has been proven (Cheng, 1972) to cause the cells of the
body to increase production of the chemical ATP which is
responsible for cellular energy production. It has also been
shown to increase protein synthesis, the building blocks of
tissue, which allows the cells to begin to repair themselves.
This low level of current is known to improve certain cellular
functions which pump ions (such as sodium, calcium, potassium,
etc.) into the cells, and to increase the transport of waste
products out of the cells thereby assisting the flushing of
toxins out of the tissue.
As these
chemical reactions build up with each treatment, the tissue is
able to repair itself more completely. The "charge" on the
tissue begins to hold and its ability to generate its own normal
energy is restored. In most cases of neuro-muscular pathology,
a series of treatments leads to permanent relief.
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If a patient has tried many other forms of
therapy with little lasting relief, can Acuscope/Myoscope
treatments help?
Possibly;
these instruments deliver a different type of treatment than any
other form of pain management. It is very often effective where
nothing else has been able to help in the past.
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