Microcurrent Therapy
Microcurrent therapy uses extremely small amounts of electrical current (millionths of an amp) to help relieve pain and heal soft tissues of the body. Any injury to the body disrupts its normal electrical activity. By producing electrical signals like those that naturally occur when the body is repairing damaged tissues, the healing process may be enhanced. The electrical current used in microcurrent therapy is so small that the patient rarely feels it. Microcurrent therapy is often recommended in cases involving soft tissue inflammation or muscle spasm. Because it mimics the body's electrical fields, this therapy may be helpful in relieving pain. (Information from Hands On Healing)
Microcurrent therapy uses extremely small amounts of electrical current (millionths of an amp) to help relieve pain and heal soft tissues of the body. Any injury to the body disrupts its normal electrical activity. By producing electrical signals like those that naturally occur when the body is repairing damaged tissues, the healing process may be enhanced. The electrical current used in Microcurrent therapy is so small that the patient rarely feels it.
Microcurrent therapy is often recommended in cases involving soft tissue inflammation or muscle spasm. Because it mimics the body's electrical fields, this therapy may be helpful in relieving pain. (Information from Hands On Healing)
Microcurrent therapy devices have been approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the FDA has approved the use of Microcurrent therapy to:
However, other uses for Microcurrent therapy are not prohibited. Once a device has received FDA approval, any doctor may use that device for other types of treatment as long as the doctor feels the treatment is in the patient's best interest. Using an FDA-approved device for treatments other than those specified by the FDA is called “off-label use.”
Microcurrent therapy also may be used to:
Microcurrent therapy uses extremely small amounts of electrical current (millionths of an amp) to help relieve pain and heal soft tissues of the body. Any injury to the body disrupts its normal electrical activity. By producing electrical signals like those that naturally occur when the body is repairing damaged tissues, the healing process may be enhanced. The electrical current used in Microcurrent therapy is so small that the patient rarely feels it.
Microcurrent therapy is often recommended in cases involving soft tissue inflammation or muscle spasm. Because it mimics the body's electrical fields, this therapy may be helpful in relieving pain. (Information from Hands On Healing)
Microcurrent therapy devices have been approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the FDA has approved the use of Microcurrent therapy to:
- Increase local blood circulation and blood flow
- Improve range of motion
- Decrease muscular spasm
- Re-educate nerves and muscles
- Prevent or retard the atrophy of muscular tissue
- Treat a venous thrombosis in the lower leg
However, other uses for Microcurrent therapy are not prohibited. Once a device has received FDA approval, any doctor may use that device for other types of treatment as long as the doctor feels the treatment is in the patient's best interest. Using an FDA-approved device for treatments other than those specified by the FDA is called “off-label use.”
Microcurrent therapy also may be used to:
- Reduce swelling and inflammation
- Mask acute and chronic pain
- Release muscle trigger points
- Improve soft tissue regeneration
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