Guest guest Posted October 28, 2008 Report Share Posted October 28, 2008 Docs: Could those of you out there using an Alpha-Stim unit email me off-list the codes you use and the associated fees? Lyndon McGill, D.C. Salem, Oregon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 12, 2008 Report Share Posted December 12, 2008 It was the late 80's when I first met with Dr. Wing, DC, ND, the inventor of microcurrent therapy and started using one of his MENS as a soft tissue protocol. Loosing tactile sense with the gloves, I ran the current through the involved tissue with the passive pad under the work and the active pad on the back of treating hand. My hands are probably healthier as a result of all these years of use. I still use a MENS at work. Jay Halaj, Allevia Health, distributes the Alpha-Stim brand of microcurrent. I started using the A-S 100 about 5-6 years ago. I use the A-S at home on myself and family. It's smaller than the MENS and I prefer it.Tissue repair follows the artful introduction of inflammation in the targeted tissue. Just as a hair-thin needle stimulates trauma to the body, resulting in the local release of more ATP and RNA, inordinately to the level of trauma, so also does the micorcurrent. The more subtle the trauma, the more inordinate the response. The body is unfamiliar with this rare low level of traumatic intervention and reflexively sends too much healing chemistry into the area in response. This persists until it measures the response to the level of trauma, at which time it will slow down it's stimulation of ATP and RNA. Therapy must occur prior to that inner recognition. To overcome that potential, A-S uses a bi-phasic wavelength, switching in order to prolong the body's inordinate response time. While the frequency controls on the A-S 100 are not as precise as the MENS machines, they are quite satisfactory, IMO. Frequency depends largely on hydration levels of the patient and the A-S allows you to switch frequency enough to find the quickest response for each person's tissue. All soft tissue tonicities have electrical properties at variance with tissue surrounding it. Applying microcurrent re-establishes comparative electrical properties, allowing life force to come forward. Proper segmental stimulation from cavitation also sparks these electrical properties, spreading down the chain to associated segmental soft tissue. Microcurrent application seems to imitate this stimulation, prolong it's effects, and allow you to focus on specifically involved tissues.If you do soft tissue work, using the A-S 100 on your hand will seem like magic, softening in seconds, enabling you to release all primary complaint tonicities in just a few minutes of focused attention. Small inter-vertebral muscles can be specified with light touches inaccessible with harder instruments. A-S is the only microcurrent company with FDA approval. The approval is for it's application directly to the cranium/brain and does not directly address pain reduction or soft tissue repair.As my son says, "Can't you just tell me 'yes' or 'no'? Sears, DCNW PDX On Dec 12, 2008, at 11:24 AM, Sharron Fuchs wrote: Sears , Would you be willing to re-visit your experience with the Alpha-stim for us ? s. fuchs dc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 13, 2008 Report Share Posted December 13, 2008 Thanks for the info how does it work on fibrotic tissue ?S fuchs DC Sent from my iPhoneOn Dec 12, 2008, at 7:29 PM, " Sears" <dm.bones@...> wrote:It was the late 80's when I first met with Dr. Wing, DC, ND, the inventor of microcurrent therapy and started using one of his MENS as a soft tissue protocol. Loosing tactile sense with the gloves, I ran the current through the involved tissue with the passive pad under the work and the active pad on the back of treating hand. My hands are probably healthier as a result of all these years of use. I still use a MENS at work. Jay Halaj, Allevia Health, distributes the Alpha-Stim brand of microcurrent. I started using the A-S 100 about 5-6 years ago. I use the A-S at home on myself and family. It's smaller than the MENS and I prefer it.Tissue repair follows the artful introduction of inflammation in the targeted tissue. Just as a hair-thin needle stimulates trauma to the body, resulting in the local release of more ATP and RNA, inordinately to the level of trauma, so also does the micorcurrent. The more subtle the trauma, the more inordinate the response. The body is unfamiliar with this rare low level of traumatic intervention and reflexively sends too much healing chemistry into the area in response. This persists until it measures the response to the level of trauma, at which time it will slow down it's stimulation of ATP and RNA. Therapy must occur prior to that inner recognition. To overcome that potential, A-S uses a bi-phasic wavelength, switching in order to prolong the body's inordinate response time. While the frequency controls on the A-S 100 are not as precise as the MENS machines, they are quite satisfactory, IMO. Frequency depends largely on hydration levels of the patient and the A-S allows you to switch frequency enough to find the quickest response for each person's tissue. All soft tissue tonicities have electrical properties at variance with tissue surrounding it. Applying microcurrent re-establishes comparative electrical properties, allowing life force to come forward. Proper segmental stimulation from cavitation also sparks these electrical properties, spreading down the chain to associated segmental soft tissue. Microcurrent application seems to imitate this stimulation, prolong it's effects, and allow you to focus on specifically involved tissues.If you do soft tissue work, using the A-S 100 on your hand will seem like magic, softening in seconds, enabling you to release all primary complaint tonicities in just a few minutes of focused attention. Small inter-vertebral muscles can be specified with light touches inaccessible with harder instruments. A-S is the only microcurrent company with FDA approval. The approval is for it's application directly to the cranium/brain and does not directly address pain reduction or soft tissue repair.As my son says, "Can't you just tell me 'yes' or 'no'? Sears, DCNW PDX On Dec 12, 2008, at 11:24 AM, Sharron Fuchs wrote: Sears , Would you be willing to re-visit your experience with the Alpha-stim for us ? s. fuchs dc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 14, 2008 Report Share Posted December 14, 2008 , couple questions, does alpha stim have different frequencies you can set to, like Carolyn McMakin's freq spec mct? is there any real evidence on tissue repair? I agree that it is an important goal. I too have felt the softening of tissue with micro-current, but I really don't know what it means, I , in my own mind, separate the softening that happens with any good soft tissue work, from tissue healing. For my own practice, I have definitely noted the most actual tissue healing, (not that I can truly measure this, just clinical impressions), from using Graston technique, instrument assisted frictional massage. This clearly creates inflammation, and leads to the cascade that creates tissue healing. I've also seen this with prolotherapy, injections. I'd love to really know that something less intense, less invasive, such as microcurrent or light therapy, is doing something similar to tissue, but I am not yet convinced. Marc Marc Heller, DC mheller@... www.MarcHellerDC.com Sears wrote: > > It was the late 80's when I first met with Dr. Wing, DC, ND, the > inventor of microcurrent therapy and started using one of his MENS as > a soft tissue protocol. Loosing tactile sense with the gloves, I ran > the current through the involved tissue with the passive pad under the > work and the active pad on the back of treating hand. My hands are > probably healthier as a result of all these years of use. I still use > a MENS at work. Jay Halaj, Allevia Health, distributes the Alpha-Stim > brand of microcurrent. I started using the A-S 100 about 5-6 years > ago. I use the A-S at home on myself and family. It's smaller than > the MENS and I prefer it. > > > Tissue repair follows the artful introduction of inflammation in the > targeted tissue. Just as a hair-thin needle stimulates trauma to the > body, resulting in the local release of more ATP and RNA, inordinately > to the level of trauma, so also does the micorcurrent. The more > subtle the trauma, the more inordinate the response. The body is > unfamiliar with this rare low level of traumatic intervention and > reflexively sends too much healing chemistry into the area in > response. This persists until it measures the response to the level > of trauma, at which time it will slow down it's stimulation of ATP and > RNA. Therapy must occur prior to that inner recognition. To overcome > that potential, A-S uses a bi-phasic wavelength, switching in order to > prolong the body's inordinate response time. While the frequency > controls on the A-S 100 are not as precise as the MENS machines, they > are quite satisfactory, IMO. Frequency depends largely on hydration > levels of the patient and the A-S allows you to switch frequency > enough to find the quickest response for each person's tissue. > > All soft tissue tonicities have electrical properties at variance with > tissue surrounding it. Applying microcurrent re-establishes > comparative electrical properties, allowing life force to come > forward. Proper segmental stimulation from cavitation also sparks > these electrical properties, spreading down the chain to associated > segmental soft tissue. Microcurrent application seems to imitate this > stimulation, prolong it's effects, and allow you to focus on > specifically involved tissues. > > If you do soft tissue work, using the A-S 100 on your hand will seem > like magic, softening in seconds, enabling you to release all primary > complaint tonicities in just a few minutes of focused attention. > Small inter-vertebral muscles can be specified with light touches > inaccessible with harder instruments. > > A-S is the only microcurrent company with FDA approval. The approval > is for it's application directly to the cranium/brain and does not > directly address pain reduction or soft tissue repair. > > As my son says, " Can't you just tell me 'yes' or 'no'? > > > Sears, DC > NW PDX > > > > > On Dec 12, 2008, at 11:24 AM, Sharron Fuchs wrote: > >> Sears , Would you be willing to re-visit your experience with >> the Alpha-stim for us ? >> >> s. fuchs dc > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG - http://www.avg.com > Version: 8.0.176 / Virus Database: 270.9.17/1845 - Release Date: 12/12/2008 9:02 AM > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 14, 2008 Report Share Posted December 14, 2008 Fibrotic tissue fails to allow enough motion to support life force and repair. Circulatory potentials must be improved for it to heal. Stretching fibrotic tissue creates microcurrent changes that enhance it's capacity for repair. Yoga takes advantage of these potentials. But only if the surrounding nerve stimulation does not override it, requiring local muscular involvement to be as relaxed as possible during the stretch or lengthening phase. Lengthening of fibrotic tissue regularly will lead to it's softening and return to motion and ability to support life forces.Microcurrent stimulation can recreate these same electrical changes in fibrotic tissue, but lacking the lengthening stimulation accompanying it, much will be lost. It needn't be at the same time: one can relax in aligned postures daily, and be treated, or self-treat, when it's convenient. The two together is more rapidly curative than relaxed stretching alone, while microcurrent alone will not stimulate fibroblastosis. Although micorcurrent use alone will speed up repair as daily activities improve ROM over time. Sears, DCNW PDX On Dec 13, 2008, at 9:59 AM, Sharron Fuchs wrote:Thanks for the info how does it work on fibrotic tissue ?S fuchs DC Sent from my iPhoneOn Dec 12, 2008, at 7:29 PM, " Sears" <dm.bonesmac> wrote:It was the late 80's when I first met with Dr. Wing, DC, ND, the inventor of microcurrent therapy and started using one of his MENS as a soft tissue protocol. Loosing tactile sense with the gloves, I ran the current through the involved tissue with the passive pad under the work and the active pad on the back of treating hand. My hands are probably healthier as a result of all these years of use. I still use a MENS at work. Jay Halaj, Allevia Health, distributes the Alpha-Stim brand of microcurrent. I started using the A-S 100 about 5-6 years ago. I use the A-S at home on myself and family. It's smaller than the MENS and I prefer it.Tissue repair follows the artful introduction of inflammation in the targeted tissue. Just as a hair-thin needle stimulates trauma to the body, resulting in the local release of more ATP and RNA, inordinately to the level of trauma, so also does the micorcurrent. The more subtle the trauma, the more inordinate the response. The body is unfamiliar with this rare low level of traumatic intervention and reflexively sends too much healing chemistry into the area in response. This persists until it measures the response to the level of trauma, at which time it will slow down it's stimulation of ATP and RNA. Therapy must occur prior to that inner recognition. To overcome that potential, A-S uses a bi-phasic wavelength, switching in order to prolong the body's inordinate response time. While the frequency controls on the A-S 100 are not as precise as the MENS machines, they are quite satisfactory, IMO. Frequency depends largely on hydration levels of the patient and the A-S allows you to switch frequency enough to find the quickest response for each person's tissue. All soft tissue tonicities have electrical properties at variance with tissue surrounding it. Applying microcurrent re-establishes comparative electrical properties, allowing life force to come forward. Proper segmental stimulation from cavitation also sparks these electrical properties, spreading down the chain to associated segmental soft tissue. Microcurrent application seems to imitate this stimulation, prolong it's effects, and allow you to focus on specifically involved tissues.If you do soft tissue work, using the A-S 100 on your hand will seem like magic, softening in seconds, enabling you to release all primary complaint tonicities in just a few minutes of focused attention. Small inter-vertebral muscles can be specified with light touches inaccessible with harder instruments. A-S is the only microcurrent company with FDA approval. The approval is for it's application directly to the cranium/brain and does not directly address pain reduction or soft tissue repair.As my son says, "Can't you just tell me 'yes' or 'no'? Sears, DCNW PDXOn Dec 12, 2008, at 11:24 AM, Sharron Fuchs wrote: Sears , Would you be willing to re-visit your experience with the Alpha-stim for us ? s. fuchs dc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 14, 2008 Report Share Posted December 14, 2008 The healing is inflammation dependent, agreed. It's the introduction of that inflammatory state that constitutes the artfulness of the protocol. I have no real evidence of healing by outside observation, only clinically and on myself. But, I'm unable to separate the effect of the microcurrent (mc) from the ischemic pressure I introduce as it's medium; both inflame. Passive, or resting postures, aligned and lengthening involved tissue also creates enough inflammation in fibrotic tissue to initiate healing. The effects are healing, IMO. The efficacy of yoga alone to reverse chronic conditions supports the notion. Augmenting with mc speeds the process.The A-S 100 allows for two channels of mc. One channel is set at 0.5, 1.5 and 100 Hz, the other at 0.5, 1.5 and 1.0 Hz. It also has a timer and separate channel intensity sets. If I fail to feel the tissue release within 10 seconds or so, I'll switch to 100 Hz and see, then back down if that's not working. If all settings seem to create about the same relaxing effects, I use the higher and talk about hydration needs. This is a learned skill, no doubt, feeling the usual release in tissue or not. I drink, as a daily routine, one qt water upon rising, another qt before work at 10, then another before sunset through the afternoon. Since I run it through the hands, my hydration has to be considered. Sears, DCNW PDX On Dec 14, 2008, at 7:31 AM, Marc Heller wrote:,couple questions,does alpha stim have different frequencies you can set to, like Carolyn McMakin's freq spec mct?is there any real evidence on tissue repair? I agree that it is an important goal.I too have felt the softening of tissue with micro-current, but I really don't know what it means,I , in my own mind, separate the softening that happens with any good soft tissue work, from tissue healing.For my own practice, I have definitely noted the most actual tissue healing, (not that I can truly measure this, just clinical impressions), fromusing Graston technique, instrument assisted frictional massage.This clearly creates inflammation, and leads to the cascade that creates tissue healing.I've also seen this with prolotherapy, injections.I'd love to really know that something less intense, less invasive,such as microcurrent or light therapy, is doing something similar to tissue,but I am not yet convinced.MarcMarc Heller, DCmhellerMarcHellerDCwww.MarcHellerDC.comMichael Sears wrote:>> It was the late 80's when I first met with Dr. Wing, DC, ND, the > inventor of microcurrent therapy and started using one of his MENS as > a soft tissue protocol. Loosing tactile sense with the gloves, I ran > the current through the involved tissue with the passive pad under the > work and the active pad on the back of treating hand. My hands are > probably healthier as a result of all these years of use. I still use > a MENS at work. Jay Halaj, Allevia Health, distributes the Alpha-Stim > brand of microcurrent. I started using the A-S 100 about 5-6 years > ago. I use the A-S at home on myself and family. It's smaller than > the MENS and I prefer it.>>> Tissue repair follows the artful introduction of inflammation in the > targeted tissue. Just as a hair-thin needle stimulates trauma to the > body, resulting in the local release of more ATP and RNA, inordinately > to the level of trauma, so also does the micorcurrent. The more > subtle the trauma, the more inordinate the response. The body is > unfamiliar with this rare low level of traumatic intervention and > reflexively sends too much healing chemistry into the area in > response. This persists until it measures the response to the level > of trauma, at which time it will slow down it's stimulation of ATP and > RNA. Therapy must occur prior to that inner recognition. To overcome > that potential, A-S uses a bi-phasic wavelength, switching in order to > prolong the body's inordinate response time. While the frequency > controls on the A-S 100 are not as precise as the MENS machines, they > are quite satisfactory, IMO. Frequency depends largely on hydration > levels of the patient and the A-S allows you to switch frequency > enough to find the quickest response for each person's tissue. >> All soft tissue tonicities have electrical properties at variance with > tissue surrounding it. Applying microcurrent re-establishes > comparative electrical properties, allowing life force to come > forward. Proper segmental stimulation from cavitation also sparks > these electrical properties, spreading down the chain to associated > segmental soft tissue. Microcurrent application seems to imitate this > stimulation, prolong it's effects, and allow you to focus on > specifically involved tissues.>> If you do soft tissue work, using the A-S 100 on your hand will seem > like magic, softening in seconds, enabling you to release all primary > complaint tonicities in just a few minutes of focused attention. > Small inter-vertebral muscles can be specified with light touches > inaccessible with harder instruments. >> A-S is the only microcurrent company with FDA approval. The approval > is for it's application directly to the cranium/brain and does not > directly address pain reduction or soft tissue repair.>> As my son says, "Can't you just tell me 'yes' or 'no'?>>> Sears, DC> NW PDX>>>>> On Dec 12, 2008, at 11:24 AM, Sharron Fuchs wrote:>>> Sears , Would you be willing to re-visit your experience with >> the Alpha-stim for us ?>> >> s. fuchs dc>> > ---------------------------------------------------------->>> No virus found in this incoming message.> Checked by AVG - http://www.avg.com > Version: 8.0.176 / Virus Database: 270.9.17/1845 - Release Date: 12/12/2008 9:02 AM>> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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