Relief from Fibromyalgia through Microcurrent Therapy!

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John Addington is a medical researcher, a patient rights paralegal,

and a Chronic Fatigue Syndrome patient. As a freelance writer, he

regularly publishes on the topics of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and

Fibromyalgia.

 

A unique treatment has been pioneered in Oregon that is bringing

lasting relief from fibromyalgia symptoms. The treatment entails

application of small amounts of electricity to tissue trigger points.

Carolyn McMakin, a chiropractor, and her associates have developed

this therapy and have been using it for five years in their

Fibromyalgia and Myofascial Pain Clinic in Portland , Oregon .

For years now doctors have used electrical currents via instruments

such as the TENS (Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation) unit

to block pain. Further, it has been reported that extremely low

dosage electricity when therapeutically applied can speed the rate of

healing of sports injuries and fractures. Some feel that small

amounts of electricity, measured in microamperage current (millionths

of an amp, also called microcurrents), can stimulate healing on a

more cellular level. This is because studies have shown that

microcurrents can increase the cell's energy and protein production.

This therapy can also improve the functioning of cell walls, so that

nutrients come in and waste materials leave more readily.

McMakin explains that this care has been successful in a number of

chronic pain conditions including fibromyalgia, myofascial pain,

temporomandibular joint syndrome, carpal tunnel syndrome, and chronic

fatigue syndrome. Additionally, this treatment has brought persistent

relief for persons suffering from head, neck, shoulder and back pain.

McMakin has published her research and presented it at conferences

around the world, including a recent presentation before the National

Institutes of Health.

The actual electrical current administered to patients is so minute

that it cannot be felt. It is applied through the fingertips of vinyl

graphite gloves to various body locations for periods up to 90

minutes.