Gma also finds it is a useful supportive treatment as part of comprehensive treatment for chronic conditions like chronic lyme disease, cfs. The aim of this study is to determine if frequency specific microcurrent therapy improves pain management of dra by 30% or greater improving dra after microcurrent therapy in postpartum females may allow a faster, more effective return to activity thereby improving the returntoduty transition and establishing personal readiness by meeting. How frequency specific microcurrent is changing medicine download the book pdf file 1. Jun 14, 2016 the outcomes were better in low back pain than in neck pain group even though the low back pain was more chronic at 8. Peripheral neuropathy pn is a painful, disabling disorder of the peripheral nervous system. Frequencyspecific microcurrent fsm is a technique for treating pain by using lowlevel electrical current. Frequency specific microcurrent fsm is a drugfree, noninvasive method of pain management. The history of frequencyspecific microcurrent anesthesia key. Frequency speciic microcurrent was developed in 1996 when frequencies from a list created with a device manufactured in 1922 were applied with a twochannel microcurrent device instead of the original electrical equipment. The current is delivered to certain parts of the body in an attempt to relieve the pain. Gma also finds it is a useful supportive treatment as part of comprehensive treatment for. Microcurrent for injury body pain patricia pilot acupuncturist. Frequency specific microcurrent, vancouver, washington. Dec 21, 2010 frequency specific microcurrent in pain management by carolyn mcmakin, 9780443069765, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide.
She recently led a team of pain practitioners transitioning a new medical microcurrent device into the pain management community. I had a radio frequency treatment which sounds like frequency specific microcurrent treatment, my dr. About frequency specific microcurrent frequency specific. As such, fsm warrants further investigation see references for papers by fsm expert, dr carolyn mcmakin.
The efficacy of frequency specific microcurrent therapy on delayed onset muscle. Frequency specific microcurrent in pain management elsevier 2010 and the resonance effect north atlantic books 2017 make the frequency protocols available to the public. This can often soften tissue and decrease pain, which provides longlasting pain relief that may even be permanent. Efficacy of microcurrent therapy in the treatment of chronic nonspecific back pain article in the clinical journal of pain 256.
Practitioners claim that the introduced current enhances the healing process underway in that same tissue. Microcurrent is current in millionths of an ampere. Harlan mittag, dc frequency specific microcurrent in. A frequency is the rate at which a sound wave or electronic pulse is produced. The homecare offers a series of 30 preprogrammed sequences of frequencies designed to help chronic pain patients and fibromyalgia patients reduce pain and recover function. Pairs of frequencies of microamperelevel electrical stimulation are applied to particular places on the skin of a patient via combinations of conductive graphite gloves, moistened towels, or. Frequency specific microcurrent resolves chronic pain and. Frequency specific microcurrent in pain management author. Frequency specific microcurrent, also referred to as fsm, has been clinically shown to relieve pain and aid in the recovery of injuries.
Atp production increased five times with currents from 50ua to ua. Frequency specific microcurrent in pain management by carolyn r. Frequency specific microcurrent training is an educational training and distribution of pain in disc herniation and nerve root compression. We also used supine manipulation on a table specific for facet joint mobilization. Nonpharmacologic treatment of neuropathic pain using frequencyspecific microcurrent. The last three decades have seen a rise in the use of microcurrent electrical therapy met. Whether you have chronic pain, arthritis, fibromyalgia, a new injury, tear, fracture or setback frequency specific microcurrent fsm can help get you back on track. Review resonance effect microcurrent devices, accessories. Frequency specific microcurrent in pain management, textbook for practitioners, carolyn mcmakin, elsevier science press, 2011. Frequency specific microcurrent for pain foundation for.
Is microcurrent stimulation effective in pain management. Carolyn mcmakin, ma, dc is the clinical director of the fibromyalgia and myofascial pain clinic of portland, oregon. Chiropractic doctor carolyn mcmakins book the resonance effect north atlantic books adds an interesting dimension to the hidden in plain sight world of microcurrent, that could, according to the author, possibly be the way to change the face of medicine with frequency specific microcurrent, fsm. Fsm has emerged over the last decade as a reproducible treatment for various somatic and visceral conditions including fibromyalgia, chronic fatigue, and myofascial and neuropathic pain. Of those, 93% claimed significant pain reduction of greater than 25% improvement, ranging from a low of 82% in chronic regional pain syndrome rsd to a high of 98% in those suffering from migraine headaches and 100% in carpal tunnel syndrome. The current is delivered to certain parts of the body in an attempt to relieve the condition. Frequencyspecific microcurrent fsm has been used for 10 years by.
Frequency specific microcurrent in pain management. It is used primarily by physicians, dentists, veterinarians, occupational therapists, psychologists, chiropractors, and acupuncturists for the management of acute, chronic, and postoperative pain. Frequency specific microcurrent or frequency specific microcurrent therapy fsmt is the practice of introducing a mild electrical current into an area of damaged soft tissue. At the cellular level, microcurrent therapy stimulates a dramatic increase in atp, the energy that fuels all biochemical functions in the body. Frequencyspecific microcurrent fsm is an emerging technique for treating. In addition to maintaining a part time clinical practice, she.
Oct 22, 2008 frequency specific microcurrent revisited date. This retrospective analysis of patients treated for neuropathic pain. It includes condition specific frequency protocols for the treatment of various pain complaints, and multicenter clinical case reports documenting successful application of the technique. Efficacy of microcurrent therapy in the treatment of chronic.
Frequency specific microcurrent archives the resonance effect. Fsm research frequency specific microcurrent minnesota. Do not place the contacts over the chest of pacemaker patients. Frequency specific microcurrent is a new system of treatment using microamperage current and the resonance effects of frequencies on tissues and conditions to create beneficial changes in symptoms and health. Frequency specific microcurrent in pain management, textbook for practitioners, carolyn mcmakin author, elsevier science press, edinburgh, 2010. Tissue softening with frequencyspecific microcurrent article pdf available in journal of alternative and complementary medicine new york, n. Frequency specific microcurrent sophia health institute. Using microcurrent technology to resonate with the natural. The efficacy of frequency specific microcurrent therapy on delayed onset muscle soreness, curtis d, fallows s, morris m, mcmakin c, journal of bodywork and movement therapies. Since then she has reproduced results and published her findings. Ive taken the core course and studied the advanced course. Pdf nonpharmacologic treatment of neuropathic pain using.
Carolyn mcmakin, ma, dc 3915 ne 38 the resonance effect. Mcmakin has also written a textbook called frequency specific microcurrent in pain management. Frequency specific microcurrent fsm uses specific, minute amounts of electrical current to increase the bodys ability to heal and repair itself. Frequency specific microcurrent in pain management mcmakin ma dc, carolyn, chaitow nd do uk, leon isbn. Frequency specific microcurrent fsm machine treatment. Becker, md, of the department of orthopedic surgery, state university of new york upstate medical center, demonstrated that low level endogenous electrical currents are the triggers that stimulate healing, growth and regeneration in all living organisms, and suggested that this. Frequency specific microcurrent is an exciting new way of treating nerve and muscle pain and many other conditions using specific frequencies and micro amperage current. Recent publications,14,15 summarize the origins, possible mechanisms, applications, and practical details of fsm. Frequency specific microcurrent in pain management 1st edition. The flexner report and the standardization of american medical education pdf. Jan 08, 2011 we started a course of treatment consisting of frequency specific microcurrent fsm treatment directed at the posterior bony joints in his spine, called facet joints, and at trigger points in his muscles that were referring pain to his lower back. Frequency specific microcurrent fsm for pain and tissue. Microcurrent electrical therapy mechanisms and results. During a microcurrent therapy session, electrodes are placed on specific sites of your body depending on the physical location of your pain.
Frequency specific microcurrent incorperates some of the most up to research and techniques in injury and pain management, directly targeting individual. Nonpharmacologic treatment of neuropathic pain using frequency. The resonance effect, how frequency specific microcurrent is changing medicine. The fsm core seminar covers basic microcurrent information and the use of specific frequencies and protocols thought to address specific tissues and conditions based on the principles of bioresonance the first part of the course focuses on the frequencies and protocols used to treat chronic myofascial pain, new injuries, and injuries less than six weeks old, discogenic pain, postconcussive. Fsm is a type of therapy that uses microcurrent to help reduce inflammation by stimulating the body to heal naturally, easing acute and chronic pain. Frequencyspecificmicrocurrentinpainmanagement ebook download frequencyspecificmicrocurrentinpainmanagement ebook ebook pdf or read online books in pdf, epub, and mobi format. Click download or read online button to frequencyspecificmicrocurrentinpainmanagement ebook book pdf for free now. The protocol sequences have both polarized and alternating dc current formats. There are hundreds of practitioners in the us, australia, ireland, and canada using fsm to create miraculous changes in patients to reduce pain.
Frequency specific microcurrent for the treatment of. Frequency specific microcurrent in pain management is published by elsevier press. Mcmakin, is the simplest and least expensive of the units designed for fsm patients. Frequency specific microcurrent increases atp production my 500%. Microcurrent stimulation in the treatment of dry and wet macular. Frequency specific microcurrent is an exciting new way of treating nerve and muscle pain using specific frequencies and micro amperage current.
Frequency specific microcurrent tucson biofeedback. Frequency specific microcurrent in ukiah, ca barr family. The resonance effect is both the authors story of her inspirational journey of having the courage to find her true calling and an account of the development of a remarkable newly rediscovered. Carolyn mcmakin has published a number of papers regarding frequency specific microcurrent therapy and its uses in pain management and treatment. Frequency specific microcurrent in pain management by carolyn.
Pain from spinal cord injuries postsurgery recovery sports injuries acute new and chronic longterm musculoskeletal injuries. Making waves in pain management with frequency specific. Frequency specific microcurrent fsm is a technique for treating pain by using lowlevel electrical current. Avaliable format in pdf, epub, mobi, kindle, ebook and audiobook. Patients with myofascial trigger points in the low back muscles were treated an average of 5. Healing with frequency specific microcurrent click image to download pdf booklet. Frequencyspecific microcurrent fsm is a technique for treating a condition by using lowlevel electrical current. These devices are sold only to practitioners who have taken a frequency specific microcurrent training course or who have read the fsm textbook, frequency specific microcurrent in pain management. Frequency specific microcurrent in pain management text. Frequency specific microcurrent for treatment of longstanding congenital muscular torticollis. Frequency specific microcurrent training in 2017 i had the privilege of taking the fsm certification course from dr. Frequency specific microcurrent in pain management by mcmakin ma dc, carolyn.
Frequency specific microcurrent may offer pain relief and improved function for some chronic pain patients including crps patients. Fsm used successfully in the 1920s to treat numerous ailments, microcurrent was somewhat lost with the advancement of modern medicine to prescription drugs and surgery. She teaches nationally about fsm frequency specific microcurrent and offers web based training opportunities through. The electricity made inside your cells provides the power for your.
It may offer you a better quality of life if you suffer from pain. The resonance effect new book on frequency specific microcurrent by dr. Frequency specific microcurrent fsm offers exciting promise in working with tissues unresponsive to conventional efforts such as nerve pain, damage or injury, scar tissue, adhesions, and the ability to facilitate healing of acute and chronic injuries. Treatment of peripheral neuropathy with microcurrent electroacupuncture by darren starwynn, o. Frequency specific microcurrent at the lapidus clinic. Carol mcmakin the resonance effect describes the development of a new medical therapy, called frequency specific microcurrent, that uses frequencies resurrected from the 1920s to reduce pain, scarring and inflammation, change emotional states and improve health. Every function in the human body is electrically based. In addition, microcurrent therapy can be used at specific frequencies for a variety of tissues and conditions. Frequency specific microcurrent in pain management by carolyn mcmakin ma dc.
Soreness was rated for each leg at baseline and at 24, 48 and 72 h postexercise on a visual analogue scale vas, which ranged from 0 no pain to. This electrical current is subsensory, and therefore patients are unable to feel it. Frequency specific microcurrent gordon medical associates. Frequency specific microcurrent lilias ahmeira holistic. Precision distributing sells quality precise microcurrent devices manufactured in the united states to the highest industry standards. She developed frequency specific microcurrent fsm in 1995 and began teaching fsm courses in 1997. Purchase frequency specific microcurrent in pain management 1st edition. Initial symptoms include burning pain in the hands and feet, and it often progresses into muscular weakness and gait difficulties. Frequency specific microcurrent in pain management by. Frequencyspecific microcurrent fsm virtue medicine. Pdf frequency specific microcurrent in pain management. Nonpharmacologic treatment of shingles, mcmakin c, practical pain management, 2010, vol 10. How frequency specific microcurrent is changing medicine.
That being said, i was a bit disappointed with the book after having waited so long for it to be published. Frequency specific microcurrent neurotalk support groups. Frequency specific microcurrent in pain management, textbook for practitioners, elsevier science press, edinborough presenter. Frequency specific microcurrent frequency specific microcurrent helps heal full body pain our medical, chiropractic, and naturopathic physicians, physical and occupational therapists, licensed acupuncturists, registered nurses and massage therapists have been using fsm for over years. Critics, such as david gorski, call proponents claims of the.
The paincare contains all of the protocols, and only the 59 protocols, specified in the frequency specific microcurrent in pain management textbook. Treatment of peripheral neuropathy with microcurrent electro. Do not use frequency specific microcurrent or the vangelder frequency list on any patient known to be pregnant. Frequency specific microcurrent in pain management, 1e by carolyn mcmakin ma new.
Review of frequencyspecific microcurrent in pain management. Buy frequency specific microcurrent in pain management ebook. Frequency specific microcurrent fsm is a therapy that was introduced to me in 2004 and i have used it with great success in treating nerve and muscle pain, inflammation and scar tissue, disc related pain, muscle and tendon injuries, stress fractures and to speed up the healing of muscles and joints after surgery. Agrowing body of research shows the effectiveness of microcurrent electrical therapy met to control pain.
There are hundreds of practitioners in the us, australia, ireland, and canada using fsm to create miraculous changes in patients to reduce pain and improve health. When cells become damaged due to any number of illnesses, trauma, or disorders, the specific resonant frequency ideal for those particular. The brain may become reawakened to the pain in that tissue, and will once again. She now travels to various locations around the globe to give seminars on this method. Elsevier elibrary, frequency specific microcurrent in pain management ebook, 1ed. The efficacy of frequency specific microcurrent therapy on. The roots of frequency specific microcurrent fsm date back to the early. Libro frequency specific microcurrent in pain management pdf. Specific frequencies microcurrent applied to the affected area restores normal frequencies within the cells, resulting in remarkable improvements in pain, inflammation and function. Frequency specific microcurrent in pain management text book and the resonant effect the text book is really a how to book, outlining important principles and precautions to effectively select and target frequencies that open healing pathways. Fsm can increase the rate of healing by up to 5 times and do so safely and effectively. Postexercise, participants had one of their legs assigned to a treatment t regime 20 min of frequency specific microcurrent stimulation, while the participants other leg acted as control nt. Frequency specific microcurrent fsm is an emerging technique for treating many health conditions. National intrepid center of excellence, national naval medical center, bethesda, md outcomes in ptsd and tbi using frequency specific microcurrent.
Effects of low frequency electrical stimulation on cumulative fatigue and muscle tone of the erector. Nov 19, 2008 frequency specific microcurrent is a revolutionary therapy that dramatically increases the bodys ability to heal and repair itself. Frequency specific microcurrent fsm is recommended to heal certain tissues and to decrease or totally resolve pain and heal the pain processing system. Critics, such as david gorski, call proponents claims of the technique altering body tissues vibrational. Frequency specific microcurrent fsm is an exciting new way of treating nerve and muscle pain and many. Shingles pain and lesions resolved in 48 hours after treatment with frequency specific microcurrent. Frequency specific microcurrent or frequency specific microcurrent therapy fsmt is the. Revived in the 1990s in the united states, microcurrent is being used by only a few chiropractors in the united states. Precision distributing inc quality microcurrent machines. Frequency specific microcurrent fsm is an exciting new way of treating nerve and muscle pain, sports injuries and many other conditions using specific frequencies and micro amperage current. Frequency specific microcurrent revisited scepticon. Scepticon 15 comments about two months ago i wrote a piece describing the practice of frequency specific microcurrent therapy fsm and attempted to show why i thought the practice was at best the premature use of an unproven modality and at worst a new way of parting the. Read or download frequency specific microcurrent in pain management book by carolyn mcmakin ma dc. Frequency specific microcurrent caring hands chiropractic.
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