Frequently Asked Questions

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The Electro-Acuscope is a highly sophisticated electronic medical instrument that is designed to scan and treat many types of painful conditions. It is one of a class of electrical stimulators called TENS. 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 Myopulse, 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.

The Acuscope and Myopulse 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). To correct abnormalities, the treatment introduces gentle currents in waveforms similar to the body's own electrical signals. The Acuscope is programmed to generate the current pulse which damaged nerve tissue requires to return to a normal, pain-free state. The Myopulse sends corrective signals specific to muscle and other connective, contractile tissue so that the cells can begin the work of self-repair.

The pain relief which follows each treatment of a 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. Somewhere between five and fifteen treatments is the normal average.