A micro electric neuromuscular stimulator or MENS (also microamperage electrical neuromuscular stimulator ) is a device used to send weak electrical signals into the body. It applies a very small electric current (less than 1 microampere) to the nerve using electrodes placed on the skin. One microampere (uA) is 1 million amperes and the use of MENS is different from "TENS" that runs on one milliamp (mA) or one thousandth of an amp.
Video Microcurrent electrical neuromuscular stimulator
Usage
The use of MENS includes treatments for pain, diabetic neuropathy, age-related macular degeneration, wound healing, tendon repair, plantar fasciitis and restorative ligaments. Most micro care concentrates on pain and/or speeds up healing and recovery. It is commonly used by professional athletes and performance with acute pain and/or muscle pain due to drug-free and non-invasive, thus avoiding the problem of testing and recovery. It is also used as a cosmetic treatment.
Maps Microcurrent electrical neuromuscular stimulator
History
The electrical abilities of the body were studied at least in early 1830, when Carlo Matteucci Italia was credited as one of the first to measure electrical current in injured tissues. Bioelectricity receives less attention after penicillin discovery, when the focus of medical research and care turns to chemical processes of the body. Attention began to return to these traits and the possibility of using very low currents for healing in the mid-1900s. In a study published in 1969, for example, a team of researchers led by L.E. Wolcott applied micro to various wounds, using negative polarity above the lesion in the initial phase, and then alternating positive and negative electrode every three days. Stimulation ranges from 200-800uA and the treated group showed a cure rate of 200% -350% faster, with stronger tensile strength than scarring and antibacterial effects. In 1991, the German scientist Dr. Erwin Neher and Dr. Bert Sakmann shared the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for the development of a patch pin technique that allows the detection of small electrical currents in the cell membrane. This method allows the detection of 20 to 40 types of ion channels that allow positively or negatively charged ions to enter and exit the cells and ensure that electrical activity is not limited to nerves and muscle tissue.
Benefits
A study by neurologists in the late 1980s showed that stimulation of micro acupuncture points for the eyes had a positive effect in slowing and even halting the development of macular degeneration. This treatment is used to treat both forms of wet and dry AMD. This study is based on Ngok Cheng's research on increasing the amount of ATP levels in living tissue after being stimulated with microstructure. Several similar studies are currently underway and other studies have shown there are benefits (with polarity and specific micro-frequency) in the healing of tendons and bones.
Action mechanism
While the mechanism of efficacy is not well established, some studies have shown that there may be a correlation between traditional Chinese and microcomputer medical acupuncture systems. A study published in 1975 by the Reichmanis, Marino, and Becker concluded some of it. "At most acupuncture points on most subjects, there is a greater electric conduction strength than at the control site." The theory outlined by Pierre Mathieu, a Victoria Biomechanics expert and a TCM practitioner, is that the MENS runs an order of magnitude closer to the actual body of only a few picoamps (pA) which are one by one from the microampel itself a millionth Amp! Therefore the stimulation is more coherent with the body's own circuitry. The problem is that generating a stable square wave current at the microamp level is already a challenge... but the actual acting factor is probably the magnetic field generated by the current that will equate to that conveyed by the metal needles used in acupuncture. Therefore some reversed experiments are carried out from the MENS clinical protocol to measure the actual magnetic field generation and then produce a reduced magnetic field to generate picoamp current in the network. This has opened the door for PEMF & amp; research modalities of electrotherapy.
Research
Currently the Brooke Army Medical Center in San Antonio, TX, runs a test on the MENS to control the pain of the service members who are referred to the pain clinic. Secondary outcomes will be measured for sleep, symptoms of PTSD and depression.
Manufacturer
Many companies that produce micro devices for professional and personal use and micro are being used as "complementary" veterinary modalities.
See also
- TENS
- Percutaneous tibial nerve stimulation
- Macular degeneration
- Acupuncture
References
Source of the article : Wikipedia
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