The Acuscope and Myopulse

How Does the Acuscope Differ from Other Electrical Stimulation?

Unfortunately, the misconception that all electrical stimulation therapies alike persists. Those involved in the use and further development of these modalities however, point out that various types of electrotherapies have in common only their non-invasive nature & their use of electrical current. Electro therapies have been an accepted mode of treatment in the arena of rehabilitation and pain management for over 25 years.

The Acuscope differs from other electrical stimulation devices in that it delivers its treatments in micro amps. Most nerve stimulation devices including the TENS unit produce milli amperage current, designed to bombard the tissues & simply block pain signals from reaching the brain. The TENS unit is intended to remove or reduce the patient's perception of pain, while galvanic stimulation produces muscle contraction & hence a strengthening effect.

While these modalities certainly have their place, they differ radically from the Electro-Acuscope / Myopulse System both in mechanism & effect. The current of the Acuscope is generally below the patient's sensation threshold, so that tingling or burning sensation typically noted during less sophisticated forms of electrotherapy are NOT produced. The Acuscope in contrast generates only the level of current required to gently encourage nerve and muscle fibers to return to conduction of normal electrical impulses. In contrast, the ordinary TENS device provides only temporary relief, whereas a series of Acuscope treatments have a cumulative, long term healing effect. You can treat the symptom or get to the root of the nerve or tissue challenge.

Another unique feature, which sets the Acuscope apart from other electrical stimulation devices, is the microchip circuitry that is designed to scan & monitor the tissue. Other electrical stimulation units (milli & microampere alike) gather no feedback and produce only a simple fixed output according to present specifications. This includes all the currently used forms of electro-therapies, including the ultrasound, the tens unit or the galvanized electrical stimulation.

Original Research

The many benefits of microcurrent have been demonstrated repeatedly in the scientific literature since the 1950's. In numerous recent scientific studies, microcurrent stimulation has proven to have profoundly beneficial effects on living tissue. Micro amperage (below one milliamp) is the natural occurring level of current generated by cells throughout the body.

In technical terms, some of the benefits of the microcurrent stimulation at the cellular level are: opening of the voltage-sensitive calcium ion channels, normalizing cell membrane potential, restoring the sodium pump function, enhancing protein synthesis and the increase of ATP production. (Research by M.D.Ngok Ccheng, et al: 1982: The Effects of Electro Currents on ATP Generation, Protein Synthesis and Membrane Transport at the University of Louvain, Belgium) For more specific studies relating to the Acuscope/Myopulse, contact Kris Shaw

The Acuscope reads neurological impedance (resistance) in the circuit created through the local tissue place between the two probes. Based on the information it gathers, the Acuscope is programmed to calculate appropriate corrective waveforms. Note that no other electro-therapy technology is known to have this capacity to tune in and accelerate the body's cellular healing. It has a self correcting mechanism continually adjusting the current until normal patterns in the tissues are being conducted, without resistance through the tissues between the probes. The readings then tells a therapist when an area has been successfully treated and the probes can be moved to another location.