Data collection study, Microcurrent Therapy Lynn A. Wallace, PT (1990)
- 94% of the 1531 patients experienced a reduction in pain during the first treatment.
- No side effects or increase in symptoms were reported. The overall results were remarkably similar when comparing the first 200 / 400 and 800 cases to the final total of 1531 cases.
- Pain reduction occurring after the patient left the clinic was not recorded as pain reduction during treatment.
- Patients who discontinued their treatments after significant progress (i.e. pain decrease from 10 to 3) but, before reaching a pain free state, were recorded as failures.
- Similarly, patients whose treatment was discontinued by their physician before reaching a pain free state were recorded as failures.
- 96% response in pain relief.
- 88% pain free within 10 treatments.
- 12 types of acute injuries tested, average pain free = 4 treatments.
- Acute radiating cervical pain, average pain free = 3.5 treatments.
- Acute lower back pain, average pain free = 4.5 treatments
The following list of criteria was followed:
- Patients were asked to rate their pain on a subjective pain scale (0 to 10, with 10 being unbearable pain).
- Decreases in pain that were achieved after patients left the clinic were not included.
- Biphasic current was used almost exclusively (negative current was used on selected cases with referred spinal pain).
- Electrode probes and pads were used.
- Daily treatment was encouraged, therefore, the total treatments rendered represent approximately that many days of treatment.
- Medication was not altered.
- No other modalities (heat, ice, electricity, or mechanical traction) were used.
- Instructions such as positioning and avoidance were presented during the first treatment.
Worker's Compensation Injuries Study (283 patients)
- Control group on conventional therapy (hot, cold packs, massage) avg. # of treatments for back to work =20.7
- Microcurrent only: avg. # of treatments for back to work =8.7
- Microcurrent and conventional therapy: avg. # of treatments back to work =8.6
Result: 237 % accelerated healing response
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