Some patients with agerelated macular degeneration amd look to alternative medicine for prevention options. Rather than using generic frequencies with lowlevel effect on the. A study by shinoda et al in 2008 applied this approach to 16 patients with wet agerelated macular degeneration wamd and to five with dry agerelated macular degeneration damd. Microcurrent stimulation is being used to treat macular degeneration, retinitis pigmentosa and other retinal diseases. Weve heard countless success stories when it comes to using microcurrent therapy for macular degeneration and.
This very specific form of low current bioelectrical stimulation, in its current state of the technology, can improve cellular metabolism and promote. Microcurrent stimulation in the treatment of dry and wet macular degeneration article pdf available in clinical ophthalmology auckland, n. Two alternative therapies are frequencyspecific microcurrent fsm and color therapy ct. Microcurrent eye treatment microcurrent stimulation healingtheeye. Microcurrent therapy for macular degeneration health hearty. Microcurrent stimulation study for dry amd enhanced vision. A new clinical trial to treat dry age related macular degeneration will be opening soon in canada. This delivery system has demonstrated to deliver a consistent microcurrent energy into the eye. Is microcurrent therapy effective for treatment of macular.
A couple years ago i took the microcurrent stimulation treatments and bought the equipment. In this office and in several other centers around the country, a great deal of work is devoted to the treatment of macular degeneration and other retinal diseases using microcurrent stimulation. While there is strong evidence that certain vitamins and diets can reduce your risk of vision disease, other approaches, such as rheophoresis, microcurrent. One body treatment to strengthen the core energy and then one treatment. The substantial changes observed over this period, combined with continued improvement for patients who continued treatment once a month, are encouraging for future studies.
Microcurrent stimulation is an application of electrotherapy used in this study of patients with macular degeneration. Explain how mcs works and specifically how it aids in the treatment of macular degeneration and in the health of our eyes. The gloves and washcloths also add the versitility to be used in detox and body programs. Microcurrent therapy, in simple words, can be described as a physical therapy in which pulsating currents, in small amounts, are applied to treat diseases and disorders such as macular degeneration, muscle spasm. Agerelated macular degeneration macular degeneration is most often found in individuals over the age of 60 and is the top cause of vision loss in this age group. Mcs as a treatment for retinal degeneration has not yet undergone approved scientificallycontrolled clinical trials. The use of microcurrent therapy increases the blood circulation by increasing the cellular level of energy, enhancing protein synthesis, building normal cell structure and. Kondrot explains how microcurrent can help improve vision in chronic eye diseases including macular degeneration. Microcurrent stimulation or electroacupuncture has been used for the past 10 years to treat macular degeneration and other eye diseases. Microcurrent stimulation increases atp energy synthesis in the retinal cells needed for membrane viability and waste management a major concern for those with dry macular degeneration as excess. The changes observed indicate the potential efficacy of microcurrent to delay degeneration and possibly improve agerelated macular. At the current time, all of the practitioners treating macular degeneration with microcurrent stimulation use the devices manufactured by microstim technologies, inc. Microcurrent stimulation mcs has been used for many years to treat muscular. The type of microcurrent that i use is a very specific form of extremely low current.
Microcurrent stimulation of the macula has been used to treat patients with age related macular degeneration amd, utilizing currents on the order of 50 to 500. With a home fsm machine like those i give patients in the 3day retreat, you can use it at any time and for any length of time. I was diagnosed with macular degeneration at the age of 53. Fsm research frequency specific microcurrent minnesota. Microcurrent stimulation and eyedisease, the eyemate is a frequency specific micro current and pemf stimulation for vision enhancement. Microcurrent has been widely used since the 1970s to treat muscular conditions in athletes, orthopedic healing, facial rejuvenation and more recently eye conditions such as macular degeneration and glaucoma. Miller treated 120 patients with macular degeneration or stargardts disease with microcurrent stimulation. Microcurrent electrical neuromuscular stimulator wikipedia.
A new technique called frequency specific microcurrent fsm has produced a dramatic improvement in treatment outcomes of macular degeneration. The researchers were looking into appropriate design models for the electrotherapeutic device and the treatment. Theres no cure, but treatment for agerelated macular degeneration amd may slow the disease and keep you from having a severe loss of vision. Fsm recommends that trained professionals such as optometrists, opthalmologists, and medical physicians trained to treat the eye be sought to treat macular degeneration with fsm. The results of 30 patients with macular degeneration and glaucoma were presented at the 81st international conference of light and vision on may 4, 20 in st. Microcurrent has been widely used since the 1970s to treat muscular conditions in athletes, orthopedic healing, facial rejuvenation and more recently eye conditions such as macular degeneration. One that is used not only for this purpose, but many other is called microcurrent. Microcurrent stimulation for macular degeneration eyecell. My vision was especially impacted by microcurrent stimulation therapy.
Acupuncture offers new hope for patients with macular. If you or a loved one are suffering from macular degeneration. Microcurrent electrical stimulation has shown great promise as an alternative that can slow down the progression of the disease, and can actually promote healing. A few weeks after treatment, he was back on the links. More than eight million people have earlier stages of amd. Frequency specific microcurrent fsm has produced a dramatic improvement in macular degeneration treatment outcomes. Dry macular degeneration, retinitispigmentosa, and stargardts disease, who have opted to receive microcurrent stimulation therapy as an. Microcurrent in the treatment of eye disease youtube. Full text microcurrent stimulation in the treatment of. Agerelated macular degeneration amd, left untreated, is the leading cause of severe, permanent vision loss in americans over 50. Acuity medical has successfully completed a proof of concept, doublemasked trial of its theramac device for the treatment of dry agerelated macular degeneration amd.
The initial results obtained by individual doctors in the usa. The therapy developed from early studies of microcurrent. How microcurrent can restore your lost vision pittsburgh. Combining frequency specific microcurrent and color. Frequency specific microcurrent a new treatment for. Microcurrent stimulation therapy living well with low vision. Microcurrent stimulation for macular degeneration is one of many different therapies dr. Microcurrent therapy, in simple words, can be described as a physical therapy in which pulsating currents, in small amounts, are applied to treat diseases and disorders such as macular degeneration, muscle spasm of the back, headaches caused due to cervical spine and shoulder and hip arthritis. There are five fsm practitioners in the us who treat the eye with fsm for macular degeneration and other conditions. This reports the preliminary outcome of a transpalpebral electrical retinal stimulation therapy for agerelated macular degeneration armd.
There were 25 eyes with dry agerelated macular degeneration damd and six eyes with wet agerelated macular degeneration wamd. Coagulating laser therapy is the usual treatment for macular degeneration offered by ophthalmologists, but it does not work consistently and often produces harmful effects. To determine the safety and efficacy of the application of transcutaneous transpalpebral microcurrent stimulation to slow progression of dry and wet macular degeneration or improve vision in dry and wet macular degeneration. Microcurrent stimulation for macular degeneration is described as applying 200 microamperes of electricity from a ninevolt battery to eight points around the eye. A new clinical trial to treat dry age related macular degeneration will be. Microcurrent stimulation mcs improves retina circulation. Microcurrent stimulation for macular degeneration cta. When used together, they have a synergistic effect in slowing the progression and, in some cases, reversing macular degeneration.
Preliminary studies have shown that microcurrent stimulation of the eye region can be effective in treating retinal diseases ranging from macular degeneration. Frequencyspecific microcurrent stimulation was applied in a transpalpebral manner, using two programmable dual channel microcurrent units delivering pulsed microcurrent at 150 a for 35 minutes once a week. Pdf microcurrent stimulation in the treatment of dry and. Macular degeneration frequency specific microcurrent. This procedure is also known as transcutaneous electrical stimulation of the macula tesmac.
For this reason, it is very often called agerelated macular degeneration, or amd for short. Mens uses include treatments for pain, diabetic neuropathy, agerelated macular degeneration, wound healing, tendon repair, plantar fasciitis and ruptured ligament recovery. Microcurrent stimulation and the treatment of eye disease. Microcurrent treatment is also very flexible and fast. But perhaps my favorite patient story is that of a famous golfer youd recognize his name who had to give up the game after macular degeneration destroyed his vision. My eyes have had dramatic improvement as a result of taking advantage of everything you recommended. Microcurrent stimulation to treat macular degeneration full text. Microcurrent stimulation in the treatment of dry and wet macular degeneration, journal of clinical ophthalmology, december, 2015.
Microcurrent stimulation in the treatment of dry and wet. Transcutaneous electrical retinal stimulation therapy for. Microcurrent stimulation in the treatment of dry and wet macular degeneration laurie chaikin1 kellen kashiwa2 michael bennet2 george papastergiou3 walter gregory4 1 private practice. Gene bruno is the past president of the aaom and currently a director. Microcurrent stimulation for macular degeneration interview with dr. Microcurrent stimulation in the treatment of dry and wet macular. There are five fsm practitioners in the us who treat the eye with fsm for macular degeneration. Each patient received a total of 10 pemf treatments over a 5 day period. The changes observed indicate the potential efficacy of microcurrent to delay degeneration and possibly improve agerelated macular degeneration. Microcurrent stimulation of the macula has been used to treat patients with agerelated macular degeneration amd, utilizing currents on the order of 50 to 500 microamperes. There have been many advances made recently in the treatment of macular degeneration. This study is titled microcurrent stimulation in the treatment of dry and wet macular degeneration. Microcurrent eye treatment microcurrent stimulation.
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