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Imprimer la pageOne important feature incorporated into the
Alpha-Stim®
PPM is an electronic circuit which operates to maintain a
nearly constant current flow to the electrodes, minimizing the effects of electrode resistance variations due to poor
electrode-to-skin contact.
The
Alpha-Stim®
PPM was developed by neurobiologist Dr. Daniel L. Kirsch and consultant engineers. Dr. Kirsch
has been a leading pioneer in the field of electromedicine since 1972. He is board-certified in pain management by
the American Academy of Pain Management and is a Fellow of the American Institute of Stress. Dr. Kirsch has
served as Clinical Director of the Center for Pain and Stress-Related Disorders at Columbia-Presbyterian Medical
Center in New York City and the Sports Medicine Group in Santa Monica, California. He lectures frequently to
physicians worldwide on pain and stress management. Only original
Alpha-Stim®
products meet Electromedical
Products International, Inc.'s exacting specifications.
ELECTROMEDICAL THERAPEUTICS
The application of electro medical currents is not a new concept. Ancients recognized the therapeutic value of
naturally
occurring electrical phenomena long before William Gilbert defined electricity in 1600. Both Aristotle and Plato refer to
the Black Torpedo (electric ray fish) prescribed in 46 AD by the physician Scribonius Largus for the relief of a variety
of medical conditions from headaches to gout (head to foot). In the 1800s dentists reported excellent results using
crude electrical devices for pain control.
One hundred years ago, electrical devices were in widespread use to manage pain and claimed to cure a variety of
medical
disorders. Because of the unrefined early electrical technologies and political clout of the pharmaceutical lobbies, this
form of therapy fell into disrepute by the medical profession in the early part of the 20th century. As a result, medical
colleges stopped teaching electrotherapeutics. Biophysics was virtually eliminated from medical practice leaving
chemistry as the master science and with it the burden of responsibility for curing all of mankind's ills. Now, at the turn
of the 21st century, it is clear that chemistry as the sole explanatory model for medicine has not lived up to its
promise causing modern medicine to re-examine the role of biophysics.
In 1965 Drs. Ronald Melzack of Canada and Patrick Wall of the United Kingdom published a paper explaining a new
comprehensive theory of how pain is processed by our nervous systems. Their "Gate Control" theory also explained
how electrical stimulation can influence the physiology of pain. By 1967 electrical devices were surgically implanted to
control severe low back pain. Shortly thereafter, surface electrical units were used to test the person's response as a
means of screening suitable surgical candidates. It was soon discovered that these surface electrical stimulators
were equally effective and could be used for pain relief alone, avoiding surgery. Since then, these devices, known as
transcutaneous electrical
nerve stimulators (TENS), have become widely accepted by doctors and dentists to control many forms of pain.
TENS technology is based on the concept of using electricity as a force. Repeatedly tapping a painful area with a
blunt object, such as a pen or a spoon accomplishes the same thing. That is why TENS is sometimes referred to as
counter-irritation analgesia. There is virtually no residual effect with TENS and the people who use it develop a
tolerance to electrical stimuli that requires increasing the amount of current until it is ineffective at safe levels.
Modern science has established that there are extensive electrical fields at work in the body. The nervous system, for
example, has long been known to work through both electrochemical and purely electrical signals. In fact, all
molecules are held together by electrical bonding at the atomic level. This knowledge has led medical scientists such
as Dr. Robert Becker of the USA and Dr. Björn Nordenström of Sweden (who served as Chairman of the Nobel
Assembly) to propose completely new theories of physiology based on bioelectrical control systems.
Over the past few decades, technology has surpassed chemical analysis for the diagnostic side of medicine. With
Alpha-Stim® technology, therapeutic intervention based on the new biophysics is finally emerging as a viable
alternative to pharmacological management and surgery. The original Alpha-Stim® Model 2000, a sophisticated
clinical device, weighed 40 pounds and cost $5,850 US when it was first introduced in 1981. The Alpha-Stim® PPM
microcurrent stimulator utilizes the most advanced technology available today. It is now possible, in most cases, to
alleviate pain with far less current than traditional TENS uses, and experience long term and cumulative relief with as
little as only a few minutes of treatment every other day. When used properly, we trust your new Alpha-Stim® PPM
will help to control your pain and improve the quality of your life.