Electrical Muscle Stimulation
Electrical Muscle Stimulation is an exceptional way to help the body in the healing process. This is accomplished by sending a very small electrical current into the affected soft tissue injury or muscle spasm. The therapy utilizes this current in an effort to help reduce swelling and release trigger points that may have the muscle locked up. It does this by helping the body to release natural relievers of pain often referred to as endorphins.
This is a great therapy if there is a spasm in a back or neck muscle. It works well in relaxing the muscle and allowing it to return to its normal state rather quickly. Short therapy sessions are excellent at facilitating healing from acute and chronic pain.
The most common way that we use this therapy is at a "sub-threshold" level. This means that the unit is set to a stimulation level just below what a you can perceive. Although you may not "feel" the stimulation at the pad placement site, the electrical signals are still being transmitted up the spinal cord in order that we may "Wake up" your brain.
