Microcurrent Biofeedback Neuromodulation Theory

Bioelectronic MedicineHealing from the Inside Out

Electrostimulation: First thing’s first…• Violet Wand

• Based on TESLA coil, static electricity• Surface, sparky. No muscle penetration.

• TENS (Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation)• technically Prescription only• Will numb nerves over time for chronic pain relief

• EMS (Electrical Muscle Stimulation)• Most of what is publicly available• “Hijacks” the signal from the brain to the muscle• Forces muscular contraction, stimulates rather than deadens nerves

• Microcurrent • 1/1000th the power level of TENS

Types of Microcurrent• Beauty/Cosmetic

• Hundreds of types of facial devices, square waves

• Multiple other models- Dolphin Neurostim, etc. • Square waves, used on acupressure points

• Frequency-Specific• Uses the difference between 2 frequencies on 2 channels to perform a specific frequency

treatment• Square waves

• Scenar• Sinus wave with biofeedback, limited frequency range

• Avazzia (biofeedback neuromodulation)• *Star Trek Medicine* Locates the source of the pain and stimulates the body to repair itself

eliminating pain permanently• Sinus wave, biofeedback, neuromodulation• 53 Built-in modes including brainwaves and chakras/meridians• User programmable to any frequency 0.5-2500 Hz

Power Units- Violet Wand

Power Units- TENS/EMS

• Digital• Pre-programmed patterns

• Remote Control

• Analog• Turn-dial, no patterns

• Stereo/Audiostim• Accepts MP3 files, live program and save your own for replay

Power Units- Microcurrent

History of Microcurrent• Developed in Russia for space program in the late 20th Century

(1970-1990) but ended up in use in the general population instead • Self-Controlled Energy Neuro-Adaptive Regulator• Russian SCENAR units have only 2 programs• Texas Instruments produced the microchips for the Russian

SCENAR.• Great Britain 1998, introduced to Lorraine Hache• Montreal, Canada 1999. Scenar manual written by Dr. John Hache• Scenar introduced into US in 2002• Tim Smith (CEO of Texas Instruments) improved the technology

and introduced Avazzia in 2004. Current units have 53 programs as well as individual programming features and were introduced in early 2015.

Understanding terminology

• Pulse width/amplitude (hertz)- How deep does it penetrate?

• Pulse frequency/wavelength (rate)- How fast does it go?

• “Constant” misnomer

• Output-Amperes (amps)/Volts- How strong is it?

Understanding terminology• Amperage (amps for short) is a measure of the AMOUNT of

electricity used. 

• Voltage (volts) measures the pressure, or FORCE, of electricity. Pushes the energy to penetrate into cells.

• Wattage (watts)amps x volts gives you the a measure of the WORK that electricity does per second.

• Example: Electricity through a wire is like water through a garden hose. How much can fit through depends on the diameter (amps). The pressure depends on how far open the faucet is (volts). The total work (watts) is both combined.

Understanding terminology

• Waveform, output pattern- What does it feel like?

• Square, interferential, sinusoidal, monophasic, biphasic, etc.

What is microcurrent? • Microcurrent refers to the waves of electric current that our own cells generate. The current or frequency is so small that it is measured in one millionth of an amp (microamperage μA). This electricity runs sub sensory, meaning it is so faint that it does not stimulate our sensory nerves and cannot be consciously felt.

• When using the Microcurrent boxes at higher power levels for therapy purposes, a slight tingly feeling is felt and sometimes results in muscle movements.

What’s the difference? POWER output, FREQUENCY, & WAVEFORM

• Violet Wand• 10-50 kv, wall outlet plug-in• 500 khz

• TENS/EMS• 30-100 ma (milliamps), usually 9V battery• 2-150 Hz• Square, can do interferential by placement/design

• Microcurrent• Up to 1200 uA (microamps), 2 AA batteries• 0.5-2500 Hz• Biphasic sinusoidal

What’s the difference? • Violet Wand

• Sensory, external only.

• TENS/EMS• Hijacks/overrides the body’s nerve impulses to FORCE muscle movement.

Dominate. • When toning/strengthening muscles it is the right tool.

• Scrambles the nerve signals to the brain for a temporary numbing pain effect. Only masks the problem. Only lasts minutes to hours. • For pain relief, it is the wrong tool.

• Microcurrent• Communicates with the cells on an individual level. It interrupts the inflammatory

process that causes pain. REMOVES the pain at the source (not mask it). Resonates at individual cellular frequencies.

• Provides energy for the cells themselves to heal. It triggers and speeds up the body’s own healing capabilities.

What’s the difference?

How does the body communicate? • Chemical

• Timing varies- IV, inject, digest, absorb• Blood flow is only 3mph

• Electrical• Nervous system• 100 to 268mph• Fascia/Collagen fiber network• instantaneous

• The difference between dial-up & fiber optic internet

How does the body communicate?

• Energy pathways

• Based on embryology• Tissues developed simultaneously creating fascia tubes that

form the basis of the collagen matrix of the “Body Electric”

• Aka Meridians or Chakras• Acupressure points are useful

• Goal: Homeostasis/Balance

Collagen Fiber Network

• Fascia tubes creates communication channels/pathways between organs (the basis of Chinese medicine)

• “Living Matrix” to every single cell in the body. 70 trillion cells each need constant communication and maintenance

• (one example…cancer doesn’t originate in the organs, it mostly originates in the fascia)

FREQUENCY- the language of the body electric

• Different body cells/tissues communicate at different frequencies • Talk to specific groups of cells directly! Just like tuning a radio…. The

brain generates these specific frequencies, also known as nerve impulses or action potentials, in order to communicate with the nervous system

• General: frequencies >100 Hz = anti-inflammatory frequencies <100 Hz = Regenerative/repair

02 Hz

07Hz

9.6Hz

13.6Hz

15Hz

15.3Hz

17Hz

24.3Hz

35Hz

77Hz

90Hz

Nerves Bone Ligaments Muscle HBP & Trauma States

CapillariesLymph

Blood Flow & Circulation

Fluid retention in joints & tissues

Clearness of Mind & Mental Function

Scar Tissue Soft Tissue & Mucous Membranes

Sisken and Walker

ATP: the “currency” of the body electric• ATP (adenosine triphosphate) is a high-energy molecule that

resides in every single cell of our body. ATP is our power supply. Without it, we die.

• ATP is the fuel we use to heal, regenerate, fight off infection, regulate hormones, digest food, transmit signals, move muscles, and every other body process.

• Muscle contraction produces more ATP! When our muscles contract, we generate twice as much ATP as we used in the first place. It also produces another molecule (NADH) that enables your body to store higher amounts of ATP.

• 2 principles: use it or lose it, and you have to spend money to make money. (TENS therapy is a good tool…)

What causes pain?

When our body experiences injury, trauma or a hormonal imbalance (pregnancy, menopause, aging), our natural flow of bioelectric frequency becomes disrupted. It's like a cellular power outage. Those cells of the injured area lose their ability to conduct electricity and communicate effectively with the rest of the body, ensuing tissue damage, pain, inflammation, skin atrophy, and the impedance of countless biologic processes.

Symptoms:

• Rubor (Redness)• Dolor (Pain)• Calor (Heat)• Tumor (Swelling)• Decreased Range of

Motion

Inflammation • Injury leads to pathogen to cellular debris to oxidative burst producing

free radicals that leak out of Selye pouch (Kesslier in Germany)• Creates molecular bonds that need to be broken.• Produces an oxygen reaction that generates heat.• Overwhelming infection spreads into the blood stream- but the

infection isn’t what kills you. • Sepsis is friendly fire. It’s the cytokine storm of tumor necrosing factors

produced by white blood cells stimulated by the brain- an overreaction, the brain’s interpretation of the incident.

• These tumor necrosing factors block the small blood vessels, which then kills the surround cells.

• There aren’t enough electrons to neutralize the free radicals or penetrate the barricade (Selye pouch). They collect and leak toxins (cellular debris) systemwide. Forms from collateral damage.

Inflammatory Process

Inflamm-aging• Chronic inflammatory processes are the precursor to over 4000 different

diseases “virtually all”-Dr. Oschman• “It’s looking like there are no chronic diseases, only inflammation” ---

Dr. Oschman video link• Source of aging. It has been estimated that eliminating inflammation will

increase life expectance up to 35 years.• CRP (C-Reactive Protein) blood test is an indicator of low-level

inflammation in the body• Natural losses: (slow energy leak like a battery losing its charge)

• Muscle mass replaced by fat• Connective tissue thins out, loss of flexibility• Decrease in muscle strength• Slowing in muscle reflexes

Knowing that muscle contraction generates ATP, which supplies our entire system with energy, it's understandable that the older we get, the more tired and weak we become...we are literally running on low energy!

Inflamm-aging• Telomeres are present on the end of all our DNA strands.

They shorten as the cells reproduce themselves. They are the body’s aging clock

• Sustained stress increases the rate of shortening of the telomeres

• Dr. Elizabeth Blackburn won the Nobel prize recently when she discovered telomerase is an enzyme that can lengthen these telomeres

• The brain doesn’t know the difference between physical and mental stress, it reacts the same

• Stress also stimulates the body to produce cortisol- increasing levels of cortisol attack the immune system and reduce reproductive capability

How Does Microcurrent Heal? • Applies electrical impulses that mirror the same currents your own cells

naturally produce to stimulate your body's own natural healing process, and increase it’s speed and duration.

• When an injury or stress occurs, the affected tissue takes on a different vibration, going “out of tune” and blocking communication with the brain.

• Microcurrent therapy matches and then re-tunes the frequency of the disrupted tissue, restoring the normal exchange between the brain and affected tissue, allowing for homeostasis.• 7.83 Schumann waves/grounding. Electrosmog interference… FLOWW

• Microcurrent can be very valuable in reducing inflammation and at the same time, Microcurrent stimulates cellular activity and regeneration by increasing the production of ATP by an estimated 500%

How Does Microcurrent Heal?• Breaks the molecular bonds into pieces the body can deal

with easier

• Cancels out the oxygen reactions

• Reverses the brain’s stimulation of the cytokine storm and tumor necrosing factors.

• Calms the over-reaction, prevents and reverses sepsis.

• Stimulates angiogenesis- formation of new blood vessels to replace the blocked/dead ones.

• Introduces electrons to neutralize free radicals

Can it be used on any age?• YES!

• The younger you are, the more healthy the cells are in general and the easier they are to retune and repair.

• Older people tend to be generally dehydrated, which makes the Microcurrent less effective overall.

• Older people also tend to have circulation issues that need to be addressed quickly.

• Those who smoke respond less to the Microcurrent because of the continuous system-wide inflammation

• Changes in body pH may also limit effectiveness

Biofeedback-Getting the brain’s attention

• The brain pays attention to something new or different, but the attention span is very short.

• It identifies the sensation, then assimilates it to a memory and doesn’t pay attention anymore. (like touching an arm)

• When using a TENS unit, the power must be increased constantly to overcome the body’s adaptation

• Avazzia’s biofeedback system keeps the brain’s attention and prevents the body adapting. In fact, the body opens up to it and the power levels need to be decreased as the barriers are broken down and the sensitivity increases.

Stress• Stress stimulates inflammation which induces the brain to

produce the cytokines that induce the storm.

• Any man-made electrical wave is not recognized by the body which causes stress that triggers the fight or flight system. TENS Units are specifically designed to force muscle movement, just like going to the gym. They are a tool but must be used in the proper context. DOMINATE.

• The biofeedback, sinusoidal wave of the Microcurrent is recognized by the body, being the same as the communication from the brain and the heart. COMMUNICATE/RESONATE.

Stress• The “fight or flight” system (sympathetic system) knocks

out/counteracts the “eat, assimilate, digest” (parasympathetic system). The more stressed you are, the more the other body systems shut down.

• Fight or flight: increase blood pressure and HR, increase blood sugar, decrease pH, decrease extremity circulation (cold hands), dilate eyes: • Sympathetic system. • Brain’s Beta Waves

• Homeostasis: Eat, sleep, digest, assimilate. • Parasympathetic System.• Brain’s Alpha Waves

Vagus Nerve Stimulation• Alpha mode: pure parasympathetic stimulation to counteract

stress response and cytokine storm.

• Hacks into the brain/central nervous system to turn off the inflammatory process. Calms it down.• See the Scientific American article, and multiple “Hacking the Nervous

System” articles via google search. Bioelectric Medicine Video

• Treats:• Sepsis- Stops and reverses systemwide inflammatory process• Anxiety- Calms the brain stress response• Stroke- Brings down the blood pressure, opens closed blood vessels• Migraine- 75% of the time, migraines cease within minutes

First Rule- Neutralize Scar Tissue• Cells of a scar have lost their normal electrical potential• Scar tissue builds up an electrical current. It doesn’t conduct, it

accumulates. In fact, scar tissue has been measured potentially at 1.5V. (acupuncturists have been treating scars for 25 years because of this electrical buildup)

• This can disturb nerve fibers and impact the overall autonomic nervous system. The autonomic nervous system controls your body’s healing capability

• It also blows out the sodium potassium pumps in the cells surrounding the tissue so it no longer produces ATP

• Scars disrupt the meridian system when they cross channels of energy flow through the fascia. The disruptive influence can be neutralized by realigning the scar fibers with microcurrent

• Appearance of scars will improve also, initially and accumulative effect over time

Collagen Fiber Network

Healthy Tissue Scar Tissue

Communication Breakdown! Severs collagen matrix

Many Years Old Burn Scar

Single15 minTreatment

Second Rule- Stop Inflammatory Process

• Provide ATP for cellular energy-• up to 500% more!

• Eliminate Free Radicals• Signal neuropeptide release (endorphins)• Increase perfusion, remove swelling• Drain lymph- remove toxins. (HYDRATE)

Third Rule- Stimulate Self-Healing• Continue ramped-up Neuropeptide secretion

• trigger biochemical cascades

• Erase tissue memory of trauma

• Symptoms continue to progress for 24-48 hours as body responds to stimulus

• Effects are accumulative and progressive

Fourth Rule- Clear the toxins• Removing the inflammation pockets, breaking the “beaver dams” so to speak,

releases built-up debris.

• Hydrate well after treatments, but hydration alone may not be enough,

especially with early comprehensive procedures.

• Use the 12 alarm points protocol to stimulate lymph drainage- should end every

extensive treatment with this.

• Focus on diaphragmatic breathing. Mini-tramp stimulates lymph flow.

• Epsom Salt soaks (full bath or foot soak) or magnesium oil/spray

• Activated charcoal for gastrointestinal type treatments (capsule)

Breathing• Do you use the diaphragm to fill the balloons with air, or

just push it up to collapse the lungs so environmental air pressure fills them instead? (Shoulder breathing)

• No stress response is possible when breathing diaphragmatically because the diaphragm stimulates the body to go into eat, sleep, assimilate mode. This disconnects the sympathetic nervous system/stress.

• Diaphragmatic breathing also stimulates lymph flow.

How to do Diaphragmatic Breathing• LAUGHTER is the best medicine… because it by nature

includes diaphragmatic breathing.• Dr. Patch Adams’ philosophy and style are a great example• Norman Cousins in 1979 wrote a book detailing how he “laughed

himself out of cancer” after which he won a Nobel Prize

• Mini trampolines also force diaphragmatic movement: After 3-5 min on a trampoline one’s energy index doubles. Both because of breathing and of muscle movement production of ATP.

• Wilddivine.com – A resource to train especially kids but also others on biofeedback and breathing techniques with good graphics.

Pain-Relief Principles• Where it’s felt isn’t necessarily where it’s caused (example:

left arm & heart attack)• Find the actual source using biofeedback diagnostics to remove the

cause of the pain, not just ‘treat’ or ‘mask’ it

• Compensatory Mechanisms• When pain is in the left knee, the body tries to compensate by re-

allocating the stress to the right knee, or left hip, or….

• Treat the parts that pair/reciprocate: knees/ankles, hips/shoulders…

• Body Symmetry & Mirror Principles• Treat contra-laterally. Even if pain is only on one side of the body,

treat the other. Or if you can’t reach where it hurts (a cast), treat the opposite side.

Anti-aging• Stimulate the body’s self-healing and remove chronic inflammation

• Generate ATP to maintain energy and prevent muscle degeneration

• Keep muscles toned below skin level to remove gaunt, aged appearance

• Tighten/lift sagging skin• Reduce the appearance of cellulite, scarring, and stretch marks

• Maintenance/Upkeep Required because of continued stimulus

Applying the Theory:

•Avazzia devices are FDA approved for Pain Management Only.

• Healing any other disease removes the pain caused from it. No body system is isolated. All cells are connected.

• “Off-label” uses- we are only beginning to discover what is possible with this “Star Trek” technology. Continuing advancements in frequencies, harmonics, PEMFs, programs and protocols are happening constantly and shared through the Academy of Applied Bioelectrophysiology.

Applying the Theory• Electrolytes are required!• Water is highly electroconductive, but distilled water

missing electrolytes is not conductive at all• Calcium• Magnesium• Sodium• Potassium• FluorideBuilding blocks, pumps, and many more necessary functions in the body

Applying the Theory

• pH (potential for Hydrogen)

• 7.0 is ideal

• Lower is acidic, when acid is present mold grows

• Think of a swimming pool

• If arterial blood goes below 6.8, can be fatal

• Higher is alkaline, better to be high than low

• Too high or too low will result in fatigue

• Get urine test strips from pharmacy to monitor

Advanced Treatment Planning• 1- Scars• 2- Alignment• 3-Inflammation/Vagus nerve• 4-Point of Pain (POP)/Trigger Points• 5-Range of Motion• 6- 3/6 Hidden Pain Protocol• 7-Chakras/Emotions• 8-Meridians/MEAD device• 9-pH/nutrition/supplements/constitutions

Applying the Theory:• Basic principles of Electrical Pathways

• “Positive” and “Negative- completing the circuit. More appropriately, 1+1=2. There has to be somewhere for the current to travel between.

• Path of least resistance. Example: lightning strike- stay in a car because you are more conductive than rubber tires from the metal to the ground.

• Conductivity capability: silver, gold, copper, H20 etc. are conductive where paper, plastic, rubber and other materials are not.

Applying the Theory• Surface area implications

• SIZE MATTERS! Pair items of similar size and conductive capability or you will only feel the sensations on the smaller/more conductive item.

• Not all power units can handle all accessories. More or larger pads/accessories require more power to operate

• Power precautions:• Some areas of the body are more sensitive than others• Some people are more sensitive overall than others• Start with a low power level & work up slowly to prevent shocks/burns• Be aware of auto-shutoff timers and other safety features

Unipolar vs Bipolar vs TripolarUni= One. Must have 2 to create a pathway Bi=2.

Electrode positioning• Think:

What do I want to feel?

Where do I want the current to flow?

Thus, Where do I want to stimulate to feel it?

Place one unipolar accessory at either end or a bipolar device covering both sides

Be aware of landmarks such as muscles, nerves and acupressure points in the area

Electrode positioning

AcupressurePoints

Care of Electrode pads• Clean the skin prior to placement• Use a skin-prep spray • Keep the plastic protectors they come on• After use, lightly rinse the sticky surface to remove debris• Replace onto plastic protectors.

• Average longevity is 6-8 uses per pad• You can extend their life with Tensive or Tac gel

Cleanup• Cleaner and Hospital-grade disinfectant

• Bacteria, Fungal, Virus and more!• Spray or wipes

Insertables- Incontinence, ED, Prostate•Unipolar vs Bipolar vs Tripolar

•Stripe vs Panel

Lubricant• Electro-conductive Water-based only, NO

SILICONE

• Salt-water, can add baking sodaSterile

Safety First!• The above the waist stim debate- get the facts and make

your own decision. ***Applies to TENS, not Microcurrent.

• No above the waist with heart arrhythmias or pacemakers***

• Not when pregnant ***(or not 1st or 2nd trimester)

• Consult with a physician or physical therapist if you have epilepsy or pain of an undiagnosed origin***

• Commercially produced units only- NEVER connect directly to batteries or audio/speaker outputs

Safety First!• Never directly on piercings. E-Stim may cause burns at

high voltage levels on small contact areas. 

• Locations: NEVER (TENS only, not Microcurrent)• Throat (carotid sinus)/Larynx. Can close the airway.• Eyes/eyelids. Face in general. In fact, never above the neck

especially across the head. • Broken or irritated skin• Inflamed joints• Near medical implants of any kind-pumps, pacemakers, ports, etc.

Be careful to stay 6 inches or more away from joint replacements.

Sum it Up• Choose the right tool for the right job. TENS still has its place,

primarily for rehabilitation purposes. • Start slow, let the receiver determine power levels• Take time to experiment! What works for one person may not

work for another, e-stim is highly highly individual

If in doubt, ask an expert. The Academy of Applied Electrophysiology is a great resource.

There is no such thing as a stupid question!

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