The Drug-Free Solution To Pain

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The Drug-Free Solution To Pain

A growing body of medical evidence has demonstrated that the passage of minute electrical currants through body tissues aids the relief of muscular and joint pain. Now, Micro Current Therapy (MCT) is available over the counter, but what is it and how does it work?
We're all used to dealing with the effects of pain in our day-to-day lives, whether its an aching neck or shoulders, arthritis, rheumatism, sciatica, knee pain or lower backache, but none of us want to take painkillers or anti-inflammatories every day. Now a new over-the-counter remedy may be the drug-free answer to pain management.

The Low-Down On MCT

Micro current therapy is a refinement of traditional milliamp electro-stimulation techniques that follows the trend of less invasive electro-therapy treatments for long-lasting pain control and accelerated healing.

When an area of the body is injured, positive (+) electrical charges cluster at the site causing inflammation and pain. MCT emits negative charges, which painlessly penetrate the skin to surround the damaged cells and stimulate the body's natural healing process, reducing pain and swelling.

Micro Current Therapy differs from TENS therapy (Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation) in the way it delivers the electrical pulse. TENS and other modern electro-therapy instruments deliver short pulses of current in the thousandth of an amp, or milliamp (mA) range but because stimulation from these devices exceeds nerve firing thresholds, treatment produces a definite sensation that can range from gentle tingling to intense throbbing. The output of micro current therapy device is much less than this and in the millionth of an amp, or microamp range. Since it is around 1000 times lower than standard milliamp devices, it is so mild that most users won't even feel it.

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