"… Combating pain with microcurrent
– Kassel-based company has developed a therapy system that improves tissue metabolism Kassel. The treatment of chronic and acute pain using microcurrent
has been complementing conventional pain therapy
for more than ten years. The procedure utilises weak electrical currents to improve the energy metabolism of the tissue. According to clinical studies, this can alleviate pain. This method has now become well established, particularly in professional sport. For example, a microcurrent
therapy system developed by the Staufenberg-based company Walitschek Medizin was already used in various disciplines at the Sydney Olympic Games. The device has been on the market since 2000. Now, company founder Bernd Walitschek and his son Patrick Walitschek have launched an advanced version of the system, which is manufactured by LuXXaMed
in Kassel. According to Patrick Walitschek, managing director of LuXXaMed
, the new therapy system analyses the affected tissue prior to treatment. “Based on this data, the system automatically puts together a therapeutic programme,” he says. The system automatically determines which current strength and frequency are best suited to treating the symptoms. Even during treatment, the system regularly analyses the tissue and adjusts the therapy accordingly…. In addition, various LED light effects can be applied to stimulate tissue metabolism
(nanophoton light therapy). “In many patients, significant pain relief and improved mobility can be observed as early as after the first treatment,” he says. According to medical professionals, the therapy system can be used to treat a wide range of pain conditions, from joint and spinal pain, through osteoarthritis and arthritis, to muscle pain and fractures. Clinical studies show, for example, that combining microcurrent therapy with physiotherapy following the fitting of an artificial knee joint leads to faster healing and improved function in the medium term. A study by the Fraunhofer Institute also confirms that Nanophoton Therapy light therapy has a “positive effect on cellular metabolism
, including the inhibition of inflammation …”⁽¹⁾

¹HNA Tuesday, 8 October 2013