Literature, FAQs and videos on microcurrent therapy

LuXXaMed GmbH is internationally certified to DIN EN ISO 13485 as a manufacturer and developer of medical devices. We develop and manufacture devices for the treatment of acute and chronic pain, as well as neurological conditions.

Consequently, LuXXaMed GmbH’s devices are medical devices within the meaning of Directive 93/42/EEC and Regulation (EU) 2017/745 on medical devices.

Users such as doctors, physiotherapists, alternative practitioners and occupational therapists can therefore use our devices in their practices with full legal certainty.

No! Once the electrodes have been attached to the patient and the therapy has started, the therapy adjusts its settings fully automatically. You can leave the patient alone during the therapy and devote your time to other or additional tasks.

No side effects in the traditional sense have been reported to date. Of course, an initial worsening of symptoms may occur, as can happen with almost all forms of regulatory therapy. However, this is very rare and ultimately a good sign, as it is a response – a sign that the body or tissue is entering a state of regulation.

Some patients describe a tingling sensation beneath the electrodes, though this is not usually perceived as particularly unpleasant. Others experience itching, whilst others notice slight redness beneath the electrodes, which, however, disappears after a short time.

Of course! There are always contraindications with electrotherapy devices! With LuXXaMed microcurrent therapy, these are as follows:

•    Epilepsy
• Pregnancy
• Wearing implanted electrical devices, such as a pacemaker
• Acute tumour conditions

However, any form of metallic implant is NOT a contraindication.

LuXXaMed microcurrent devices are medical devices within the meaning of the Medical Devices Regulation 2017/745 and must therefore have their efficacy scientifically substantiated. This evidence is reviewed by specialist medical auditors (doctors) from TÜV.

LuXXaMed GmbH has conducted studies on this subject and provides supporting evidence for the LuXXaMed microcurrent devices that underpin these claims. We have also carried out, for example, a randomised, patient-blinded clinical trial with the predecessor models (Clinic-Master and Vital-Master) at the University of Dresden and Klinik Bavaria.

If one looks at the general evidence on microcurrent therapy, there are, for example, as of 7 May 2023, 184 entries for scientific publications in PubMed, the international database for medicine, chemistry and biology.

Through a multi-stage process for developing and testing the usability of the LuXXaMed microcurrent systems, we have been able to simplify the application, the software navigation and the general operation itself to such an extent that users can start using the device after just a few hours’ training (3–5 hours)!

Naturally, this training also serves as valid proof in accordance with the MPBetreibV (Medical Devices Operator Regulation) and is recorded in your medical devices logbook by the medical devices consultant. This ensures you are operating correctly in line with current legislation.

In addition, each device system comes with a detailed user manual featuring interactive content. Using various QR codes, you can easily access video tutorials via your smartphone.

Consequently, you can start using LuXXaMed microcurrent and LED light therapy to generate revenue for your practice in no time at all!

The software design for LuXXaMed microcurrent therapy, when used with the Apple iPad, is intuitive to use. The therapy can be carried out after just a brief induction.

The software also offers the option to save the electrode placement procedure individually for each patient.

This means the therapy can be fully delegated and can also be administered safely and effectively by practice staff.

Furthermore, as part of the CE marking process (approval as a medical device), practice staff were included in the mandatory usability study.

According to statements from doctors, physiotherapists, alternative practitioners and occupational therapists, the device pays for itself with just one patient over a course of 10 treatment sessions.

‘… I must say that, now it’s been almost exactly a year, we’ve already recouped over 80 per cent of the investment costs simply through therapy with a single device.’ (Dr Dr Gharavi, Lüneburg)

“In our practice, the devices are used for 30–40 treatments a week.” (Joachim Köhler, physiotherapist, Fulda)

To ensure the device operates correctly, only the appropriate adhesive electrodes are required. Most of the electrodes can be reused (on the same patient), so each patient has their own set of electrodes. Eight electrodes are required to carry out a treatment session. Consequently, the cost amounts to approximately 6 euros for the electrodes per patient.

Of course, it is also possible to use electrodes that can be cleaned, such as fabric or plastic electrodes.

As LuXXaMed GmbH, we are responsible for the development, production and marketing (approval) of the system.

In Europe, our devices are distributed via dealers who sell them on their own account. For this reason, we are unable to provide any information on purchase prices or leasing or financing terms.

The contact and distributor in Germany is Partners in Health GmbH & Co. KG. >>>>

For enquiries from other European countries, please contact info (at) LuXXaMed.de.

We organise training events at regular intervals. These include not only online or webinars, but also face-to-face workshops. We usually hold these in Kassel, which, thanks to its geographical location, is very easily accessible by train and car from all directions.

Our in-person training events are led by a facilitator and supported by doctors and therapists (including Olympic doctors and therapists from national teams), some of whom have been using this therapy in their own practices for over 20 years.

The majority of the training events are also recorded and made available later in the internal e-learning section.

Here is a brief preview of the wide range of online training courses:

Customers or users (LuXXaMed GmbH sells exclusively through distributors, which is why we refer to you as users rather than customers) of LuXXaMed devices have the opportunity to take part in a private online training course (e-learning). This comprises well over 20 hours of videos, podcasts, e-books… and much more. The content is constantly updated, and customers receive regular newsletters covering microcurrent therapy, medical technology, marketing, practice management…

As you can see, supporting users of LuXXaMed microcurrent devices is very important to us.

To this end, we have our own private customer forum and also interact regularly with users via social media.

And last but not least: of course, we offer the traditional ways of getting in touch by telephone and email. Unfortunately, we no longer have a fax machine 🙃.

LuXXaMed microcurrent systems do not require any special maintenance. For devices with a Windows panel PC, only the BIOS battery (CMOS battery) needs to be replaced at regular intervals.

However, it should be noted that the devices are subject to the requirements of the MPBetreibV (Medical Devices Operator Regulation) and must therefore be inspected for electrical safety every two years (STK – Safety Inspection). The STK is recorded in the relevant medical devices logbook and the operator receives a test report. In particular, the test report serves as evidence during official inspections.

This naturally applies to all electrotherapeutic devices.

Yes! Therapy using LuXXaMed microcurrent and LED light therapy devices can be combined with other regulatory forms of therapy such as massage, osteopathy, manual therapy, infusions, red light, etc.

Experience has shown that a particularly effective combination is use following shockwave therapy. Orthopaedic surgeon Dr Voracek has been combining these two methods since 2002 and reports an excellent synergy between the two therapeutic approaches.

Medical exercise therapy can also be supported by microcurrent and LED light therapy, as the microcurrent and LED light not only optimally prepare the metabolism for the demands of exercise but also significantly accelerate the body’s recovery processes.

Working with one’s hands on patients is a distinctive feature of both physiotherapists and doctors. It has been clearly demonstrated that touch can have an extremely positive psychovegetative effect on patients and, consequently, on pain. (Pinson, B. ‘Touch in Therapy: An Effort to Make the Unknown Known’. Journal of Contemporary Psychotherapy 32, 179–196 (2002). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1020545010081)

Microcurrent therapy, and LED light therapy in particular, lend themselves perfectly to being combined with your techniques from osteopathy, manual therapy, chiropractic … In this way, you can use LED light therapy as a tool alongside your own expertise to achieve your goals even more quickly.

Under the motto ‘away from the symptom, towards the system’, physiotherapist Matthias Rother demonstrates and teaches how to combine LED light therapy with manual techniques.

Here is an example video:

The standard treatment duration is 24 minutes. This is preceded by a 4-minute measurement to set the specific frequencies and other parameters.

However, it is possible to extend the therapy to 20 or 48 minutes.