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Frequency Specific Microcurrent

A New Tool
For Old Problems

Carolyn McMakin, MA, DC

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Specific Frequencies
 Frequencies developed in the early 1900’s
 Used by thousands of physicians until 1934
 Harry VanGelder, ND, DO bought a practice in
1946 that came with a machine and a list of
frequencies created in 1922.
 List resurrected in 1995
 Taught 1997 to now
 Uncertain how frequencies derived
 Uncertain of mechanism of action
 1920’s equipment was not microcurrent
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Old Problems in Medicine:

Healing Injuries, Surgery and Wounds

The repair limitations:

ATP production
Vascularity
Collagen
Elastin

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What would happen to healing

if you could increase ATP
production by 500%?

Microcurrent Increases ATP

• 10 – 500 micro amps
• Increased ATP production 500%
• Increased protein synthesis 70%
• Increased amino acid transport 40%
• Increased cAMP in human
lymphocytes - in vivo
• Activates signal transduction

Cheng N 1982, The Effect of Electric Currents on ATP Generation, Protein Synthesis and
Membrane Transport in Rat Skin. Clinical Orthopedics 171: 264-272.
Seegers JC, 2002, A pulsed DC electric field affects P2-purinergic receptor functions
by altering the ATP levels in in vitro and in vivo systems. Medical Hypothesis, 58 (2) 171-176

Seegers, JC, 2001; Activation of signal transduction mechanisms may underlie the
Therapeutic effects of an applied electric field. Med Hypothesis; 57 (2), 224-230
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Microcurrent
 Approved in the class of TENS (Rx)
 Millionths of an ampere - Not TENS
 Approved for esthetic use (non Rx)
 Billed as TENs
 Microcurrent devices vary widely
 DC or Pulsed DC current
 Wave forms – square, sine, ramped
 One channel
 Two channels
 Combined units
 U/S, IF, Gal, Micro

 The frequency is generally not important

 Limited number or sweep

20 days of Microcurrent Increased

Vascularity 39%

Collagen 14%

Elastin 48%

UW – Unpublished data – rabbit biopsies

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What would happen to injury

and wound healing outcomes
if you could increase ATP,
vascularity, collagen and
elastin?

The Frequency Effect makes a

Huge Difference in Healing

 Un-modulated microcurrent increases ATP

 The frequencies add an additional
dimension to healing and tissue repair that
makes a huge difference

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Delayed Onset Muscle Soreness

 Controlled trial
 Compared FSM to 1999
negative trial with single
channel microcurrent .3hz
and 30hz for 20 min
 Frequencies used
 18 / 62
 124 / 62, 142, 191
 40 / 116
 40 / 62, 142, 191
 49 / 62, 142, 191

Curtis D, Fallows S, Morris M, McMakin C. The efficacy of frequency specific

microcurrent therapy on delayed onset muscle soreness. JBMT; 2010; 14 11
(3): 272-9

Delayed Onset Muscle Soreness

Controlled trial: JBMT June, 2010

Treated Sham
Baseline 0 ±0 0 ±0
24 Hr 1.3 5.2
48 Hr 1.2 7.0
72 Hr 0.7 4.0
p value <.0005 at all
time measures
No other effective treatment

Curtis, Fallows, Morris, McMakin. The efficacy of frequency specific microcurrent

therapy on delayed onset muscle soreness. JBMT; 2010; 14 (3): 272-9
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Improve Post-Op Outcomes

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FSM Outcomes in Diabetic Wounds

7cm ulcer
Medial
Left Leg

Diabetic Ulcer Healed

6 Treatments – Three weeks
2002 Case Report: Norri Collier, DC

Necrosis 3rd digit

Resolved in 7 treatments
Necrosis 2nd digit
Resolved in 12 treatments

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FSM Outcomes
in Peripheral Neuropathy

Full Sensation restored

8 Treatments Over four weeks

Old Problems in Medicine:

Inflammation
Degenerative Diseases
Immune Activation

Anti-inflammatory Drugs:
Take too long
Too many side effects
Cytokines hard to change

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What would happen to this

problem if you could
Reduce LOX inflammation by
62% in 4 minutes?
Reduce COX inflammation by
30% in 4 minutes?

FSM Blinded Animal Research

62% reduction in LOX Mediated Inflammation
30% reduction in COX Mediated Inflammation
All animals responded
4 Minute time dependent response
Arachidonic
Acid caused
swelling

40 / 116

Control Placebo
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Only One Frequency Combination

Reduced Inflammation
4minutes of frequency 0.1/0.1
No reduction in ear swelling

4 minutes of frequency for 40 / 116

“Mineral/Bone” gives
No reduction in ear swelling

4 minutes of “Intermediate injury”

frequencies give
No reduction in ear swelling

4 minutes of 40 / 355
No reduction in ear swelling
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Sunburn Causes Swelling

40 / 116 Reduced swelling

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Reverses Immune Suppression

 Sunburn suppresses immune response
 A contact sensitizing agent was painted on a
hind leg at the time of UV exposure
 2 weeks later the same agent was painted on the
ear
 Normal response is 30+ units of ear swelling
 UV suppresses immune response by 63.4% in
untreated animals

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Immediate FSM Treatment Changed

Immune Response Permanently

Sunburn suppressed immune response by 63.4%

FSM reduced immune suppression by half – two weeks after applied

Normal response

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LOX and COX Inflammation

associated with ALL
Degenerative Conditions

 Asthma  Ulcerative Colitis

 COPD  Liver Disease
 IBS  Rheumatoid
arthritis
 Crohn’s
 Degenerative
 Pancreatitis
arthritis

What would happen if you could

reduce all inflammatory cytokines
in 90 minutes?

And they all stopped in the normal range?

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Cytokine changes
with microcurrent treatment of
fibromyalgia
associated with spine trauma
JBMT, July 2005, 9 169-176
Carolyn McMakin, Walter Gregory, Terry Phillips

 54 consecutive fibro patients with history of trauma

 9.5yrs (1-50 years) Chronicity
 Blood sample data on subset of six patients - NIH
 Did not differ in age or chronicity
 Control patient myofascial pain from trigger points

Cervical Trauma Fibromyalgia

Treatment Protocol
 28% of fibromyalgia patients – 2 million
 Only one frequency combination effective
 40 hz, 10hz
 P = 7.4/10 to 1.3/10 – 90min
 Recovery Individualized
 FSM in office
 FSM home unit
 Physical therapy
 Reconditioning
 Supplements
 Treat IBS, Adrenals, IC
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IL-1 normal= 0-25pg/ml

330 ± 39 reduced to 80 ± 31pg/ml P=0.004

Linear regression on time points P=0.0001

392.8

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TNF-alpha normal=0-25pg/ml

305 ± 36 reduced to 78 ± 35 pg/ml P=0.002, t-test

299.1

20.6

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IL-6 normal = 25pg/ml

239 ± 23 reduced to 76 ± 38 pg/ml P=0.008, t-test

204.3

15.6

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Substance P normal=0-30pg/ml

180 ± 31 reduced to 54 ± 28 pg/ml P=0.0001, t-test

132.6

10.5

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Beta Endorphin normal 0-35 pg/ml

8.2 ± 2.5 increased to 71.1 ± 9.3 pg/ml P=0.003, t-test

88.3

5.2

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Cortisol normal 5-25 ug/ml

14.7 ± 1.8 increased to105.3 ± 28.2 pg/ml P=0.03, t-test

169.9

15.5

Not a stress response

Cortisol follows endorphins
Neuropeptide-Y drops
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Pain
7.3/10 ± 1.2 reduced to 1.3/10 ± 1.1 P <0.0001

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Results
 All patients experienced pain relief
 58% (31/53) experienced resolution of
fibromyalgia within 4 months
 Improved tender point sensitivity
 Improved sleep quality
 One patient relapsed
 13 / 53 discontinued treatment
 For reasons not related to treatment side effects

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Optimal Response
 18 years chronic fibromyalgia – MVA
 12 / 8 : 14 / 18 tender points
 1 / 12 : 11 / 18 tender points
 2 / 8 : 7 / 18 tender points
 Cervical ROM improved by 40%
 Pain medication reduced by 95%
 Muscle relaxants reduced by 95%
 Sleeping well, no medication
 Digestion improved, IBS resolved

 6 year follow-up – Recovery Maintained

Functional Medicine:
Is the modern approach for the
old problems in medicine.

Functional Medicine works well but:

Takes too long
It costs too much

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Functional Medicine:
Is the modern approach for the
old problems in medicine.

FSM works immediately to reduce

pain and increase ATP energy
But
Needs functional medicine to
create lasting stable improvements

Old Problems in Medicine:

Nerve Pain
Muscle Pain
Scar Tissue
Treatment takes too long
Costs too much
Not very effective

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Outcomes in Neuropathic Pain

Pain Practitioner Fall, 2010
 N=20 – average chronicity 6.7 years
 All patients experience pain reduction
 Pain reduced 1st Tx = 6.8/10 to 1.8
 P <.001
 Pain reduced 2nd Tx = 4.8/10 to .97/10
 P<.001

 65% fully recovered (n=13)

 4.6 Treatments (1-15)
 No adverse reactions
 25% terminated care prior to recovery (n=5)
Non-pharmacologic treatment of neuropathic pain with frequency specific
Microcurrent, Pain Practitioner, Fall 2010
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Cervical Myofascial Pain

50 Cases published – TICC, 1998

 4.7 yrs avg chronicity

 Range: 1 to 28 years
 88% failed with other
treatments
 11.2 treatments
 7.9 weeks
 Start VAS 6.8/10
 End VAS 1.5/10
Microcurrent Treatment of Myofascial Pain in the Head, Neck and Face”, Topics in
Clinical Chiropractic, Vol5, Number1, March 1998 42

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Lumbar Myofascial Pain

23 Cases Published - JBMT, 2004

 8.4 years avg chronicity:

 Range: .1 to 20 yrs
 87% failed with other
treatments
 5.7 treatments
 5.7 weeks
 Start VAS 6.8/10
 End VAS 1.6/10
“Microcurrent Therapy: A novel treatment method for chronic low back myofascial pain.” Journal of
Bodywork and Movement Therapies, 2004, 8, 143-153 43

Burn Center Project

Dissolve Scar Tissue in Mature Burns
Every patient had statistically significant, permanent
increases in range of motion after three one-hour treatments

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“The Use of Microcurrent and Autocatalytic Silver Plated

Nylon Dressings in Human Burn Patients: A Feasibility Study”,
Huckfeldt, Mikkelson, Larson, Hammond, Flick, McMakin , 2003
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Abdominal Adhesion Research

 Baylor Medical School
 David Wiseman, PhD
 Surgically induced abdominal adhesions
 Only one frequency liquified them

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FSM and Manual Therapy

Kim Pittis, FSM Sports Instructor

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Frequency Specific Microcurrent

is the New Tool

Specific Frequencies
 Frequencies developed in the early 1900’s
 Used by thousands of physicians until 1934
 Harry VanGelder, ND, DO bought a practice in
1946 that came with a machine and a list of
frequencies created in 1922.
 List resurrected in 1995
 Taught 1997 to now
 Uncertain how frequencies derived
 Uncertain of mechanism of action
 1920’s equipment was not microcurrent
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Clinical Response is Frequency Specific

Frequency Effect Matches Description
 “Inflammation”
 Reduces pain – Doesn’t change range of motion

 “Fibrosis”, “Scarring”
 Dissolves scar, increases range of motion – Doesn’t reduce pain

 “Hemorrhage”
 Stops bleeding and pain in menses, prevents bruising

 “Mineral ion deposits”

 Softens tissue - reduces pain – some changes in motion

 “Shingles”, “Herpes”
 Reduces pain and eliminates lesions

 “Kidney Stone Pain”

 Effective in every case but not useful for any other condition49

Shingles – Case Report

Practical Pain Management, July 2010
 Shingles in ophthalmic
branch of cranial V in 85
year-old man
 One effective frequency
combination - 230/430
 Four hours of treatment
 Pain free in 1 hour
 No return of pain
 Lesions gone in 48 hours
McMakin, C, Non-pharmacologic treatment of shingles,
Practical Pain Management, 2010, Vol 10; 4; 24-29
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How can
specific frequencies
change conditions in
specific tissues?
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The Human Body is a

Quantum Biological System
Living Tissue is Biochemicals
●Molecules ● Atoms ●Subatomic
Particles
Held together by electromagnetic bonds

Every Bond has a

Resonant Frequency 52

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Your body is an
electromagnetic system
that looks solid
but Cells Function as a
Semiconductor Network

Current
Charge
Information

Membrane Receptors
Are Sensitive to Signaling
 Membrane protein
receptors determine Frequency 
cell function
 Receptors
reconfigure in
response to stimuli
 Receptor changes
alter cell signaling
and cell function

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BIOLOGIC RESONANCE
Explains the Effects on Living Tissue
 Drugs or nutrients act like keys in a
lock to change membrane receptors
and change intracellular function

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BIOLOGIC RESONANCE
Explains the Effects on Living Tissue
Frequencies act like the key-fob opening
the lock with an electromagnetic signal
 Change membrane protein configuration
and cell function electromagnetically
 Acts as if it dissolves scar cross links
 Acts as if it disassembles the virus capsid
 Acts as if it changes cell signaling

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