Frequency Specific Microcurrent
Frequency Specific Microcurrent (FSM) is a technique for treating pain using low-level (microamperage) electrical current. Current is delivered to specific body parts in an attempt to relieve pain. A frequency is the rate at which an electronic pulse is produced, measurable in hertz (Hz). Through the use of FSM in the clinical setting, it has been indicated that various frequencies can potentially reduce inflammation (swelling), repair tissue, and reduce pain. It is a non-invasive and painless treatment that may help reduce pain without drugs or surgery. Dr. Langdon was trained by Dr. Carolyn McMakin, a pioneer and leader in the field.
FSM is currently being researched and utilized at the Cleveland Clinic, at the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center for Wounded Warriors, at Shirley Ryan AbilityLab in Chicago, and elsewhere.
How do I learn more?
- You can learn more about FSM and review the research at Dr. McMakin’s official website: www.FrequencySpecific.com
- Read The Resonance Effect: How Frequency Specific Microcurrent is Changing Medicine , by Dr. Carolyn McMakin- an excellent read detailing the history and effects of FSM that makes frequency medicine accessible to both healthcare providers and patients alike
- Listen to an interview with Dr. McMakin on the Liberated Being podcast. More podcasts are available here by clicking the “Podcasts” tab.
- Read Case Reports from the Annual Microcurrent Case Conferences
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Lara knows intuitively how to turn around my symptoms of pain and put me back into a place of balance and well being. I highly recommend Lara for her comprehensive skills and caring touch.
Ellen S., Carlsbad, Massage TherapistWhat can FSM Treat?
- Achilles tendonitis
- Acute (sudden) and chronic (long-term) musculoskeletal injuries
- Acute and chronic neuropathic (nerve) pain
- Abdominal adhesions
- Adhesions & Scar Tissue
- Apophysitis
- Asthma
- Bell’s palsy
- Benign prostate hypertrophy (BPH)
- Bronchitis
- Burns
- Carpal tunnel syndrome
- Chondromalacia Patella
- Chronic fracture and bone pain
- Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS)
- Concussion
- Contracture
- Dental pain
- Diabetic Neuropathy
- Disc injuries
- Discogenic- and facet-based pain
- Dislocations
- Emotional issues
- Endometriosis
- Fibromyalgia from spine trauma
- Fractures
- Frozen Shoulder
- Goiter
- Golfer’s elbow
- Gout
- Headaches
- Herpes
- Interstitial Cystitis
- Immune / Autoimmune issues
- Irritable Bowel Syndrome
- IT Band Syndrome
- Jaw pain
- Kidney stone pain
- Lateral or Medial Epicondylitis
- Ligament Laxity
- Low back Pain
- Liver inflammation
- Lymphedema
- Migraine headaches
- Muscle pain
- Myofascial pain & Trigger points
- Neck pain
- Neuromas (overgrowth and scarring to a nerve after an injury)
- Neuromuscular pain & inflammation
- Osgood-Schlatter’s Disease
- Patellofemoral Syndrome
- Plantar fasciitis (pain in the heel and foot)
- Post-stroke thalamic pain syndrome
- Post-concussion symptoms
- Post-surgical pain
- Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
- Pre-surgical pain & stiffness
- Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy (RSD)
- Runner’s knee
- Sacroiliac pain
- Scar tissue
- Sciatica
- Shingles
- Shin Splints
- Shoulder pain
- Sinusitis
- Spinal disc pain
- Sports injuries
- Sprains/strains
- Surgery recovery
- Temporomandibular joint pain (TMJD)
- Tendinopathy (inflammation and/or swelling of the tendon)
- Tendon & ligament injury
- Tension headaches
- Tennis elbow
- Thoracic outlet syndrome
- Torticollis (the head is tilted to one side)
- Vagus nerve dysfunction
- Viscerally-referred pain
- Whiplash
- Wound healing
- And much more …