Frequency Specific Microcurrent or Frequency Specific Microcurrent Therapy (FSMT) is a therapy based on neutralizing and eliminating disease radiations through the use of electronic equipment. The effect is claimed to be achieved through neutralizing those frequencies that are alleged to be incorrect for the damaged or affected tissues

Tissue (biology)

Tissue is a cellular organizational level intermediate between cells and a complete organism. A tissue is an ensemble of cells, not necessarily identical, but from the same origin, that together carry out a specific function. These are called tissues because of their identical functioning...

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Practitioners of microcurrent therapy introduce a mild electrical current into an area of damaged soft tissue

Soft tissue

In anatomy, the term soft tissue refers to tissues that connect, support, or surround other structures and organs of the body, not being bone. Soft tissue includes tendons, ligaments, fascia, skin, fibrous tissues, fat, and synovial membranes , and muscles, nerves and blood vessels .It is sometimes...

. The introduced current is believed to enhance the healing

Healing

Physiological healing is the restoration of damaged living tissue, organs and biological system to normal function. It is the process by which the cells in the body regenerate and repair to reduce the size of a damaged or necrotic area....

 process underway in that same tissue. The current is applied using electrode

Electrode

An electrode is an electrical conductor used to make contact with a nonmetallic part of a circuit...

s that have been either moistened or coated with a gel.

Effectiveness

A study of 25 patients with chronic wounds found that Electro Pressure Regeneration Therapy (EPRT) accelerated wound healing. The use of microcurrent therapy and or electroacupuncture

Electroacupuncture

Electroacupuncture is a form of acupuncture where a small electric current is passed between pairs of acupuncture needles. Another term is Percutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation ....

 has been described, in a case report

Case report

In medicine, a case report is a detailed report of the symptoms, signs, diagnosis, treatment, and follow-up of an individual patient. Case reports may contain a demographic profile of the patient, but usually describe an unusual or novel occurrence....

 from the Journal of the Canadian Chiropractic Association, as a possible treatment for high ankle sprain

Sprained ankle

A sprained ankle, also known as an ankle sprain, twisted ankle, rolled ankle, ankle injury or ankle ligament injury, is a common medical condition where one or more of the ligaments of the ankle is torn or partially torn.-Cause:...

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