What is Electro Medicine?

At the Dynamic Health Institute we use state of the art electrotherapy technologies.  These technologies closely approximate the naturally occurring bioelectric currents in the body and therefore more effectively augment the body’s tissue healing and repair.

Healing effects of microcurrent electrotherapy:

• Rapid elimination of acute and chronic pain
• Increases feel-good endorphin levels
• Rapid reduction of edema (swelling) and inflammation
• Reduces inflammatory chemicals in the body
• Clears congestion
• Increases cell energy (ATP)
• Boosts protein synthesis
• Enhances tissue repair
• Reduces rehabilitation recovery time

Fewer visits to resolve the injury demonstrated in UCSD sponsored clinical study

In a clinical study conducted by Dr. Peter Lathrop (DHI primary practitioner) and sponsored by the University of California, San Diego and Industrial Medical Centers the use of micro-current treatment was evaluated as a method of improving healing time. 

The study involved 283 patients with soft tissue injuries.  

The results of this study, as well as others, demonstrated that the use of microcurrent therapy can significantly reduce treatment and worker down time.  This translates directly to a reduction in medical costs, especially those related to physical therapy.  Read the published article with the study results.

Types of Regenerative Electro Medicine Devices Used

My-o-Matic, Acutron Mentor and Electro-Acuscope

These medical instruments utilize low voltage electrical current to treat pain and soft tissue injuries.  The treatment is similiar to acupuncture but utilizes electrical current (which you don’t feel) instead of needles.  The treatment is completely painless and most patients experience pain relief after only one 15-30 minute session.  Read about some of our patient successes.

SCENAR

Used in Russia for over 30 years SCENARs were originally developed by the Russian space program as a portable treatment device fitting for cosmonauts to take into space.  This amazing technology has the ability to jump start the body’s own healing processes. 

The Dynamic Health Institute is one of the few clinics in Southern California that offer this treatment.  Dr. Lathrop is getting great results with a variety of patient indications.  Here are just a few case study examples. 

 SCENAR’s reflex biofeedback uses interactive and intelligent energy-neuro-stimulation to reduce pain, increase functionality and activate healing fast.

Synaptic

This practitioner device is a favorite of Dr. Lathrop’s particularly for low back pain. 

He also also on the co-inventor of this instrument, as well as he was on the teams that developed the My-o-Matic and Electro -Acuscope.  He has a long history of developing these technologies as well as using them in clinical practice.