Frequency Specific Microcurrent

Very low-level current delivered at targeted frequencies, used for pain, inflammation and recovery. Non-invasive, drug-free, and usually so gentle that people fall asleep during it.

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What FSM is

Frequency Specific Microcurrent uses current measured in millionths of an amp — similar in magnitude to the electrical signaling your body already uses, and roughly a thousand times weaker than a TENS unit. That's why most people feel little or nothing during a session.

Two frequencies are used at once: one selected for the type of tissue being addressed, and one for the condition of that tissue. The pairing is what makes it "frequency specific" rather than generic electrical stimulation.

Current is delivered through damp contacts — usually graphite gloves or moistened cloths — placed so the current passes through the area being worked on. Nothing is inserted, nothing is injected, and there is nothing to recover from.

What a session is like

You lie down, fully clothed, and stay there. Contacts are positioned, the frequencies run, and you rest. Sessions typically last an hour.

Most people describe warmth, a softening of tension, or nothing much at all. A good number fall asleep. Some notice a change during the session, others over the following day or two, and some notice little — responses vary considerably and no particular outcome can be promised.

It's common to feel unusually relaxed or a little tired afterwards. Drink water, keep the rest of the day gentle, and don't book anything strenuous immediately after your first one.

What people come in for

— Chronic pain and long-standing muscular tension
— Inflammation and recovery after injury or overuse
— Nerve-related discomfort
— Scar tissue and areas that feel stuck or restricted
— Recovery support alongside a neurofeedback series

Many people come to us for pain that has already been investigated — imaging done, causes ruled out — and simply hasn't resolved. FSM is a reasonable thing to try when the medical picture is clear and the discomfort is still there.

Where the science sits

Microcurrent devices are regulated as Class II medical devices and are cleared for applying electrical current to treat pain. That is the established use, and it's the one we work within.

There is genuine laboratory research on what microcurrent does to cells — effects on energy production, tissue repair signaling and inflammatory markers. It's real work and it's interesting. It's also mostly laboratory research rather than clinical trials, and we'd rather say that than imply more.

FSM is used by physical therapists, chiropractors, pain clinics and integrative physicians, and has a substantial base of clinical experience behind it. What it doesn't have is a large body of controlled trials. Both of those things are true at once.

How it fits with everything else

FSM sits naturally alongside neurofeedback. One works with the nervous system's regulation, the other with tissue and pain — and people carrying chronic pain very often have a nervous system that has been braced against it for years. Addressing both tends to work better than either alone.

The same frequency framework also informs how your customized remedies are formulated, so the approaches share a logic even when they're used separately.

Who should wait or check first

FSM isn't used over a pacemaker or implanted electrical device, during pregnancy, or over an active malignancy without a physician's direction. Tell us about any implants, devices, seizure history or pregnancy at your consultation — we ask anyway, but tell us.

And if pain is new, worsening, or hasn't been looked at by a physician, get that done first. Pain is information, and it deserves a diagnosis before it gets a treatment.

Pricing

— Frequency Specific Microcurrent session — Call for Pricing

Often combined with a neurofeedback session.

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