Product Info
Painmaster MCT Patch Product Information
Features and Benefits of Painmaster Micro Current Therapy
- No external power supply needed
- Indicator Light
- Reusable and disposable
- Can help speed the healing process
- Reduces swelling and inflammation
- Ability to treat multiple areas of pain
- Release muscle trigger points
- Improves soft tissue regeneration
The Painmaster MCT patch adheres to the body around the affected area – delivers current through the skin.
- Can be removed and applied when needed. (see Painmaster Instructions)
- No side effects. Safe, easy to use.
- Power supply contained Patch unit
- No external power supply needed-Up to 300 hours of use
The Painmaster MCT Patch Cumulative Effect
Two self-adherent active electrode patches, linked by a wire, generate the current of 50µA (micro amperes). This current is about 5% of the commonly used factor of 1 mA (mille ampere) for electro therapy like TENS machines.
The treatment, however, lasts significantly longer than that of the higher current devices.
Crucial to treatment is the quantity of charge carriers Q (ions), which are being moved in the body tissues in the electrical field between the electrodes. The measure of the degree of stimulation is cumulative in accordance with the equation:
Q(carrier) = I (current) x t (time)
Standard Device
Q= 1mA x 0.5 hrs. = 0.5ma hrs.
Painmaster MCT Device
Q= 50 µA x 24 hrs. = 1.2mA hrs.
Comparison to TENs
(Transcutanous Electrical Nerve Stimulation)
TENs | Painmaster MCT Patch | |
---|---|---|
Strength of Current | Uses Milliamps | Uses microamps (1000 times weaker than TENs) |
Pain Relief | Blocks transmission of pain carrying C nerve fibres | Stimulates the regeneration of damaged tissue |
Effectiveness | Effective in about 40 to 50% of cases | Preliminary observational data reveals that it be effective in about 85% of cases |
Ease of application | Requires co-ordination and dexterity to adjust dials | Involves placing patches either side of treatment area |
Side Effects | Some evidence that the relatively high output may cause cell electrolysis | Might cause a little redness where electrode patches were placed, disappears after 10 minutes |
Experience | Causes discomfort in about one third of users | No discomfort |
Sensation | Causes mild tingling to throbbing | Below sensory threshold |
Post treatment | Once switched off, there are no residual benefits | Bioelectric changes continue even after the MCT treatment stopped |