Painmaster MCT
Description: Adheres to the body around
the affected area - delivers current through the skin. Can be removed and applied when needed. No side effects.
Safe, easy to use. Power supply in Patch unit – No external power supply needed-500 Hours of use. Features and Benefits: 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 Treatment
Capabilities: Arthritis Fibromyalgia Sciatica Lower and upper back pain Migraine
headaches Runners knee Carpal tunnel Muscle spasm Tendonitis Acute pain from injury Sports
injury Bursitis Swelling and inflammation Hip pain Leg cramps Comparison
to TENS: (Transcutanous Electrical Nerve Stimulation)
| TEN’s | MCT | Strength of Current | Uses
milliamps | Uses microamps (1000 times weaker than TEN’s) | 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 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 |
| 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 | Bioelectrical changes continue even after the MCT treatment stopped |
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