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Bio-electric Stimulation Therapy

New Therapy Option

The management of chronic wounds can be frustrating to patients and wound care specialists alike. The choice of traditional wound care materials like moist wound dressings, antimicrobial dressings or bioactive dressings are useful in acute settings; however, chronic non-healing wounds require more advanced therapies. Electrical Stimulation Therapy has proven to deliver excellent results amongst the increasing number of Advanced Wound Care therapies including negative pressure wound therapy, low level laser therapy, oxygen therapy, ultra-sound and nanotechnology.

Bio-Electric Stimulation Therapy

Bio-Electric Stimulation is generated by low-level electric currents that mimic the body's naturally occurring bio-currents, which have been shown to be absent on non-healing wounds. These bio-currents stimulate the wound healing process. The use of electrical stimulation therapy has been proven to accelerate the healing rate of chronic dermal ulcers^1-5. Clinical studies show that electrical stimulation therapy may increases the rate of healing by up to 40% compared to traditional therapies.⁶

1. Carey LC, Lepley D. Effect of continuous direct electric current on healing wounds- Surg Forum 1962:13:33-6.

2. Assimacopoulos D. Low intensity negative electric current in the treatment of ulcers of the leg due to chronic venous insufficiency. Am J Surg 1968;115:683-7.

3. Wolcott LE, Wheeler PC, Hardwicke HM, Rowley BA_ Accelerated healing of skin ulcers by electrotherapy: preliminary clinical results. So Med J 1969;62:795-801 @

4. Thurman BE, Christian EL. Response of a serious circulatory lesion to electrical stimulation. Phys Ther 1971;51:1107-10.

5. Gault WR, Gatens PE Use of low intensity direct current in management of ischemic skin ulcers. Phys Ther 1976@56:265-9.

6. Gardner SE, Frantz RA. The effect of electrical stimulation on chronic wound healing: a metaanalysis. Poster 91, presented at the l3th Annual Clinical Symposium on Wound Care, Atlanta, GA, October 8- H, 1998.