VIDEOS, NEWS and RESEARCH

TVNZ Sunday program - 23 August 2009

Taming the Black Dog - discusses the line between feeling sad and being clinically depressed and introduces new treatment options including CES.

Zap Away The Pain- The results of the Alpha-Stim Products, ACA (A Current Affair, ninemsn.com.au)

 Stop Smoking with Alpha-Stim, Know the Cause, DirectTV Channel 376

Animal Issues & Pain

Microcurrent Electrical Therapy: Pain Treatment of the Future.

Microcurrent Electrical Therapy (MET) is a proven pain protocol developed 30 years ago by former acupuncturist Dr. Daniel Kirsch. Over 100 studies, some double-blind, have shown that MET exceeds drug therapy in efficacy and safety. MET is now being used in hospitals, clinics and pain centres around the world.

We will explain how MET could help your patients who are in pain; and how it could enhance your natural health practice. We will also show you how easy it is to administer using the handheld Alpha-Stim 100.

1-hour Presentation:

• Fascinating history of electrotherapy from Roman times
• Recent research on microcurrents in tissue regeneration
• How MET works in alleviating pain and enhancing healing
• Alpha-Stim . one of the foremost and widely-tested MET products
• How practitioners are using Alpha-Stim in their clinics
• Demonstration of application
  

Contact Us to register for future presentations.

OR Phone: 0800 23 50 23

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Auckland Presentations by Dr Hyde on CES

Dr Hyde, an Australian Psychiatrist, visited Auckland and made short presentations on CES and related subjects during 3- 5 December 2008.

In view of the popularity of the above presentations, Dr Hyde has agreed to return in 2010, at dates to be confirmed.

Contact us if you wish to be notified if the next presentations.

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In-House Presentations

There is also an opportunity for larger Medical Groups or organisations to receive an on site presentation. Interested groups should contact us 

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Further US government studies

In 2008 the U.S. government started funding several Alpha-Stim studies, including a NCI/NIH study with CES to alleviate side effects of chemotherapy in breast cancer patients (see news release), a VA study on applications of CES to treat pain in Parkinson's patients, and a large multi-center VA study with CES for veterans with spinal cord injuries based on a successful pilot (Tan et al. 2006).

MedSafe listing:  allows use and sale in New Zealand.  ARTG No 137247 

Other News:

For a variety News video interviews and articles about Alpha-Stim - visit www.alpha-stim.com 

Articles:

"Cranial Electrotherapy Stimulation [CES] ? what every psychiatrist should know" by Dr Stephen Hyde published in Australian Clinical Psychiatry News - August 2008. Click here (87kb pdf)

"Gadget aids depression fight" - Launceston Examiner - September 2008. Click here

Channel Current Affairs video item "Zap the pain" - http://aca.ninemsn.com.au/article.aspx?id=635792
(Australian Drs and users experience)

CONFERENCES ON OUR PRODUCTS

Please continue to check this page for upcoming Conferences and Seminars

(Sept 2008) TheMS Conference, Auckland NZ

(May 2008) RANZCP Conference Melbourne:5-29th May, 2008 RANZCP Conference in Melbourne

(May, 2008) - Hospimedica Conference in Sydney

(March/April 2008) Australian Pain Society Conference, Perth WA

(March, 2008) - International Womens Mental Health Conference in Melbourne

(September 2007) -  42nd Annual APS (Australian Psychological Society) Conference in Brisbane

(August, 2007) - Australian Integrative Medicine Association Conference, Leura, NSW

(May, 2007) RANZCP (Royal Australia & New Zealand College of Psychiatrists) Conference, Gold Coast, Queensland

RESEARCH

Alpha-Stim is used for the management of stress related conditions, pain and/or insomnia.  There are many research studies and published reports involving people with these problems.  Continued research, surveys of patients and professional endorsements all support the benefits of Alpha-Stim devices. There is more research supporting than any other device in its class and even more than most drugs.

These research studies and also customer and professional testimonials are available to read on our parent site: www.alpha-stim.com

There has been extensive independent research conducted since 1981 into the efficacy of CES and MET devices. Below are selected articles and reports about CES and MET.

CES References:

1 Cork et al. (2004). The effect of cranial electrotherapy stimulation (CES) on pain associated with fibromyalgia. The Internet Journal of Anesthesiology. Volume 8(2).
2 Lichtbroun et al. (2001). The treatment of fibromyalgia with cranial electrotherapy stimulation. Journal of Clinical Rheumatology, 7(2):72-78.
3 Brotman, P. (1989). Low-intensity transcranial electrostimulation improves the efficacy of thermal biofeedback and quieting reflex training in the treatment of classical migraine headache. American Journal of Electromedicine, 6(5):120-123.
4 Solomon et al. (1989). Safety and effectiveness of cranial electrotherapy in the treatment of tension headache. Headache. 29(7):445-50.
5 Capel et al. (2003). The amelioration of the suffering associated with spinal cord injury with subperception transcranial electrical stimulation. Spinal Cord. 41(2):109-17.
6 Tan et al. (2006).Using cranial electrotherapy stimulation to treat pain associated with spinal cord injury. Journal of Rehabilitation Research and Development, 43:461-474.
7 Alpher, E. J., and D. L. Kirsch (1998). Traumatic brain injury and full body reflex sympathetic dystrophy patient treated with cranial electrotherapy stimulation. American Journal of Pain Management, 8(4):124-128.
8 Kirsch, D. L. and R. B. Smith (2000b). The use of cranial electrotherapy stimulation in the management of chronic pain: a review. NeuroRehabilitation, 14(2):85-94.
9 Kirsch, Daniel L. (2002). The Science Behind Cranial Electrotherapy Stimulation, 2nd Edition, Medical Scope Publishing Corporation, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, 224 pp.
10 James Giordano, Ph.D. (Center for Clinical Bioethics, Georgetown University Medical Center, Washington, DC).
11 Kennerly (2006). Changes in quantitative EEG and low resolution tomography following cranial electrotherapy stimulation. Ph.D. Dissertation, University of North Texas. 425 pp.

MET References:

¹ Mercola, J. M. and D. L. Kirsch (1995). The basis for microcurrent electrical therapy in conventional medical practice. Journal of Advancement in Medicine, 8(2):107-120.
² Kirsch, D. L. (2002b). A practical protocol for electromedical treatment of pain. Chapter 61 in Pain Management: A Practical Guide for Clinicians (the textbook of the American Academy of Pain Management) edited by Richard S. Weiner, CRC Press, Boca Raton, Florida, 2002.
³ De Bock, P. (2000). European perspective: a comparison between TENS and MET. Physical Therapy Products. September 2000.
⁴ Boswell, Nathalie S. (1989). Neuroelectric therapy eliminates xerostomia during radiotherapy ? a case history. American Journal of Electromedicine 115:105-107.
⁵ Bauer, W. (1983b). Electrical treatment of severe head and neck cancer pain. Archives of Otolaryngology, 109(6):382-383.
⁶ Kirsch, D. L. (2002a). Electromedicine: the other side of physiology. Chapter 60 in Pain Management: A Practical Guide for Clinicians (the textbook of the American Acadamy of Pain Management) edited by Richard S. Weiner, CRC Press, Boca Raton, Florida, Pp 749-758, 2002.
⁷ Zimmerman, S. I., and F. N. Lerner (1989). Biofeedback and electromedicine reduce the cycle of pain spasm pain in low back patients. Medical Electronics, 117:108-120.
⁸ Lerner, F. N., and D. L. Kirsch (1981). A double-blind comparative study of microstimulation and placebo effect in short term treatment of the chronic back pain patient. Journal of the American Chiropractic Association, 15(11):101-106.
⁹ Cheng et al. (1982). The effects of electric currents on ATP generation, protein synthesis, and membrane transport of rat skin. Clin. Orthop. Relat. Res. 171:264-272.
¹⁰ Nordenstr?m, B. E. (1983). Biologically Closed Electric Circuits. Clinical, experimental and theoretical evidence for an additional circulatory system. Nordic Medical Publications, Stockholm. 385 pp.
¹¹ Becker, R. O., and G. Selden (1985). The Body Electric: electromagnetism and the foundation of life. William Morrow, New York. 364 pp.
¹² Zhao et al. (2006). Electrical signals control wound healing through phosphatidylinositol-3-OH kinase- and PTEN. Nature 442:457-460.
¹³ Ulett, G. A., and S. Han (2002). The biology of acupuncture. Warren H. Green, Inc. St. Louis, Missouri. 160 pp.