high-frequency therapy
Why WeWoThom is different to TENS
TENS (Transcutaneous Electrical Neural Stimulation) was designed to temporarily block pain signals to the brainstem.
TENS typically induces only a single action potential per “reached” cell, if at all. If only one action potential is transmitted, it often fails to reach the neighbouring cell and simply passes by without stimulating it. Consequently, these neighboring cells remain unaffected and do not contribute to further cell activation.
As a result, stimulation remains superficial, affecting only the skin’s surface and failing to impact deeper cells.
Figure on the left:
- Circles – schematic representation of body cells
- Red circle – “reached” cell, which generates 1 action potential
- Green bar – action potential
TENS: only 1 action potential per cell limits the depth of penetration when using TENS.
Figure on the left:
- Red circle – “reached” cells, which generate several hundred action potentials
- Green lining around the red circles – hundreds of action potentials
TENS: only 1 action potential per cell limits the depth of penetration when using TENS.
A visual comparison of penetration depths
Technical implementation of high-frequency therapy
When used correctly, high-tone frequency therapy has no negative side effects and achieves bioelectrical and biochemical effects in the treated area. Compared to pharmacotherapy, the biochemical component of high-tone frequency therapy offers significant research potential. A moderate combination of both forms of therapy is thus considered beneficial for various illnesses. Certain conditions, such as gonarthrosis, are particularly well-suited to high-tone frequency therapy, as drug treatments often provide little relief and come with numerous side effects.
The remarkable success achieved with high-tone frequency therapy supports these considerations. This therapy has become the preferred choice for treating osteoarthritis (including gonarthrosis and coxarthrosis), spinal disc problems, wounds (such as leg ulcers), and various types of pain, including migraines and trigeminal pain.
Numerous manufacturers offer this technology, which has been adopted by over a thousand medical practices. As a result, millions of patients suffering from pain have been successfully treated with high-tone frequency therapy.
High-tone frequency therapy was developed with the above mentioned considerations
in mind and is thus very close to the idea of ideal therapy.
- Avoiding ionisation currents is advantageous
- Prevention of cell adaptation extends the time of effectiveness to the entire treatment
duration - The depth of penetration of the frequencies is unimpeded
- High-tone frequency therapy is a hundred times better than TENS
- Targeted improvement of cell communication, coordination and cooperation