What is Cranial electrotherapy stimulation (CES)?
What is CES?
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CES is the non-invasive application
of a
very weak, pulsed electrical current (usually applied to the earlobes or scalp)s uccessfully used
and FDA-approved for
depression, insomnia, and situational and chronic anxiety .
CES is also used to resolve pain, stress, poor memory, drug addictions
and much more .
A safe, effective alternative to drugs -
over 100 human and 20 animal studies have demonstrated
the effectiveness of CES in treating these and other disorders. (Lichtbroun, 2000; Kirsch &
Smith, 2000; Thuile & Kirsch, 2000)
CES leaves the user in what psychologists call
an alpha state. Increased alpha-wave activity
in the brain may also be achieved through such as meditation, relaxation, chanting,
and hypnotherapy. After CES, people report that their bodies feel lighter, while
their thinking is clearer and more creative.
CES stimulates the brain with specific
frequency patterns (it is NOT "Shock therapy")
using a therapeutic
frequency generator. The electrical current used in CES is typically less than 1 mA (11,000
times less than the current needed to power a light bulb). The electromagnetic fields
produced by the current used in CES are very similar to the electrical fields naturally
present in the body. CES has been an international treatment modality for
more than 50 years. CES treatment for anxiety
began in the Soviet Union during the 1950's, its primary focus being the treatment
of sleep disorders, hence its initial designation as "Electrosleep". Frequency generators are readily available for purchase and use at home (E.g.
SOTA
Bio-Tuner™ ("Brain Tuner"), or
Alpha-Stim AID™ device) .
CES is presently an under-utilized therapy.
We have been conditioned to believe that for every symptom or
disease there is a solution in a pill. When it comes to treating anxiety, depression
and insomnia, conventional medicine focuses on chemically manipulating neurotransmitter
activity in the brain. However, the brain and body are also
electrical in nature. Electromedicine
(including CES) is designed primarily to work with and impact the electrical nature
of the body.
CES safety / side-effects
No major contraindications
have been found using CES. Either in the U.S. or
other parts of the world. With 50+ years of use, hundreds of research experiments,
and hundreds of thousands of users, CES has been demonstrated to be 100% safe.
CES is relatively free of side effects
- Headache, skin irritation or vertigo, occurred
in less than 1% of subjects and were temporary
- In contrast, side effects and addiction of medicines
are not uncommon. Anti-anxiety drugs often
leave the patient in a stupor.
References
http://aboutit.co.nz/medistim/CranialElectrotherapyStimulation-SH%5B87kb%5D.pdf
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3381625/
Kirsch DL, Smith DB. (2000) The use of cranial electrotherapy
stimulation in the management of chronic pain: A review. NeurorRehanilitation 14(2):85-94
Lichtbroun, Alan S., Raicer, Mei-Ming C., and Smith, Ray
B. The
Treatment of Fibromyalgia with Cranial Electrotherapy Stimulation. Journal
of Clinical Rheumatology, 7(2):72-78, 2001. Presented at the Fifteenth
Annual International Symposium on Acupuncture and Electro-Therapeutics, Columbia
University, New York, October 1999. pdf
Thuile C, Kirsch DL (2000) Schnerzen Linden Ohne Chennie
CES ,die Revolution in der Schnerztherapie. Internationale Arzfegesellschaft fur
Energiemedizin, Austria, (in German).