Microlight Electro-Acupuncture

Treatment of Leg and Knee Pain with

Microlight Therapy

Darren Starwynn, O.M.D.,

Dipl. Ac., L.Ac.

Causes of Knee Pain

• Aging cartilage in the elderly

• Twisting, straining injuries

• Excess body weight putting stress on lower body joints

• Inflammation due to repressed anger and resentment

• Diet that supports inflammation in the body (too much

animal protein, artificial foods, sugars, acid-form foods)

• Kidney dysfunction (Chinese medicine)

Knee Ligaments

Acutron Microlight system

Q: What is Multi-Modal

Microcurrent?

A: It is an integrated approach to therapy combining use of microcurrent and therapeutic exercise with adjunctive use of color light therapy and/or essential oils.

For best results, these elements of therapy are usually applied simultaneously or in a sequence within the same treatment session.

Microlight Therapy: High-Low Frequencies

Diagrams from books “Wheels of Light” by Roslyn Bruyere & “Let There Be Light” by Darius Dinshah

Microlight Color Selection On Acu-Points for Joint Pain

• Reduce inflammation (RA): Blue orPurple

• Joint disorders, rebuild muscles & tissues, brain balancer, kills micro-organisms: Green

• Bone Builders (Osteo) : Orange orLemon

• Sedative, reduce abscess: Indigo

• Bone builder: Improve blood circulation: Magenta

Microlight Anti-Inflammatory Effects

Research has shown that microcurrent:

• Reduces inflammatory cytokines produced by immune

system action against infection or stressors

• Reduces or prevents prostaglandin-induced

inflammation

• Reduces spasm in blood and lymph vessels

• Improves circulation of blood and lymph

Pain Mastery Sequence Therapy

• Using a series of brief probe and pad techniques, retesting patient’s pain-free range of motion after each step

• Responses are often far better than with TCM or conventional electro-therapy

• Can be performed with non-needle microlight only or combined with acupuncture needle therapies

• Treatment times can be reduced significantly

Mu-Shu Treatment Applications

• Apply through Organs to support treatment of internal medical diseases and neuropathies

• Provide deeper level treatments for pain relief and injury rehab –can improve carry-over of treatment results. Example: treating the Kidney Mu-Shu points for chronic knee pain or the Gall Bladder for hip osteoarthritis

• Apply through PNE centers (chakras) to anchor emotional or Soul healing in conjunction with intuitive counseling

• In most cases apply Mu-Shu technique before doing symptomatic techniques for pain, rehab, facials, etc.

Microcurrent Mu-Shu Technique

Extremities and the Chakras

Chronic difficulties or degeneration in the knees could be

due to imbalances in the Kidneys or Heart

Chakra.

Issues of the extremities in

general may be due to Solar Plexus

Chakra imbalances.

Knee Pain Techniques Sequence

• Root Tx: Mu-Shu

• Circling the Dragon - w/Purple or Blue light

• Great Loops, Reverse Body Image

• Auricular micro-macro: + on knee pain points, - on

corresponding auricular points

• Interferential pads – microcurrents with motion

• Scalp points

Auricular Micro-Macro Technique

Ear elbow

point

Example: Elbow Pain

Interferential Therapy for Knee Injuries

Cross Pad Tx for Leg Pain or Neuropathy

FST Frequencies For Knee Pain Treatment

Tissue Hz:

Bone: 39

Capsular ligaments: 480

Fascia: 142

Ligaments: 100, 35

Muscles: 46, 77

Bursa, tendon sheaths: 195

Cartilage: 157

Fear emotion kidneys: 970/23

Condition Hz:

Scar tissue, adhesions, injury:

13

Scar tissue repair: 58

Acute inflammation: 40

Torn or broken: 124

Trauma: 294

FST Protocol For Knee Pain Treatment

970 / 23 Reduce fear-stress in the kidneys (Root Tx)

40 / 480 Reduce inflammation in the joint capsule

40 / 100, 35 Reduce inflammation in the ligaments

40 / 195 Reduce inflammation in the bursa

13, 58 / 480 Reduce scar blockage in the joint capsule

13, 58 / 100, 35 Reduce scar blockage in the ligaments

13, 58 / 46, 77 Reduce scar blockage in the muscles

35 / 102 Balance energy centers

6.8 / 38 Reset Constitution factors

Also consider: 124 (torn or broken), 157 (cartilage), 39 (Bone), 81,

49 (vitalize)

Using Combination Hz for Knee Sprain

Example

Have one set of pads at 40 Hz (inflammation) and the other at 480 Hz (capsular ligaments), criss-crossing over the knee.

Acutron- Use uA Pads #1, modify frequency on Channel A to 40 Hz and Channel B to

480 Hz, and set modulation to Continuous so it stays fixed

Combining Microcurrent/FST with Knee

Exercises

While your Hz Sequence is running, you can have your patient do a series of knee exercises. The video I will now show you illustrates a good self-care routine for knee pain.

You can do this in clinic while microcurrent is being applied, and also give this to patients to practice at home in between sessions.

This video can be found by going to YouTube and searching “10 Best Physio Exercises to Ease Knee Pain”

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=It6Lj4DzHfI

Acute Knee Pain –Dr. Tong

Acupuncture Example

11.16 Huo Xi: Knee pain, arthritis (same as

SI 1, can bleed)

Essential Oils for Anti-Inflammatory

Treatment

German Chamomile: contains anti-inflammatory sesqiterpenes

Wintergreen: anti-inflammatory, anti-spasmodic, contains methyl salicylate

Nutmeg and clove oils: inhibits pro-inflammatory prostaglandins

Pine: cortisone-like effects, relieves anxiety

Peppermint: anti-inflammatory, pain reliever

Vetiver: anti-inflammatory, grounding, treats ADD