How does APS Therapy^TM work?

The abreviation APS comes from Action Potential Simulation.
This way of electrotherapy was named this way because the applied electrical current has a positive amplitude that the natural action potential of the cellwall simulates. The applied current is a direct current of low intensity, expressed in microampères. This is why APS is to be classified as a Microcurrent Electrical Therapy (MET). The APS machine makes it possible to apply this specific microcurrent in a easy and safe way to the human body.

APS Therapy^TM uses electrodes to transfer the signal to the body. Mostly adhesive electrodes are used which can be re-used easily. APS Therapy^TM reccommends the PALS electrodes from Axelgaard because these are tested on biocompatibility with APS Therapy^TM.

The electrodes are applied to the body in such way that the affected area is captured between the black and the red electrodes. A microcurrent signal similar to the actionpotential goes from one pair of alectrodes to the other. This current has to go through the body.

Treatment

In the thermoimages below you can clearly see the effect of treatment in an inflamed knee.

stage 1	stage 2	stage 3	stage 4
This is the stage before treatment. You can clearly see on the thermophoto that there are hotspots which indicate the inflamed areas and therefore also the painfull areas.	In this stage the electrodes are applied and the treatment is being started.	This is 5 minutes after treatment. You can clearly see the reduction of the hotspots and also you can see the displacement of the hotspotst in the direction of the torso.	This is the stage of 10 minutes after treatment. You can see that the hotspots have allmost disappeared and that the body has gotten rid of the problem substances.

Operation

The APS device has several important aspects. These will be illustrated with the image below.

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