Bioelectronic medicine has a huge amount to offer if you are looking for effective and drug-free ways of treating a wide range of conditions from the common to less common, straightforward to complex.
With our expertise, knowledge, and experience, combined with a versatile treatment unit which we supply, you can now treat yourself at home with the same expectation of a successful outcome only previously obtained by visiting a clinic.
Dr Monk has more than 30 years clinical experience of treating patients with bioelectronic medicine - helping thousands of patients without drugs.
Major developments in the past few years mean that these treatments no longer need to be clinic based but can be carried out by you at home.
With our expertise, knowledge, and experience, combined with a versatile treatment unit which we supply, you can now treat yourself at home with the same expectation of a successful outcome only previously obtained by visiting a clinic.
Dr Monk has more than 30 years clinical experience of treating patients with bioelectronic medicine - helping thousands of patients without drugs.
Major developments in the past few years mean that these treatments no longer need to be clinic based but can be carried out by you at home.
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Bioelectronic medicine is a new and rapidly developing area of medicine which is exploring different ways of stimulating the body to heal itself by tapping into its electrical systems, avoiding drugs or medications and potentially avoiding some types of surgery as well.
The Body Electric
Every time the heart beats there is an electrical signal spreading through the muscles of the heart, which physicians can measure with an ECG (electrocardiogram) to see if there is damage or disease of the heart. ‘Brain waves’ - patterns of electrical activity in the brain - can be measured with an EEG (electroencephalogram), and muscle activity can be measured with an EMG (electromyogram). Less well known is the fact that when you apply a load to a bone it generates an electrical signal and that signal is important in how a bone strengthens itself. In addition it has long been realised that the cells of the body communicate with each other by electrical signals and this is quite distinct from the electrical signalling of nerves. We understand, then, that electrical systems are a major part of how the body functions.
Every time the heart beats there is an electrical signal spreading through the muscles of the heart, which physicians can measure with an ECG (electrocardiogram) to see if there is damage or disease of the heart. ‘Brain waves’ - patterns of electrical activity in the brain - can be measured with an EEG (electroencephalogram), and muscle activity can be measured with an EMG (electromyogram). Less well known is the fact that when you apply a load to a bone it generates an electrical signal and that signal is important in how a bone strengthens itself. In addition it has long been realised that the cells of the body communicate with each other by electrical signals and this is quite distinct from the electrical signalling of nerves. We understand, then, that electrical systems are a major part of how the body functions.
The Body Responds
In the 1980s researchers showed that stimulating the body with tiny electrical pulses caused the release of endorphins - chemicals which relieve pain and are made in the brain. Further research revealed that tiny electrical pulses can also trigger other pathways in the brain to release chemicals such as dopamine and serotonin which are important in how we feel. This effect is called ‘neuromodulation’ - in other words applying an electrical signal somewhere in the body can lead to changes in how part of the nervous system behaves.
In 2014 a groundbreaking piece of research(1) was published by Luis Ulloa and associates which demonstrated that stimulating an acupuncture point just below the knee with electrical pulses stimulated the immune system to respond to widespread infection. This signalling was mediated through the vagus nerve. Other researchers were also interested in the effects of vagal nerve stimulation (VNS) following research by Tracey(2) which showed that VNS triggered a major anti-inflammatory pathway in the body - the ‘cholinergic anti-inflammatory pathway’ (CAP). VNS is being used to treat many chronic and painful conditions such as rheumatoid arthritis, severe migraines and many others, without drugs.
Neuroimmunomodulation is the term used to describe this process of stimulating areas on the surface of the body to alter or modulate nerve activity for pain relief and to stimulate the immune system and reduce inflammation.
In the 1980s researchers showed that stimulating the body with tiny electrical pulses caused the release of endorphins - chemicals which relieve pain and are made in the brain. Further research revealed that tiny electrical pulses can also trigger other pathways in the brain to release chemicals such as dopamine and serotonin which are important in how we feel. This effect is called ‘neuromodulation’ - in other words applying an electrical signal somewhere in the body can lead to changes in how part of the nervous system behaves.
In 2014 a groundbreaking piece of research(1) was published by Luis Ulloa and associates which demonstrated that stimulating an acupuncture point just below the knee with electrical pulses stimulated the immune system to respond to widespread infection. This signalling was mediated through the vagus nerve. Other researchers were also interested in the effects of vagal nerve stimulation (VNS) following research by Tracey(2) which showed that VNS triggered a major anti-inflammatory pathway in the body - the ‘cholinergic anti-inflammatory pathway’ (CAP). VNS is being used to treat many chronic and painful conditions such as rheumatoid arthritis, severe migraines and many others, without drugs.
Neuroimmunomodulation is the term used to describe this process of stimulating areas on the surface of the body to alter or modulate nerve activity for pain relief and to stimulate the immune system and reduce inflammation.
Focusing the Response
Put simply, we can apply tiny electrical pulses to different areas of the body and produce different effects depending on where the pulses are applied and what sort of stimulation we use. For instance varying the frequency of the pulse (the number of pulses per second) will stimulate the release of different signal chemicals in the brain or may affect the inflammatory response in different ways. This is where the ‘expertise’ part of our approach comes in, in identifying the best combination of electrode placement, pulse frequency, and wavelength to achieve the desired response.
Put simply, we can apply tiny electrical pulses to different areas of the body and produce different effects depending on where the pulses are applied and what sort of stimulation we use. For instance varying the frequency of the pulse (the number of pulses per second) will stimulate the release of different signal chemicals in the brain or may affect the inflammatory response in different ways. This is where the ‘expertise’ part of our approach comes in, in identifying the best combination of electrode placement, pulse frequency, and wavelength to achieve the desired response.
Bioelectronic medicine and you
Because a disturbed inflammatory response lies behind many apparently completely unrelated conditions, from painful forms of arthritis to skin conditions and migraines, we can see ways to improve them through neuroimmunomodulation using a Digital Electronic Treatment unit and an understanding of bioelectronic medicine.
Bioelectronic medicine also modulates pain pathways in the brain and with this sophisticated and versatile treatment unit you have the ability to treat many types of pain as well as inflammatory conditions - with the right expertise to guide you.
Developments in digital electronic devices mean that a versatile, accurate and reliable unit is also affordable so that you can access both the means to treat yourself and the expertise to do so at an advanced level, all without leaving the home.
What is so exciting is that bioelectronic medicine offers the possibility of moving away from total reliance on drugs and possibly even surgery and towards tapping into the body’s own healing pathways - ‘leveraging the body’s circuitry to treat disease’.(3)
Because a disturbed inflammatory response lies behind many apparently completely unrelated conditions, from painful forms of arthritis to skin conditions and migraines, we can see ways to improve them through neuroimmunomodulation using a Digital Electronic Treatment unit and an understanding of bioelectronic medicine.
Bioelectronic medicine also modulates pain pathways in the brain and with this sophisticated and versatile treatment unit you have the ability to treat many types of pain as well as inflammatory conditions - with the right expertise to guide you.
Developments in digital electronic devices mean that a versatile, accurate and reliable unit is also affordable so that you can access both the means to treat yourself and the expertise to do so at an advanced level, all without leaving the home.
What is so exciting is that bioelectronic medicine offers the possibility of moving away from total reliance on drugs and possibly even surgery and towards tapping into the body’s own healing pathways - ‘leveraging the body’s circuitry to treat disease’.(3)
(1)Rafael Torres-Rosas, Ghassan Yehia, Geber Peña, Priya Mishra, Maria del Rocio Thompson-Bonilla, Mario Adán Moreno-Eutimio, Lourdes Andrea Arriaga-Pizano, Armando Isibasi, Luis Ulloa. Dopamine mediates vagal modulation of the immune system by electroacupuncture. Nature Medicine, 2014; DOI: 10.1038/nm.3479
(2) Tracey KJ. Physiology and immunology of the cholinergic antiinflammatory pathway. J Clin Invest. 2007;117(2):289-296. doi:10.1172/JCI30555
(3) Bioelectronics: the promise of leveraging the body's circuitry to treat disease BIOELECTRONICS IN MEDICINE VOL. 1, NO. 1 EDITORIAL Published Online:14 Dec 2017https://doi.org/10.2217/bem-2017-0010
(2) Tracey KJ. Physiology and immunology of the cholinergic antiinflammatory pathway. J Clin Invest. 2007;117(2):289-296. doi:10.1172/JCI30555
(3) Bioelectronics: the promise of leveraging the body's circuitry to treat disease BIOELECTRONICS IN MEDICINE VOL. 1, NO. 1 EDITORIAL Published Online:14 Dec 2017https://doi.org/10.2217/bem-2017-0010
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