Calmare is not a one-and-done treatment, but a series of daily sessions of approximately one hour. Like any training, repetition and consistency are the keys to success. P My patients who have tried everything else and are feeling so defeated from lack of success try Calmare thinking “why not?” They don’t expect it to work.and then it does.Ĭalmare changes what the brain believes it is feeling from the effected area.
Eventually this non-pain code becomes the dominant one understood by the brain.Īs a practitioner of Calmare therapy, it is so exciting to watch the transformation in someone with CRPS from day one of treatment to day four and later. Accommodation is not a factor due to the use of 16 different algorithms and various wavelengths, unlike TENS with its square waveforms.Ĭalmare is a pleasant experience, sending a new non-pain code to the brain. Once TENS is removed the pain remains.Ĭalmare uses at a maximum a mere 5.5 mA RMS of electricity. The intensity of a TENS unit needs to be increased frequently as the body accommodates to the feeling. TENS uses repetitive waveforms and delivers up to over 30-150 mA RMS of stimulation. Most commonly compared to the TENS unit (transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation), Calmare far exceeds the relief gained from TENS.
FDA 510(k)-cleared and European CE mark-certified pain therapy medical device for the noninvasive treatment of chronic neuropathic and oncologic pain. One alternative that needs to gain traction is Calmare Pain Therapy, also known as scrambler therapy. These options have varying results for different patients, but most are left with chronic daily pain. Best options until recently have been invasive, including ketamine injections, spinal cord stimulators and surgery. Treatment for CRPS has historically been unsuccessful. Some people respond excessively to a trigger that causes no problem for other people, such as what is observed in people who have food allergies.(2)Ĭalmare Scrambler Therapy is the Most Effective Treatment to Date for CRPS CRPS represents an abnormal response that magnifies the effects of the injury.
CRPS is characterized by prolonged or excessive pain and changes in skin color, temperature, and/or swelling in the affected area.(2) CRPS has historically been a very treatment resistant condition but Calmare Scrambler Therapy has been changing that for many patients.Ĭommon causes of CRPS are fractures, sprains/strains, soft tissue injury (such as burns, cuts, or bruises), limb immobilization (such as being in a cast), surgery, or even minor medical procedures such as needle stick. The central nervous system is composed of the brain and spinal cord the peripheral nervous system involves nerve signaling from the brain and spinal cord to the rest of the body. CRPS is believed to be caused by damage to, or malfunction of, the peripheral and central nervous systems. per year (1) It is defined as a chronic (lasting greater than six months) pain condition that most often affects one limb usually after an injury.
Chronic regional pain syndrome (CRPS) affects just under 200,000 people in the U.S.