What is MPS therapy? For a summary, click here.
What we like about MPS Therapy the most -- evidence-based approach, backed by research and science.
In our opinion, MPS therapy is in a sweet spot where Western and Eastern approaches overlap and it takes our manual therapy to the next level. Ask us what MPS therapy can do for you and how. MPS therapy's wide range of applications and effectiveness make us really happy to be able to offer this amazing modality.
- If you feel a little geeky, take a look at research literature/ information about the efficacy of MPS:
- On pain reduction during a massage session
- On back pain
- On neck pain
- In stress reduction
- In scar release and pain reduction
- On chronic post-surgical pain
- On Covid-19 patients as a vagal nerve stimulator
You can find many testimonial videos on Youtube.
"Microcurrent Point Stimulation (MPS) Therapy are the therapeutic protocols developed for the Dolphin Neurostims. MPS is the world’s first integrative therapy developed exclusively to sympathetically DE-Regulate the ANS and fight chronic pain. The theoretical underpinnings of MPS Therapy are based on combining the “therapeutic pearls” of acupuncture, osteopathy, integrative dentistry, neural therapy with modern neurology with Dolphin microcurrent.
Dolphin Neurostim locates and applies concentrated DC microcurrent to therapeutically active points (acupuncture & trigger) for the purpose of relaxing muscles, calming the nervous system and releasing endorphins, the body’s natural painkillers. The Dolphin is engineered to detect and treat these active points with great scientific precision & potency, providing stimulation of all three systems at once — nervous, muscular and endocrine." (Excerpt from: MPS Therapy website)
"Microcurrent Point Stimulation, or MPS, is a noninvasive treatment of chronic neuromyofacial pain that is grounded on the principle of drug-free manipulation of the autonomic nervous system by combining Eastern philosophies and Western neurology. This integrative knowledge is then woven into easy-to-apply protocols, which are then treated with MPS-concentrated microcurrent stimulation (within the scope of practice for licensed massage therapists) or manually applied through acupressure.
Since almost all soft-tissue pain is controlled by the autonomic nervous system, many difficult disorders often respond exceptionally well to this approach, including:
- Back and neck pain, whiplash, TMJ/TMD
- Fibromyalgia, migraines, headaches
- Sports injuries, carpal tunnel, plantar fasciitis (Link to video treating chronic knee pain)
- Frozen shoulder, post-operative pain (Link to video treating frozen shoulder)
Concentrated Microcurrent Stimulation (CMS) is the preferred method of application for MPS therapy for a variety of reasons. First, concentrated DC stimulation can clinically duplicate the “De Chi” of traditional acupuncture therapy, including nociception, endorphin, histamine and energetic responses, but do so noninvasively, in a fraction of time of needles. Second, CMS also has the ability to relax contracted muscle tissue, responsible for the nerve impingement(s) found in cases of radiculopathy. Thirdly, MPS may be applied during massage to help release local trigger points and avoid patient guarding. Finally, MPS Therapy can save enormous amounts of time and effort for massage therapists, significantly improving outcomes while reducing their own repetitive strain injuries and chronic pain.
Although MPS therapy is not a panacea for all disease or pain conditions, it consistently generates tangible and measurable results for a variety of conditions in a short period of time. The simple beauty of MPS therapy is it enhances the body’s natural ability to heal itself, thereby promoting an accelerated return to homeostasis." (above are excerpts from Massage Magazine article Part 1 and Part 2 )