Macular Degeneration: Reversal on the Horizon

NEW INNOVATIVE TREATMENT IN THE WORKS

First a little background. Microcurrent is a battery operated physical therapy modality that was introduced in the US in 1987. Research published at the time by Ngok Cheng, MD showed that microamperage current increases the rate of energy production in cells by 500% and increases the rate of protein synthesis and waste product removal by 70% Now in the past, all these fancy physical therapy machines that were tried and found to be worthless (after patients had spent a lot of money getting treated by them), produced currents higher than one milliamp - that's 1000 microamps)and Dr Cheng's research showed beyond any question that currents above one milliamp actually reduced energy production, and that's what made them worthless. Dr Cheng discovered that theway to iincrease the rate of energy production in cells, the current needs to be low enough, in microamperes, not in milliamperes! And Dr Cheng believed this principle could be used in accelerating the healing of athletic injuries and vilidated his thnking by doing just that, by applying this principle together with what he called frequency specific microcurrent in which he employed specific and separate frequencies of very low currents to increase the rate of healing in injured athletes.

NFL DISCOVERS SFM

Frequency Specific Microcurrent was discovered by the NFL in 2003. Bill Romanowski brought it to the Oakland Raiders with his chiropracter. Tony Parish and Terrell Owens were treated along with eight linemen from the San Francisco 49ers in August 2003 by Dr Carolyn McMakin. Today, this treatment is part and parcel of the entire NFL training staff toolkit. New injuries heal in record time, with inflamation being reduced by 62% in four minutes.

TERREL OWENS' SPECTACULAR COMEBACK

When Terrel Owens was injured in December 2004 and wanted to be able to play in the Super Bowl 6 weeks later, FSM was there when he got out of surgery and was part of the team that made his amaxing recovery and spectacular performance possible in Super Bowl 2005. An injury that would normally take 13 to 18 weeks to heal and remodel took Terrel only 6 weeks to recover from.

EVIDENCE THAT EYESIGHT IMPROVES

Frequency Specific Microcurrent (FSM) uses microamperage current to increase energy production in cells, and specific frequencies to change cellular function with electromagnetic signalling. FSM has been reported to improve sight in patients suffering from macular degeneration. While there are no controlled trials, the anecdotes from clinicians suggest that the treatment is helpful in improving visual acuity and slowing the progression of the condition. There are no known risks and no adverse reactions have been reported but anyone looking to be treated in this manner should be aware that this is a new treatment and the potential risks are not known. It is also very important to understand that when it comes to eye treatment, not every practitioner is qualified to do so. Only opthalmic practitioners should be trusted with your eyesight!

ACTIVE PRACTIONERS

Currently there are only four practitioners in the US using FSM for treating macular degeneration.
Richard Luekenga, OD, and Dave Graff, OD, of Richfield, Utah can be reached at (435) 896-3142
Shirley Hartmann, MD, an internist using FSM has added the treatment of macular degeneration to her patient sevices. She is located in Jacksonville Florida and can be reached at (904) 268-5826
Ken Welker, MD, in Eugene Oregon can treat macular degeneration with FSM and can be reached at (541) 762-1155

The case reports of these practioners are promising, but they are just case reports at this time. LeQuadrillage Research Staff would urge anyone with macular degeneration to avoid consulting any non-opthalmic practitioner for any eye treatments, regardless of the treatment offered.

This article was first published on our website, LeQuadrillage and continues to appear there on the Eye Problems page along with other information concerning optical health.