Percutaneous Electrolysis Therapy (EPTE)
What is the EPTE® Percutaneous Electrolysis Therapy technique?
EPTE® Percutaneous Electrolysis Therapy is a revolutionary technique used to treat various skeletal muscle dysfunctions. It is mainly used to treat early tendinopathies, though not exclusively. Considered an effective technique by a number of clinical entities, it can be quickly applied and helps to shorten recovery times, an important consideration for the patient.
How the technique is applied
This therapeutic technique is applied by inserting a medical bipolar or monopolar needle into the dysfunctional skeletal muscle tissue. The needle is connected to an electromedical device which delivers a low intensity galvanic current to the tissue.
The application of current sets various processes into motion that facilitate the recovery of the affected tissue, inducing a limited, controlled inflammation which is necessary for recovery. The low intensity currents cause the patient to feel nothing more than a slight itch. Within 48 hours, mobility is restored and pain due to injury is reduced.
In order to maximize the safety and effectiveness of the treatment, the technique is applied using ultrasound to guide the way and visualize the target.
What aspects justify direct intervention in cases involving this type of dysfunction?
- More and more patients have been coming to our clinics with tendon pathology. There is a high prevalence of tendinopathy, and so it is necessary to develop more specific techniques to treat them.
- Histological evidence indicates that the tendon tends to recover from injury slowly and unevenly. Electrolysis allows for shorter recovery times. To treat tendinopathy, it is necessary to carry out specific work on the structural alteration itself, taking into account the clinical symptoms of the patient.
- Furthermore, it is also necessary to assess the alteration of the muscle-tendon complex, in addition to other structures such as the bursa and fatty tissue.
- Percutaneous electrolysis is one more tool we shall use, a practical addition to our therapeutic arsenal. Of course, every health professional is trained in one current or another, but the decision to apply an invasive technique should not lead us to dismiss the work we have performed with our patients, until now, at the structural and joint level.
Principal benefits of electrolysis for patients
- Effectiveness of up to 85% for certain pathologies.
- Reduced recovery times.
- Pain relief, thanks to its analgesic effect.
- Works by selectively avoiding the damage of healthy tissue.
- Very low percentage of relapse after application.
- While it is an invasive technique, it is practically painless and very safe for the patient.
- One more tool for your therapeutic arsenal.
- Suitable for most patients.
- It is a new line of intervention for those patients for whom conservative treatment is not effective, establishing a combined model of therapeutic approach (load management, therapeutic exercise and invasive techniques).
- Positive effects have already been clinically proven in patients with different tendinopathies.
- A safe technique, provided it is carried out with the knowledge required to manage it correctly. It requires proper training and the use of certified medical devices.
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EPTE System
EPTE System
Medical device for the application of the EPTE percutaneous electrolysis technique for the treatment of tendinopathies and tendon ruptures.
Percutaneous Electrolysis Therapy (EPTE)
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What is the EPTE® Percutaneous Electrolysis Therapy technique?
EPTE® Percutaneous Therapeutic Electrolysis is a revolutionary technique for the treatment of different musculoskeletal dysfunctions, being its main application in its beginnings, but not the only one, the tendon dysfunction. Considered an effective technique by a number of clinical entities, it can be quickly applied and helps to shorten recovery times, an important consideration for the patient.
How the technique is applied
This therapeutic technique is applied by inserting a medical bipolar or monopolar needle into the dysfunctional skeletal muscle tissue. The needle is connected to an electromedical device which delivers a low intensity galvanic current to the tissue.
The application of current sets various processes into motion that facilitate the recovery of the affected tissue, inducing a limited, controlled inflammation which is necessary for recovery. The low intensity currents cause the patient to feel nothing more than a slight itch. Within 48 hours, mobility is restored and pain due to injury is reduced.
In order to maximize the safety and effectiveness of the treatment, the technique is applied using ultrasound to guide the way and visualize the target.
What aspects justify direct intervention in cases involving this type of dysfunction?
- More and more patients have been coming to our clinics with tendon pathology. There is a high prevalence of tendinopathy, and so it is necessary to develop more specific techniques to treat them.
- Histological evidence indicates that the tendon tends to recover from injury slowly and unevenly. Electrolysis allows for shorter recovery times. To treat tendinopathy, it is necessary to carry out specific work on the structural alteration itself, taking into account the clinical symptoms of the patient.
- Furthermore, it is also necessary to assess the alteration of the muscle-tendon complex, in addition to other structures such as the bursa and fatty tissue.
- Percutaneous electrolysis is one more tool we shall use, a practical addition to our therapeutic arsenal. Of course, every health professional is trained in one current or another, but the decision to apply an invasive technique should not lead us to dismiss the work we have performed with our patients, until now, at the structural and joint level.
Principal benefits of electrolysis for patients
- Effectiveness of up to 85% for certain pathologies.
- Reduced recovery times.
- Pain relief, thanks to its analgesic effect.
- Works by selectively avoiding the damage of healthy tissue.
- Very low percentage of relapse after application.
- While it is an invasive technique, it is practically painless and very safe for the patient.
- One more tool for your therapeutic arsenal.
- Suitable for most patients.
- It is a new line of intervention for those patients for whom conservative treatment is not effective, establishing a combined model of therapeutic approach (load management, therapeutic exercise and invasive techniques).
- Positive effects have already been clinically proven in patients with different tendinopathies.
- A safe technique, provided it is carried out with the knowledge required to manage it correctly. It requires proper training and the use of certified medical devices.
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PRODUCT
EPTE System
EPTE System
Medical device for the application of the EPTE percutaneous electrolysis technique for the treatment of tendinopathies and tendon ruptures.
