Repetitive Periphere Magnetstimulation (rPMS)

This form of the­ra­py has its ori­g­ins in neu­ro­lo­gy, whe­re it is used as TMS (tran­s­cra­ni­al magne­tic sti­mu­la­ti­on) to sti­mu­la­te spe­ci­fic are­as of the brain. The peri­phe­ral approach of rPMS (repe­ti­ti­ve peri­phe­ral magne­tic sti­mu­la­ti­on) also allows it to be used on the mus­cu­los­ke­le­tal sys­tem and the­r­e­fo­re in pain the­ra­py. The func­tion­al prin­ci­ple of rPMS is based on sti­mu­la­ting the body­’s own con­trol impul­ses and self-regu­la­ti­on sys­tems. Strong, rapidly pul­sa­ting magne­tic fields are used with the induc­tion prin­ci­ple to sti­mu­la­te ner­ve cells and mus­cle fibers. In con­trast to TENS (trans­cu­ta­neous elec­tri­cal ner­ve sti­mu­la­ti­on), no skin cont­act is neces­sa­ry with rPMS.

The rPMS device gene­ra­tes impul­ses at fre­quen­ci­es simi­lar to tho­se used by the body its­elf for neu­ro­mus­cu­lar con­trol and regu­la­ti­on (5–50 Hz). The pul­ses gene­ra­ted “indu­ce” ner­ve signals to the CNS, which in turn trig­gers the acti­va­ti­on of the cor­re­spon­ding mus­cle. In addi­ti­on to local effects direct­ly in the sti­mu­la­ted area, rPMS also indi­rect­ly trig­gers chan­ges in the brain via ner­ve pathways. This means that, ulti­m­ate­ly, an endo­ge­nous pro­cess takes place that is “trig­ge­red” by rPMS.

Advan­ta­ges of rPMS tre­at­ment
Sin­ce the pain the­ra­py pro­ce­du­re is a non-cont­act pro­ce­du­re, no und­res­sing is neces­sa­ry. Addi­tio­nal pro­ducts such as elec­tro­des, gels or simi­lar are not requi­red. The high strength of the magne­tic field gene­ra­ted achie­ves a high pene­tra­ti­on depth. The pul­ses can be felt imme­dia­te­ly by the pati­ent, allo­wing fine adjus­t­ment of the tar­get point and inten­si­ty to be car­ri­ed out quick­ly and easi­ly.

rPMS is a very safe pro­ce­du­re with few side effects when used cor­rect­ly by expe­ri­en­ced prac­ti­tio­ners, as is the case in our prac­ti­ce. Num­e­rous stu­dies have now been car­ri­ed out world­wi­de wit­hout any long-term side effects. As long as rPMS is car­ri­ed out accor­ding to sci­en­ti­fic fin­dings on the basis of con­trol­led stu­dies, the­re are hard­ly any safe­ty con­cerns. Pati­ents do not noti­ce any­thing during the tre­at­ment apart from a tap­ping and vibra­ting in the cor­re­spon­ding body regi­on whe­re sti­mu­la­ti­on is taking place and the loud crack­ing in the magne­tic coil cau­sed by the sti­mu­la­ti­on. We use ear­plugs as sound pro­tec­tion. rPMS is not per­for­med on peo­p­le with sen­si­ti­ve elec­tri­cal implants (coch­lear implants, pain pumps, heart or brain pace­ma­kers, etc.). During the con­sul­ta­ti­on in the prac­ti­ce, we will be able to ans­wer any ques­ti­ons that may ari­se.