Percutaneous Electrolysis Therapy (or EPTE® for short), is a groundbreaking technique in the treatment of tendinopathies. It is fast, effective, and involves minimal pain for the patient. EPTE® treatment shortens recovery times and minimises health treatment cost. EPTE® is the first electrolysis treatment device to attain the CE marking, demonstrating its safety and conformity with CE directives.
Treatment with Percutaneous Electrolysis Therapy involves applying a modulated direct electrical current directly to damaged soft tissue via an acupuncture needle, inducing the tissue’s recovery. Percutaneous Electrolysis Therapy induces our body’s own healing reaction in the treated area. Using EPTE®’s intensity modulator (μA/ cm2) a controlled inflammation, necessary for recovery, is generated. The low-intensity micro-currents are usually not felt by the patient. In just 48 hours, the patient will recover movement range and any pain will be significantly mitigated. Percutaneous Electrolysis Therapy is effective for treating tendinopathies in all types of patients, from elite athletes and professional sportspeople to people presenting with everyday injuries. Thanks to EPTE®’s high success rate, thousands of patients have experienced the resolution of their tedinopathies.
What are the benefits of using EPTE®?
The EPTE® technique activates the first phase in any regenerative process, which has stopped in all tendinopathies. The process of electrolysis destroys degenerated tissue and induces a natural inflammatory response phase that is necessary for regeneration of healthy tissue.
- Damaged tissue is treated directly. EPTE® is applied directly to the damaged and/or degenerated tissue
- Healthy tissue is not affected. EPTE® destroys the degenerated tissue – without affecting the surrounding healthy tissue – and stimulates the inflammatory response that is needed for the regeneration of healthy tissue to take place
- Superior success rate. Clinical studies and growing experience show that Percutaneous Electrolysis Therapy is fast and effective in a significant majority of tendinopathies.
- Better than other modalities of treatment. The EPTE® technique is being shown to be very effective compared to other conventional forms of physiotherapy (ultrasound, laser, shock waves) or medical treatment (drugs, injections or surgery)
- Minimal pain involved. Other than insertion of the acupuncture needle, there is no pain for the patient
What injuries can EPTE® treat?
Physiotherapist will apply Percutaneous Electrolysis Therapy to patients who have suffered tissue damage or for whom a more conservation form of treatment has been unsuccessful. After applying EPTE®, the physiotherapist may apply compressive bandaginge. It is important to not apply ice or taken any anti-inflammatory drugs after Percutaneous Electrolysis Therapy treatment. For best results a regime of eccentric exercices and the application of heat should be commenced a few days after each EPTE® treatment.
EPTE® can be used to treat tendinopathies presenting in:
- Supraspinatus tendon
- Patellar tendon
- Achilles tendon
- Epicondyle
- Plantar fascia
- Fiber breakage
- Hamstrings
- Pubis
When is treatment with EPTE® not advisable?
EPTE® is not recommended for patients with:
- Prostheses
- Pacemakers
- Pregnancy
- Cancer / oncological treatment
- Thrombophlebitis
- Skin conditions
- Neurosensory disorders
