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The Alpha-Stim SCSStressed? |
Wet the clips with the enclosed conductive |
Press the left-hand button to switch on, and press the right-hand button to select 20 or 60 minutes. |
Adjust the intensity of the stimulation using the dial on the side. |
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You may feel a slight tingling sensation under the electrodes, but it is not necessary to feel this in order to achieve results. Most people feel nothing at all except positive results.
The Alpha-Stim SCS empowers you to control your anxiety, depression, and/or insomnia. Used just 20 to 60 minutes every day, every other day, or on an as-needed basis, it can help induce a relaxed state and enable the user to focus attention on the task at hand. The Alpha-Stim SCS is well tolerated and very safe in contrast to drugs, many of which have been proven to have undesirable side effects and can be addictive.
The Alpha-Stim SCS leaves the mind alert. The person undergoing CES treatment will often report a pleasant, relaxed feeling of well-being. Anxiety reduction is usually experienced during treatment, but may be seen hours later, or even the day after treatment. Depression and insomnia control is generally experienced after one to two weeks of daily treatment.
Maintenance of a relaxed, yet alert state is generally achieved with treatments three times per week. As a result, the Alpha-Stim SCS is suitable for clinical or home use.
At present, there are over 125 research studies on CES in humans and 29 experimental animal studies. The overwhelming majority of the scientific research is extremely positive. No significant lasting side effects have been reported.
Harvard University School of Public Health, Department of Health Policy and Management found: "The meta-analysis of anxiety showed CES to be significantly more effective than sham (P<.05)." (Meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials of cranial electrostimulation: efficacy in treating selected psychological and physiological conditions by Dr. Sidney Klawansky et al. Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease, 183(7):478-485, 1995.
In recent surveys, physicians and patients reported the following results using Alpha-Stim® CES technology:
Condition |
N* |
Slight |
|
Moderate |
Marked |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Anxiety |
349 |
6.30% |
11.17% |
25.50% |
57.02% |
94% |
Depression |
184 |
10.33% |
16.85% |
20.65% |
52.18% |
90% |
Stress |
259 |
6.95% |
14.29% |
27.03% |
51.74% |
93% |
Insomnia |
135 |
20.74% |
12.59% |
25.19% |
41.48% |
79% |
Results of using Alpha-Stim technology by physicians. For additional information see the book: The Science Behind Cranial Electrotherapy Stimulation, 2nd Ed. by Dr. Daniel L. Kirsch. Medical Scope Publishing Corporation, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, 2002.
Condition |
N* |
Slight 0-24% |
Fair 25-49% |
Moderate 50-74% |
Marked 75-100% |
Significant >25% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Anxiety (alone) |
128 |
10.16% |
22.66% |
32.81% |
34.38% |
90% |
Anxiety (with other) |
370 |
8.92% |
22.97% |
32.97% |
35.14% |
91% |
Anxiety/Depression |
58 |
5.17% |
32.76% |
32.76% |
29.31% |
95% |
Depression (alone) |
53 |
13.21% |
20.75% |
43.40% |
22.64% |
87% |
Depression (with other) |
265 |
10.94% |
23.02% |
35.09% |
30.94% |
89% |
Stress |
123 |
4.88% |
24.39% |
31.71% |
39.02% |
95% |
Insomnia |
163 |
6.13% |
28.83% |
28.83% |
36.20% |
94% |
Results of using Alpha-Stim® technology at home for a minimum of 3 weeks. For additional information see the article: Is microcurrent stimulation effective in pain management? An additional perspective by Dr. Ray B. Smith. American Journal of Pain Management, 11(2):62-66, 2001.
*N refers to number of patients.
Michael Hutchison
[CES] sounded like something both interesting and desirable to me, which is why I was sitting there beside the Alpha-Stim with those electrodes clamped to my earlobes... The machine was turned on, and I felt a tingling sensation of tiny pinpricks in my earlobes, as a few microamps of 0.5 Hz passed into my brain... the shift in consciousness was quick and unmistakable. My body immediately felt heavier, as if I was sinking down into myself. I realized I was becoming extremely relaxed, and all of a sudden, there I was. It was that feeling you get when all at once you blink your eyes and realize that you’re awake. Not that you had literally been sleeping, but you hadn’t been paying attention to things as carefully as you might, you had been sleepwalking through your day, and now you’re awake and things are very, very clear. It was not a feeling of being in some strange stoned or otherworldly state, but rather a feeling of being exactly as you should be, at home in yourself a feeling that your brain was operating correctly, efficiently, clearly.... My body was no longer heavy, but very light, full of energy. The feeling was one of openness, clarity, as though I had been wearing sunglasses for weeks and had suddenly taken them off. It was no big thing. Nothing special, really, except I couldn’t help but feel that this is the way were supposed to be all the time. From the book Megabrain by Michael Hutchison, Ballantine Books, New York, pages 125-126.
*Individual results will vary.
• compact Alpha-Stim SCS console unit
• one set of ear clip electrodes
• 200 felt pads
• 15 ml bottle of Alpha Conducting Solution™ for moistening the electrodes
• 9-volt battery (good for about 100 treatments)
• convenient genuine leather carrying case which can be worn on a belt
• illustrated owner’s manual
This is everything necessary to begin to use the Alpha-Stim SCS for management of anxiety, depression and/or insomnia right away.
