Electric Stimulation

What is Electric Stimulation?

“Experience a comfortable boost to traditional acupuncture with gentle electro-stimulation that enhances therapeutic effects for faster, more effective healing.”

Electrical stimulation (often called electroacupuncture) involves attaching small electrodes to acupuncture needles and applying a gentle, controlled current to the points being treated. This mild electrical impulse enhances the natural effects of acupuncture by encouraging stronger activation of nerves, muscles, and local tissues. The stimulation helps increase circulation, reduce inflammation, and promote the body’s natural healing responses by releasing endorphins and regulating pain pathways. Clinically, it’s often used to support healing from muscle injuries, chronic pain, nerve dysfunction, and conditions where deeper or more sustained stimulation is beneficial.

How can Electric Stimulation help me?

While there are many reasons people turn to electric needling, it is fundamentally a holistic healing method. Here are a few instances in which it might be applied and what it may help address:

  1. Electroacupuncture stimulates the release of endogenous opioids such as endorphins and enkephalins, helping reduce pain. (Source: Han, J.S., “Acupuncture and Endorphins,” Neuroscience Letters, 2004.)

  2. Electrical stimulation can decrease pro-inflammatory cytokines, helping calm inflammation in affected tissues. (Source: Zhang, R. et al., “Mechanisms of Acupuncture–Electroacupuncture on Inflammatory Diseases,” Journal of Inflammation Research, 2014.)

  3. Electroacupuncture promotes increased local blood flow, supporting oxygenation, nutrient delivery, and tissue repair. (Source: Kim, S.K. & Bae, H., “Acupuncture and Microcirculation,” Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine, 2010.)

  4. Electrical stimulation may encourage the release of mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs), which contribute to tissue regeneration. (Source: Goldman, R. et al., “Electroacupuncture Promotes Tissue Repair Through Mobilization of Stem Cells,” Journal of Translational Medicine, 2017.)

  5. Compared to manual needle techniques, electroacupuncture provides controlled, steady stimulation that can yield stronger therapeutic effects. (Source: Zhao, Z.Q., “Neural Mechanisms of Acupuncture,” Anesthesia & Analgesia, 2008.)