Although broadly classified as a milliampere TENS unit, the Alpha-Stim 100 is significantly superior because MET works with tiny currents, similar to the type and amount of electricity that naturally occurs in the body. By comparison, the electric current used by typical TENS devices is thousands of times greater than natural body current. MET is applied through the use of self-adhesive electrodes and probes. Specific treatment protocols are included with the Alpha-Stim 100. Although a slight tingling sensation is sometimes felt under the electrodes, it is not necessary to feel this in order to achieve results.
Most people feel nothing at all except positive results.
Alpha-Stim technology is backed by more independent research than any other stimulator on the market. Electromedical Products International, Inc., has been in business since 1981, treating an estimated 8 million patients with the Alpha-Stim during that time with no reports of significant side effects . The Alpha-Stim 100 is distinct in that it is based on the concept that the biophysics underlying the body's chemistry also plays a significant role in regulating all of life's processes. Using waveforms at a level of current similar to the body's own, it bridges cellular communications reestablishing the normal electrical flow. Doctors in every discipline are taught that there are about 75 trillion cells in a human body, each having an electrical potential across its cell membrane, just like a battery.