Dr. Ava Frick, Veterinary Medical Director of Electromedical Products, International, Inc., home of Alpha-Stim
technology, reviews pain treatment protocol for animals using the Smart Probes. She says that the protocol designed for applying Alpha-Stim microcurrent electrical therapy (MET) is just as important as the device’s patented waveform. It’s a five-step protocol that is the same for any part of the body. The five steps are very simple and easy to master.
Dr. Frick demonstrates the Big X pattern, which is the first step of the animal pain protocol.
No matter where the problem is on your animal, it’s important to start treatment beyond that area. For example, if the problem is in your pet’s back, you will start treatment away from the spine.
Step 1 – Big “X”
Dr. Frick explains that you want the probes to be far enough away on either side of the problem area – approximately 2 to 2.5 inches from the spine, in this demonstration – so that the current and waveform can effectively move through the area of where the spinal cord and the discs are. Next, you will do the same thing on the opposite side – so if you started with the Smart Probe up high on the left side and down low on the right side, you would then do the opposite. The purpose of the Big X is to address all of the other tissue that is affected by the problem area.

Dr. Frick demonstrates the Star Pattern, which is Step 2 of the animal pain protocol
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