TRUHEAL Electromagnetic Pulse Therapy (EMPT)

TRUHEAL Electromagnetic Pulse Therapy (EMPT) is a proprietary means of using a specific radio frequency signal to stimulate the proliferation of human fibroblasts cells.

Fibroblasts are connective tissue cells that secrete proteins that form a matrix in which all skin and muscle cells grow. Research has shown that fibroblast cells respond to varying doses of long wave electromagnetic energy by dividing and doubling themselves every twelve hours. In research, a specific dose of EMPT energy administered to the wound site was found to have the greatest effect on the release of human growth factors that are part of the natural healing process.

A EMPT signal from a treatment coil travels through intact wound dressings to penetrate all damaged tissue layers. In this way, EMPT is unlike any other wound therapy because it can even stimulate healing of tunneling and undermining that often takes place below the surface.

Faster Healing

EMPT can accelerate the healing process. After the first treatment, EMPT typically demonstrates these results:

• Within 48 to 72 hours of the first treatment EMPT therapy produces robust, visible reduction of swelling in the wound and surrounding tissues.
• Within 2-3 weeks new granulation tissue in the wound becomes visible and begins to close from the bottom to the top.
• Within 3-4 weeks new skin or epithelialization tissues become visible and wounds begin to heal from the outside to the center, just as cuts normally do.

Clinical results -- including randomized, placebo-controlled clinical trials -- have shown that EMPT therapy can reduce wound healing time by 50%, even for wounds that have not previously responded to other treatments.

EMPT is Different

EMPT is significantly different from other devices commonly used for wound healing. For example:

• Electrical stimulation involves the transfer of electric current through electrodes applied to the surface of the skin. This process must be done by a skilled therapist and may be painful to the patient. Electrodes are placed in the wound bed or on the skin a distance away.
• Vacuum assisted devices assist wound closure by applying continuous localized negative pressure or suction through a specialized dressing, to draw the edges of the wound to the center and to help remove excess drainage. This process also needs to be started, monitored and stopped by a specially trained nurse or therapist. It may also be painful for the patient.
• Ultrasound devices are used to increase blood flow to tissues even below the surface of the wound. Some research indicates that ultrasound may enhance wound healing by killing infection causing microbes.

In contrast, EMPT therapy is non-invasive, uses no surface electrodes, specialized dressings or transducers, and is automatically dosage-controlled. Although a doctor’s prescription is required, patients may be taught to treat themselves at home until a wound has completely closed.