EMS treatment, or electrical muscle stimulation treatment, is a relatively new advancement in chiropractic technology that can effectively, safely, and almost immediately relieve discomfort caused by spasming, tight muscles from back strain or injury.

When a muscle spasms or tightens repeatedly, it can prevent it from recovering from the initial injury as quickly because it’s being overworked and constantly aggravated. Our Brevard County EMS treatment can significantly reduce the occurrence of muscle spasms, and it can provide you with a host of other beneficial side effects as well.

EMS treatment works much as it sounds. During your appointment, electrode receivers will be strategically placed on your back to target the specific problem areas, such as lower back, shoulders, or close to the spine. Their placement will also be determined based upon the type of injury and how deep or shallow the physician wants to send the currents.

The electrodes are hooked up to an electrical stimulation machine, and when it’s turned on, it will send currents of electricity into your muscles. This will be a painless sensation, and the intensity of the currents will be adjusted until you begin to feel a tingling or prickly sensation—although, you by no means should experience pain, stabbing, or burning.

The treatment will continue for as long as is deemed necessary by our physician for the optimal result.

While electrical EMS can sound scary or unusual, it’s a pain-free treatment that is proven to be highly effective at relieving back pain.

Since the electrical currents cause rapid twitching of your back muscles, it actually fatigues them and causes them to relax after treatment has stopped, significantly reducing the spasms you experience and thus lowering your pain levels.

It’s also been proven to stimulate tissue healing because it increases circulation to the affected areas. So if you’ve pulled, strained, or even torn a muscle in your back, it can help encourage it to heal more quickly.

Beyond that, our Brevard County EMS treatment is also shown to reduce inflammation in the treated areas, and it provides other pain-relieving effects because it causes your body to release endorphins, your natural painkillers.