Deep Oscillation®
“positively
influences inflammation
and cell regeneration.”
I never thought I'll buy a machine to do massage! Actually, I didn't –
the Hivamat 200 will enhance
the massage I do with my hands. Let
me explain:
Deep Oscillation® is very safe (2), it does not produce heat or electrical stimulation (a circuit is not completed – this is part of the patented circuitry). It can be used very gently and in situations where massage is not yet beneficial, for example hours after an injury, the day after surgery or on wounds – and it enhances and multiplies the benefits of massage and manual lymph drainage in chronic conditions.
In essence, Deep Oscillation® positively influences inflammation, both acute and chronic.
Inflammation
Inflammation (Latin, inflammare, to set on fire) is part of the complex
response of our body to harmful stimuli, such as pathogens, damaged
cells, or irritants. It is an attempt of our body to remove the
offending stimuli and to initiate the healing process. Without
inflammation, wounds and infections would never heal. Inflammation can
be classified as either acute or chronic. Acute inflammation is the initial response of our body to harmful stimuli and is achieved by the increased movement of plasma and leukocytes, especially granulocytes, from the blood into the injured tissues. This is a biological chain reaction involving the local vascular (blood and lymph vessels) system, the immune system, and various cells within the injured tissue.
The release of chemicals dilates the tiny blood vessels in the area, which increases blood flow and results in redness and warmth. Some of the chemicals also cause the blood vessels to become “leaky” so that fluid (plasma) leaks into the tissues, resulting in swelling. All this slows down the blood flow and allows white blood cells to gather at the sides of the vessel so their numbers increase (normal flowing blood prevents this). Lastly, the inflammation process may stimulate nerves and cause pain. These chemicals should switch off very quickly once the inflammation has done its job and the blood flow returns to normal.
Sometimes, however, the body’s immune system inappropriately triggers an inflammatory response where there are no foreign substances to fight off, or continues to be inflamed long after a problem has been dealt with. Macrophages, which are different white blood cells, become involved and their inflammatory chemicals cause damage to the body’s tissues resulting in simultaneous destruction and healing. This means that the tissues thicken and loose their elasticity. In the simplest terms, this is what happens in chronic inflammation and autoimmune diseases.
How does Deep Oscillation® affect inflammation?
Deep Oscillation® stimulates blood flow and thus prevents white blood cells building up in the vessels. So fewer inflammatory chemicals are produced (1). This reduces the swelling, heat and redness of inflammation, but still allows healing to take place. It soothes pain and it is very relaxing.In chronic inflammation tissues start to thicken and lose elasticity due to the build-up of fibrosis. Deep Oscillation® helps to disperse fibrosis by gently disrupting and “loosening” it. This enables the client to gain better movement in the affected area, which, in turn, can stimulate a virtuous cycle where increased flexibility makes it harder for further fibrosis to develop and the client can get onto the road to recovery.
Benefits
Deep Oscillation® is helpful for anything that involves inflammation and cell re-generation. When I researched inflammation on Wikipedia, even obesity was described as an inflammatory process. Perhaps it would go a bit far to claim that Deep Oscillation® is good for weight loss per se, but it supports a weight loss programme. And reportedly it is fantastic for “orange peel skin” (2), which affects more than 80% of women (I certainly have some!).
Deep Oscillation® is good for
- reducing fibrosis, acute and chronic
- reduction in bruising
- stimulating wounds to heal, even open wounds
- stimulating flow of nutrients to targeted tissue
- improving tissue quality
- detoxification
- treating cellulite (orange peel skin) (2)
- stimulating collagen production in the connective tissue
- stimulating cell regeneration
- lifting and toning muscles
- naturally improving skin elasticity
- anti-aging treatment for face-neck-décolleté
- respiratory problems (3)
- people with lymph oedema
- scar tissue, after injuries, surgery, burns or radiotherapy
- general and surgery after care , from 1st day post-op
- aesthetic surgery rehabilitation, pre- and post-operative liposuction.
- in burns treatment (4)
- stimulating milk flow and unblocking milk ducts (5)
- sports injuries (6)
"Following surgery to remove a basal cell carcinoma I had a long,
lumpy, swollen and inflamed scar on my neck. After only one treatment
of deep oscillation the swelling was reduced, the hard lumps had become
softer, it was less painful and the inflammation had gone! I have now
had two more treatments and it continues to improve. "
Elizabeth, Nottingham
What happens during a session?
If you go for Deep Oscillation, I will need access to your skin in the area to be treated. You will be given the titanium neutral element to hold, or alternatively, you can hold the "dozy pad". I will connect an electrode to my skin, and put on a pair of thin special gloves. I will then glide with my hands over your skin. You will feel a gentle vibration. The treatment is very pleasant and relaxing, and at no time you should feel any pain.
Prices
A Deep Oscillation session costs £47 per hour.
Call me to arrange a session
If you would like to book a Deep Oscillation treatment please call me on 0115 845 7113.
You can also email me via the contact form.
If you have any questions or would like to discuss something in particular, then please feel free to get in touch.
I look forward to hearing from you.
Regina
References with summaries
- Mikhalchik
E.et al
(2005): Effects on
blood parameters of Deep Oscillation®, 1st
International Conference on Skin and Environment, Moscow- St.
Petersburg, 59.
“Deep Oscillation® has the following general effects concerning wound healing: improvement in wound healing (dynamic wound healing), anti-inflammatory effect, acts as an anti-oxidant, anti-inflammatory effect, decreases swelling, anti-edematous effect. Deep Oscillation® positively affects wound healing in terms of systematic parameters and in the visible result.”
- Korkina,
L. et al (2007): Treatment
of Gynoid Lipodystrophy
(Cellulite) with Deep Oscillation®: A Pilot Clinical Study.
Presented
at 29th Annual Meeting of The Bioelectromagnetics Society, Kanazawa,
Japan, 2.
“The pilot study confirmed the absolute safety of the method (there were no any immediate or remote adverse effects or complaints from the participants), its high efficacy in 93% (n=28) of the women (the circumferences diminished from 59,0 to 57,1 cm, upper thigh, p<0.0002; from 51.4 to 49.8 cm, lower thigh, p<0.0001; from 40.7 to 38.5 cm, upper leg, p<0.003). The elasticity characteristics were improved in 48% (n=14) of the patients; the oedema, lymph stasis, and fibrous heterogeneity of subcutaneous layer were improved remarkably in 80% (n=24) of the Patients. The general conclusions of the experts were that the Deep Oscillation® method was efficient in more than 80% of the cases with moderate (grade I"II) cellulite.”
- Korkina,
L. (2005): Biological
effects of low intensity
electromagnetic fields and electrostatic massage in the model of
quartz-induced acute lung inflammation. Unpublished. Russian State Medical University,
Moscow, Russia.
“The present study showed that the physiotherapeutical device Hivamat® 200 substantially suppressed both local inflammation in the lungs and redox imbalance induced by quartz in the lungs of experimental rats evidenced by the decrease of neutrophil content, protein level, and GPx activity in the BAL fluid as well as by the increase of GSH concentration in the lung tissue. At the same time, Hivamat® 200 did not affect generalized oxidative stress in the blood. Hivamat® could be recommended for the treatment of acute lung inflammations of different origin in combination with conventional therapies.” - Hernández Tápanes, S. (2010): Valor de la Terapia con oscilaciones profundas en
la cicatrización de
las quemaduras AB. Revista Cubana de Medicina Física y
Rehabilitación_RNPS 2244- FOLIO 148- ISSN 2078-7162 Rev Cub MFR v.2 n.1
Ciudad de la Habana ene-jun. (The Value of DEEP OSCILLATION® therapy in
the healing of burns AB)
F. (1994):
- Johanning-Csik,
F. (1994): Behandlung
postpartaler Brustschmerzen
und spannungen mit dem Intensivierungssystem Hivamat®. (Post pregnancy
related problems:
plugged milk ducts, pain, healing from Caesarian section,
stretchmarks). Medical Dissertation. Erlangen - Nürnberg.
The author concludes that “Deep Oscillation® had significant and clinically relevant influence on swelling, indurations, spontaneous pain and tenderness. The therapy is safe, free of side effects and accepted by the women.”
- Aliyev,
R. (2009): Klinische
Wirksamkeit des Therapieverfahrens
Tiefenoszillation bei Sportverletzungen. (Clinical effectiveness of
Deep Oscillation® in the
treatment of sport injuries).Sportverl Sportschad
2009; 23: 1–4.
“Subjective rating of the symptoms by VAS improved significant (p = 0.001) from 8.7 (baseline) to 2.1 points (post-treatment). Objective rating by the attending physician according to different clinically relevant parameters lead to “very good” or “good” results in 90% of the patients. In conclusion it can be stated that therapy method deep oscillation is an easy to use and comparably cost effective adjuvant therapy.”
The autheros state further: “PS: We already had good experience with it in other indications concerning reabsorption of oedema, reducing pain, anti-inflammatory effect, promotion of motoricity, promotion of wound healing, anti-fibrotic effect and improvement in trophicity and quality of the tissue. All these mentioned effects can be confirmed in the treatment of patients with acute sports injury and trauma. The soft mode of action is the reason that in contrast to other electric and mechanical therapies it is no contraindication in immediate therapy. In general we noted no side effects; patients were highly compliant and rated this therapy as very good.”
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