Please read some of the responses that have been received from a diverse cross section of patients and practictioners who are using either the ETPS or the ETPS US Unit.

Home Users

"After using it twice a day for approximately 15 minutes each time, I was able to reduce my morphine intake for cancer pain."
-- Angela Braun

"I really appreciate the portability of the ETPS unit and will take it with us when we travel. I still can't believe that such a simple looking and portable device can give me so much pain relief."
-- Bob Arnold

"Since we have a very intensive training program, our dancers frequently suffer from chronic pain, muscle spasms, and tension. An acupuncture treatment from the Chinese doctors are expensive on a long-term basis…It (ETPS) is easy to carry, can be readily used with a battery, very safe for the layperson to use and the results ..are immediate."
-- Yuen-Ching Chow,
Marketing and Promotions Mgr.
School of Panda Dance Theatre

"I returned to "my" acupuncturist, and again found some measure of relief. However, the fact that I was unable to receive regular and frequent treatments both from a standpoint of cost and availability of the doctor, dramatic improvement did not occur…(With the ETPS/ETPS US Unit unit) …I showed my doctor the remarkable improvement .. and he was very impressed."
-- J.L. Turpie

"I would not be without my ETPS Professional 1000 Stimulator for any reason"
--Dennis Wilton

 

Clinical Setting

"Our patients have experienced the greatest benefit from the use of the ETPS for the treatment of acute musculo-skeletal problems recurrent headache and chronic low back pain. It indeed has the benefits of reducing the need for pharmaceuticals."
-- D.K. MacFadden, MD, Ph D
Toronto Western Hospital

" The ETPS was found to be successful on patient cases that traditional mobilizations proved ineffective…[It] offered a method of pain breakthrough which not only served as a valuable adjunct to mobilization and exercise, but offered this patient a user-friendly means of treatment at home."
-- Maria van Dyk, Reg. PT
Janet Millward, Reg PT
The Willett Hospital

"As a Family Physician and spouse of a Fibrostic patient, Dr. Garry Rebalkin has seen the results of ETPS first hand and has been duly impressed."
-- Garry N. Rebalkin, M.D.
Family Physician

"The ETPS comes with an illustrated manual outlining numerous treatment protocols. Although we felt that the instructions locating points were rather non-clinical, the use of lay explanations lends itself to easier understanding for patient use."
-- Cathy Birks, BScPT
West Park Hospital

"Fifty-five year old male, post whiplash (2 years), with severe headaches. Unit used over an extensive period with very good results. Patient has used this unit himself with equally good results."
-- Valerie Handren, Reg. P.T.
Island Physiotherapy

"I use the ETPS frequently as an adjunct to manual treatment. I also use it as a single modality treatment on a 50 to 1 ration with T.E.N.S. use. I find the ETPS is simpler to set up, easier to adapt to specific pain patterns and equally as effective in pain control."
-- Jean Downer, M.C.S.P., M.C.P.A.
Barbara Mallory, M.C.P.A.
Shirley Moar, M.C.P.A.
Penny Whitehouse, M.C.S.P., M.C.P.A.
Kitchener Physiotherapy Centre

"We have been particularly impressed with its application in facial and TMJ pain syndromes, as well as extremity joint conditions. In all, it (the ETPS/ETPS US Unit) makes an excellent pain control adjunct to our therapy programs. Several patients have even asked about purchasing units for themselves."
-- Howard Vernon D.C., F.C.C.S. (C)
Chief of Staff
Midtown Chiropractic Clinic

"Our clinic has acquired an ETPS modality, and we have seen a considerable difference in our patients since utilizing the meridian point treatments versus our previous conventional anatomical trigger point only approach."
-- Wendy Ransom, BSc.KIN, C.A.T.(C)
Brian Christie, BSc.KIN, C.A.T.(C)
Ottawa Sport Science Centre

"A 37 year old patient five years post T6-7 discectomy with hypersensitivity and decreased sensation has had daily treatments for the past 5 weeks. He is progressively regaining sensation while having much decreased sensitivity. Quality of life is much improved."
-- T.M. Mueller, Lieutenant
Royal Military College of Canada

"I have found it to be a wonderful acupuncture tools to use in the office, especially since there is no need to pierce the skin thereby negating the risk of spreading HIV."
-- Ronald A. Rushford
Physician

"...the ETPS is a wonderfully simple tool for clinical use and for teaching independent client self-use to reduse"
--ValHalla WorkWell

"This short treatment resulted in several months of relief, which has not returned to date."
-- Robert Knowlton