ESM uses the basic principle of sound. Sound is measured in units
of decibels. The decibel (dB) scale is logarithmic not linear. This
means that each division on the scale represents a 10 fold increase
in amplitude over its predecessor. The intensity of a sound is measured
by comparing its power, P, with the power of a sound that is only
just audible, P0. This is represented by the equation:
dB = 10log10(P/P0)
Resonance is a phenomenon that is familiar in the field of acoustics
and radio technologies. All objects vibrate at different frequencies
and can be stimulated to do so by sound waves of the same frequency.
The maximum response is found when the frequency of the stimulus
equals the natural frequency of the object. An example of the healing
effect of resonance can be found in homoeopathy. A remedy is selected
by its characteristics matching the symptoms of the patient (law
of similars). The remedy represents the frequency of signal. However,
to achieve maximum effect the remedy must be administered in the
correct potency. Resonance is not a localized effect. A radio receiver
can be many miles from the transmitter and a signal will still be
received. Inductance is a localized effect. A current is induced
in a conductor by a magnetic field. It was as long ago as 1819 that
Hans Oersted demonstrated that an electric current passing along
a thin wire caused a magnetic field to be set up concentric with
the wire. This principle is used in reverse to generate electric
current when a coil is rotated in a magnetic field and an electric
current flows through the coil induced by this magnetic field. Electro-Crystal
Therapy uses both resonance and induction. An EM current is induced
into the patient through the attached electrodes and the induced
wave forms have to be matched to the needs of the patient in both
frequency and amplitude for maximum effect.
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The technique works by stimulating the natural oscillations of crystals.
Cyrstals are oscillators - meaning that they vibrate when stimulated
Electro-magnetically. Another way to understand this is in their
Pizo-electric properties. This essentially is that the crystals
react to electricity to change properties as well as pressure. Essentially
that is how the quartz crystal microchips in computers and household
gadgets work. If you strike a quartz crystal in a dark room with
a rubber hammer, it will glow.
The pulses range from 1 cycle per second (1 Hertz), which is very
calming, to 45,000 pulses per second (45,000Hertz), which is very
stimulating. Broadly speaking during EleCT stimulating frequencies
are used for low energy states such as M.E., M.S. and cancer whilst
calming frequencies are used more for pain and inflammation. Conditions
such as arthritis need both - calming for the pain, and stimulating
to re-generate the damaged tissues; on alternate treatments.
The crystals are contained in glass or flexible silicon electrodes
(the flexible electrodes were designed for convenience as they can
be comfortably tied around the body) and each electrode contains
about 100 small crystals.
Electro-Crystal Therapy uses electromagnetic energy
applied in specific ways to achieve the rebalancing of the electric
fields of living organisms. The electromagnetic spectrum covers
a vast range of frequencies from zero hertz (cycles per second)
with direct current to 1023 hertz with cosmic rays.
Within this spectrum there are frequency bands that the human organs
are 'tuned in' to. Frequency 'windows' that are not so obvious but
are most important for Electro-Crystal Therapy are those of the
energy centres of the body or chakras which extend from 1 Hz to
45 kHz. Within the pulses are higher frequency components that contribute
to the wave shape.
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To appreciate better how ESM & Electro-Crystal Therapy work
it is necessary to go into some details of electromagnetism. Electromagnetic
(EM) waves are similar in many ways to waves that form in a body
of water. If a stone is dropped into a pond, waves will radiate
out in concentric circles from the point of impact on the surface
of the water. These waves are alternating peaks and troughs. Waveforms
have four characteristics: wavelength, frequency, amplitude and
velocity of propagation. The wavelength is the distance between
the peaks; the frequency is the number of complete cycles occurring
in on second; the amplitude is the maximum displacement of the wave;
the velocity of propagation is at, or very close to, the speed of
light, because EM waves require no material medium for their propagation.
There is a relationship between frequency and wavelength.
The lower the frequency the longer the wavelength and conversely,
the higher the frequency the shorter the wavelength. Unlike EM waves,
sound waves require a material medium for their transmission, either
gas, liquid or solid. Sound cannot travel through a vacuum. The
velocity of propagation of sound waves varies with the density of
the medium. For example: a sound will travel faster in a solid than
in a gas or a liquid because in a solid the molecules are more densely
packed. Movement of the molecules in the same direction as the sound
wave will cause an increase in pressure in the medium, and movement
in the opposite direction will cause a decrease in pressure.
A sound pressure wave in which the molecules of
the transmitting medium are moving parallel to the direction of
the wave is called a longitudinal wave. EM waves have a transverse
wave motion. Within the audible frequency range we find frequencies
that are pleasant to hear. We have called these musical notes. They
extend from 27.5 Hz to 7 040 Hz on the piano keyboard. Each musical
note has a fundamental frequency. If a thin wire, clamped a both
ends is plucked and set vibrating a wave will travel along the wire.
This wave is then reflected in the opposite direction because the
two ends of the wire are unable to move. The fundamental frequency
of the wire is represented by a single closed loop. The wire can
also vibrate at twice the frequency producing two closed loops which
is the second harmonic. The third harmonic is three closed loops,
etc. The harmonic of each successive wave is half the amplitude
of its predecessor. For a more detailed examination of harmonics
in Electro-Crystal Therapy refer to Oldfield & Cochill, 1998
"The Dark Side of the Brain".
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