Alpha-Stim
The Alpha-Stim is a very simple medical device to help control anxiety, depression, and/or insomnia. It typically works in 20 to 60 minutes every other day. It can be used while you read, work or watching TV.
Because it’s easy to use at home or work anytime, Alpha-Stim compliments neurotherapy and psychotherapy while helping reduce reliance on medications. Clients are often amazed how quickly it can make them feel better.
However, we recommend that you try out the device first to see how well it works for you. To arrange a free trial, contact us at 561-744-7616 or click here to fill out a form requesting a trial.
Simple to Use
The Alpha-Stim SCS treats anxiety, depression, and/or insomnia with tiny electrical currents similar to those found naturally in the body, using a method called cranial electrotherapy stimulation (CES).
The treatment is simple. The current is applied by easy-to-use clip electrodes that attach to your ear lobes.
What does it feel like?
You may feel a slight tingling sensation under the electrodes, but it is not necessary to feel this in order to achieve results. Most people feel nothing at all except positive results.
How can the Alpha-Stim SCS help?
The Alpha-Stim SCS empowers you to control your anxiety, depression, and/or insomnia. Used just 20 to 60 minutes every day, every other day, or on an as-needed basis, it can help induce a relaxed state and enable the user to focus attention on the task at hand. The Alpha-Stim SCS is well tolerated and very safe in contrast to drugs, many of which have been proven to have undesirable side effects and can be addictive.
The Alpha-Stim SCS leaves the mind alert. The person undergoing CES treatment will often report a pleasant, relaxed feeling of well-being. Anxiety reduction is usually experienced during treatment, but may be seen hours later, or even the day after treatment. Depression and insomnia control is generally experienced after one to two weeks of daily treatment.
Maintenance of a relaxed, yet alert state is generally achieved with treatments three times per week. As a result, the Alpha-Stim SCS is suitable for clinical or home use.
What scientific research has been conducted?
At present, there are over 125 research studies on CES in humans and 29 experimental animal studies. The overwhelming majority of the scientific research is extremely positive. No significant lasting side effects have been reported.
Harvard University School of Public Health, Department of Health Policy and Management found: “The meta-analysis of anxiety showed CES to be significantly more effective than sham (P<.05)." (Meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials of cranial electrostimulation: efficacy in treating selected psychological and physiological conditions by Dr. Sidney Klawansky et al. Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease, 183(7):478-485, 1995. > Click here for more information on studies and how the system works