Put Simply
It has long been accepted that low intensity electricity has the potential to influence and alter biological and physiological processes. Research has shown that micro-current has the greatest potential of all present electrical stimulation based therapies. Synapse believes that identifying exactly how micro-current therapy works is pivotal to delivering the optimal treatment. Our product range reflects this philosophy.
The Tendonworks™ treatment significantly increases the level of cellular activity which in turn increases the rate of collagen production that has the effect of reducing the incidence of chronic degeneration (the major cause of injury) and promotes a quicker repair in tendons that are damaged. In addition, the repair tissue is the same type as the original tendon tissue (a type 1 collagen) not a scar-type repair (type III collagen as normally happens with other treatments) so reducing the chance of re-injury.
The very essence of us all is our cells – at the very heart of every cell function is electricity. When tissue is operating normally there is a constant flow of electricity between cells signalling a whole range of different functions.
When cells are damaged this flow is disrupted which can impede this normal function and problems can occur, such as poorly healing or non healing wounds.
With the application of treatment specific synapse micro-current introduced into the tissue, harmony can once again be restored.
Science Papers General
- Electricity and Medicine
- A Selection of Published Work
- How Electricity Relates to the Process of Wound Healing:A Summary Review
- Clinical Trial - Chronic Non-healing wounds
- Recovery Unit lactate creatine-kinase (CK), clearance test protocols.
- Recovery Unit lactate creatine-kinase (CK), clearance test Results.
Science PapersTendons
- Novel micro-current treatment is more effective than conventional therapy for chronic Achilles tendinopathy: A randomised controlled trial.
- Ruptured Achilles tendon Case Study 1
- Degenerative Achilles Tendon Case Study
- Collagen fibril biosynthesis in tendon: a review and recent insights - Canty & Kadler
- Procollagen trafficking, processing and fibrillogenesis - Elizabeth G. Canty and Karl E. Kadler


