Phoenix Waveform

Program: Phoenix HUNT Setting (500 Contraction per second)

On occasions, it may be necessary to “hunt” for the correct pad placement and possibly other sources or origins of the pain, such as trigger points and hypersensitive areas (possible inflammation and/or tissue damage). This involves moving the electrode pads around on the body until you feel or the client feels an increase in stimulation over an active trigger point.

When moving the pads over the body make sure you drag them across the skin keeping them in contact with the skin. If you lift the pad off the skin and then put the pad back on the skin you may feel an increase in muscle stimulation and some discomfort.

Demo of the HUNT on the shoulder:

Sine Wave vs Square Wave

With the Phoenix Waveform, we made a few changes and improvements to the waveform. We changed the shape of the waveform from a sine wave to a more efficient square wave.

Sine waves are very crude, therefore to obtain some result they have to crank it up to a point where you feel a lot of pins and needles.

Our waveform (square) is also cleaner, and more efficient, and by virtue of the fact that it is generated with square wavefronts, so it is not necessary to turn the intensity as high as you can.

In other words, a square wave gets more bang for the buck than a sine wave.

Comparing Russian sine currents to square waves (like the Phoenix Waveform) here are the key points:

Waveform Efficiency: Square waves offer more efficient muscle excitation compared to the older sine-wave Russian currents. The square wave delivers more stimulation per unit of intensity, making it more effective.
Technological Constraints: In Kots' era, sine waves were the best available technology. However, they required higher intensity for equivalent excitation compared to square waves due to waveform differences.
Flexibility: Russian currents have fixed parameters, like a 200 μs pulse width, limiting their adaptability for different muscle groups. In contrast, square waves can be adjusted to suit varied muscle responses.
Wastage: The Russian current's 10 ms on/off cycle doesn't optimize excitation due to the refractory time of neurons. This results in energy wastage, less effective stimulation, and potential issues like discomfort, skin irritation, and shorter battery life.

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