Super Inductive Stimulation (SIS) – innovative pain relief technologies

Patients consult a physiotherapist in both acute and chronic stages of illness. Immediate pain relief is often not possible for many reasons. But this isn't always the case! Using innovative technologies in pain management can help; they are now available to patients on a daily basis.
We spoke with physiotherapist Anna Michałowska about the most common ailments patients come to her with and which ailments can benefit from innovative technologies.

SIS – pain symptoms

First, let's determine what problems patients most often come to you with. You can, of course, guess what ailments they report and what they struggle with on a daily basis.

You're right, of course, they come to me with various types of pain. They primarily want to regain or improve their physical performance and mobility. They'd like to return to daily activities and regain strength. My patients struggle with neurological, musculoskeletal, respiratory, and cardiovascular conditions. It's impossible to list them all, but to put it simply, people come to me suffering from pain resulting from sports injuries, spinal injuries, chronic illnesses such as multiple sclerosis, Parkinson's disease, or heart disease, trying to return to normal after a stroke or heart attack, or struggling with cystic fibrosis or asthma. There are so many problems that I can't even begin to list them all..

Super Inductive Stimulation – innovative technology

Can physiotherapy help in so many cases? You probably use various types of physiotherapy – cryotherapy, electrotherapy, massage, mobilization. Is there a specific method you can recommend for multiple conditions?

A good solution is an innovative technology – so-called Super Inductive Stimulation (SIS). It is recommended for pain relief and accelerated regeneration. It works by inducing myostimulation, myorelaxation, and joint mobilization, has a positive effect on the respiratory system, and accelerates fracture healing.

Super Inductive Stimulation – the name itself sounds very medical…

I'll try to explain how SIS works. This innovative technology utilizes a high-intensity electromagnetic field, which has a positive effect on tissue. SIS is helpful when working with patients complaining of orthopedic and neurological conditions. Perhaps it will help if I list the cases in which I particularly recommend this method—for example, painful shoulder syndrome, lumbar spine pain, disc herniation, nerve regeneration, neuralgia, neuropathy, and degenerative joint changes. SIS complements manual joint mobilization, typically performed by a therapist. This is not its only application. When a patient comes to me after a physical injury, I recommend electromagnetic field therapy because it positively affects the healing of wounds and fractures, stimulates muscles, and reduces spasticity. It's similarly effective in treating urogynecological conditions, for example, pelvic floor muscle stimulation, and respiratory conditions.

SIS and post-COVID symptoms

Respiratory rehabilitation seems interesting. Is SIS helpful, for example, in cases of post-COVID complications?

Covid-19 can significantly reduce physical performance. Patients who have previously been infected experience shortness of breath after physical activity and muscle atrophy (for example, in the respiratory and trunk muscles). In such cases, I also recommend pulmonary rehabilitation with Super Inductive Stimulation (SIS). We expect significant improvement, including strengthening of the diaphragm and intercostal muscles, improved blood circulation in the thoracic region, and improved lung ventilation. I have also confirmed the effectiveness of this therapy in patients recovering from severe pneumonia.

Some physiotherapy treatments are painful, what about SIS?

The therapeutic effectiveness of the treatment is surprising, considering that the procedure itself is completely painless. The patient only feels tingling, intense vibrations, and muscle contractions. However, these sensations are not unpleasant, thanks to the ability to customize the therapeutic program and stimulus intensity to the patient's individual predispositions. The device's head does not contact the skin; the physiotherapist places it at an appropriate distance above the tissues being treated.

The Super Inductive SIS Stimulation treatment is available in Lublin at the Luxmed Center, located at 6a Zwycięska Street. However, a referral from a physiotherapist or physician is required for the procedure.