This is a logical advance in acupuncture treatment. 
It is based from the concept that the needles in acpuncture would not be necessary
if the same effect could be producednby administering a small electrical charge to the acupuncture point. 
The electrial charge that is used is very small.  It ranges from .03-10 Hz and has an intensity
between 25-150 micro-amps.  It is applied in a short application or in longer duractions using electropads
to provide continious stimulation.

This has been a very effective treatment for pain and inflammation of joints as well as tendons. 
Athletes and practitioners of sports medicine have been some of its most ardent supporters.
Althought it might seem that the major reason for its popularity is the human's
normal aversion to the idea of needles, this is not completely true. 
It is true that the insertion of needles is more time consuming and
does pose a very slight risk of bleeding and bruising.  Microcurrent acupuncture eliminates these small
risks and the treatments can be performed faster and with less trouble.

More important than speed or comfort is the idea that the microcurrent acupuncture might
be more effective for certain types of treatments.  If there is a measurable electrical stimulation
that is causing the control of the qi during needle insertion, it makes sense that an electrical form of
producing this stimulation might have even greater potential.

 Although the treatment is new and not much clinical evaluation has been done
as of yet, microcurrent acupuncture is an indication that Traditional Chinese Medicine is a dynamic
and ever changing approah to health.