Percutaneous intratissue electrolysis​ (EPI ®) is an invasive physiotherapy technique that consists of the ultrasound-guided application of a galvanic electric current, through an acupuncture needle, directly stimulating the affected tissue. The aim of the technique is to activate an inflammatory response necessary for the repair of damaged tissues and the body’s own and vascular analgesic mechanisms.
Treatments: tendinopathies , muscle tears, ligament injuries.

WHAT EXACTLY DOES EPI ® DO?

For a long time it has been popularly believed that this technique burned the injured tissue so that it could regenerate, probably due to the burning sensation that the patient feels during its application, but this is not the case at all. EPI ® does not burn, in fact, there are studies that show that the superficial tissue of the skin undergoes a variation of 1° temperature, but in internal tissue this variation is much smaller. Thanks to the Hydrolysis process of the PPE ® a change from the liquid or inflammatory state to a gaseous state is generated, producing hydrogen protons that automatically diffuse into the blood capillary, leaving a basic pH between 7 and 8 compatible with regenerative processes. Several studies confirm that through this technique we can achieve both the reduction of cytokines pro-inflammatory as an increase in pro-generative .