Are you tired of not being able to do normal, everyday activities? If so, then join the thousands who discovered the life-enhancing benefits of EECP therapy (enhanced external counterpulsation). If you’re among the more than seven million patients with symptomatic coronary artery disease in the United States, you’re probably all too familiar with the current conventional arsenal of treatments from statins and beta-blockers to more invasive procedures, such as angioplasty and bypass surgery.
However for many, despite the best-laid plans, diet, exercise, medication, or surgery, conventional approaches no longer work or seem too aggressive. Fortunately, a new and effective therapy is providing relief and allowing patients to once again live life to the fullest.
That’s certainly the case for the countless people undergoing EECP therapy, a procedure that decreases demand on an ailing heart by helping push blood through the body.
About the EECP Treatment:
EECP offers a painless and simple treatment. First, we strap oversized blood-pressure cuffs to the legs and buttocks that pulse in sync with your heartbeat. These pneumatic cuffs are timed to inflate in progression. They start with the areas around the calves when the heart reaches its resting phase between beats. As it inflates, each cuff squeezes blood out of the legs and back to the heart.
“It feels like a deep muscle massage,” Dr. Eric Braverman, an internationally known expert in the treatment, told Time magazine writer Christine Gorman.
If the concept at first sounds “unconventional,” take heart. Initially, based on Harvard research done more than a half-century ago, EECP therapy continues to gain ground in scientific circles. In that research, evidence supports the benefits of EECP therapy for patients suffering from heart-related conditions. Studies suggest that the extra blood flow to the heart initiates the production of tiny blood vessels. These, in turn, better nourish the heart muscle.
Learn more about EECP:
If you would like to learn more about the many benefits and uses of EECP therapy, please contact The Guyer Institute of Molecular Medicine. We will be more than happy to explore this exciting treatment option with you.
