EPI®
(percutaneous electrolysis)
Galvanic current guided by ultrasound to treat tendinopathies and chronic injuries.
Intratissue percutaneous electrolysis applies a galvanic current to the damaged tissue through an ultrasound-guided needle. It is designed for injuries that have been stalled for months and do not respond to conventional treatment.
Why a tendon becomes chronic
When a tendinopathy persists, the tissue stops behaving like tissue under repair: it becomes disorganised and the body stops trying to repair it. That is why it can hurt for months despite rest, and why rest alone almost never resolves it.
What EPI® does
The current produces a controlled local electrochemical reaction exactly on the degenerated area. That reaction restarts the repair process that had stopped, allowing the tendon to build healthy tissue again.
Ultrasound is essential
Without ultrasound guidance the technique loses its main advantage: precision. Ultrasound shows the needle and the lesion in real time, treats only affected tissue and avoids neighbouring structures. In our clinic all EPI® is ultrasound-guided.
Always with exercise
The technique prepares the ground, but progressive loading is what reorganises the fibres and restores the tendon's capacity. EPI® without an associated exercise programme wastes much of the result.
Frequently asked questions
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