Protect Your Long-Term Health
Helping people to protect their long-term health and boost vitality through enhanced circulation and proactive wellness management.
Optimize Your Health
ECP Therapy meets the needs of various people who are seeking to proactively manage and improve their health and wellness. By enhancing circulation, ECP treatments promote mental and physical wellbeing.
Invest in Your Health
Three key areas where ECP therapy can transform your wellbeing
Protect Your Health
Proactive wellness maintenance for long-term vitality
Reduce Stress
Natural relaxation and mental clarity enhancement
Revitalize Mind & Body
Complete rejuvenation for optimal performance
Benefits of ECP Therapy for Wellness
In clinical studies, ECP has been shown to relieve angina symptoms,4 such as chest pain and shortness of breath. Patients have experienced improvement in exercise duration as well.2 Studies have also shown that ECP may help:2, 3, 4, 7
Overall, patients report an improved quality of life3 with ECP and studies have shown that the benefits may last about 2-3 years.4 Best of all, you may repeat the therapy as needed. Talk to your physician about the timing of therapy sessions.
Chest pain? Shortness of breath? The problem could be poor blood flow
Our heart and circulatory system are designed to transport oxygen and nutrients to every cell in the body, as well as filter out waste and carbon dioxide. Good blood flow is essential to good health, and has a positive effect on your mind and body.
Poor blood circulation greatly increases the risk of cardiovascular diseases (CVDs). This occurs when plaque builds up in the arteries. As plaque builds up, it blocks and reduces the amount of blood flowing through.
In severe cases, plaque can block entire blood vessels. When blockage happens in the vessels supplying blood to the heart muscle or brain, it can lead to a heart attack and a stroke respectively.
What is ECP Therapy and how does it enhance blood flow?
ECP Therapy is a safe and non-invasive process that increases blood circulation and is used for the treatment of chronic stable angina. It enhances blood flow by pushing blood from the lower body toward the heart.
Pressure cuffs are wrapped around your lower body while you lay comfortably. These cuffs inflate when your heart is at rest and deflate right before your heart pumps. Due to the precise synchronisation with your heartbeat, ECP therapy has been described as a 'second heart' that allows your heart to perform with less effort.
The therapy is soothing and relaxing, much like a lower body massage. Many people listen to music, watch TV or simply rest during a therapy session.
Testimonials
Hear from clients who have experienced the wellness benefits of ECP Therapy.
All testimonials are from verified clients who completed ECP therapy sessions.
How can you benefit from ECP Therapy?
After completing a course of ECP treatment, patients have shown significant improvements in their symptoms and overall quality of life.
ECP therapy provides measurable, long-lasting benefits including reduction in angina symptoms, increased energy, and improved exercise tolerance.
Enhanced Relaxation
Deep relaxation, reduced stress, and improved mental clarity
Improved Energy Levels
Increased vitality and ability to perform daily activities with ease
Enhanced Quality of Life
Overall improvement in wellbeing, sleep quality, and daily comfort
Long-Lasting Benefits
Positive effects that can persist for months after completing sessions
* Based on clinical studies and patient outcomes data. Individual results may vary.
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Team Merlin is here to answer any questions you may have about receiving ECP Therapy or guide you through the best tailored solution for your wellness goals.
- Braith RW, et al. Enhanced external counterpulsation improves peripheral artery flow-mediated dilation in patients with chronic angina: a randomized sham-controlled study. Circulation. 2010;122:1612-20.
- Arora RR, et al. Effects of Enhanced External Counterpulsation on Health-Related Quality of Life Continue 12 Months After Treatment: A Substudy of the Multicenter Study of Enhanced External Counterpulsation. Journal of Investigative Medicine. 2002; 50:25-32.
- Loh, et al. Enhanced External Counterpulsation in the Treatment of Chronic Refractory Angina: A Long-term Follow-up Outcome from the International Enhanced External Counterpulsation Patient Registry. Clin Cardiol. 2008;31:159-164.
- Cai D, Wu R, Shao Y. Experimental study of the effect of external counterpulsation on blood circulation in the lower extremities. Clinical and investigative medicine Medecine clinique et experimentale. 2000;23(4):239-47.
- Gurovich AN, Braith RW. Enhanced external counterpulsation creates acute blood flow patterns responsible for improved flow-mediated dilation in humans. Hypertension research : official journal of the Japanese Society of Hypertension. 2013;36(4):297-305.
- Bonetti PO, Holmes DR, Lerman A, Barsness GW, Jr., Enhanced external counterpulsation for ischemic heart disease: what's behind the curtain? J Am Coll Cardiol. 2003;41:1918–1925.
- Loh PH, Cleland JGF, Louis AA, et al. Enhanced external counterpulsation in the treatment of chronic refractory angina: A long-term follow-up outcome from the international enhanced external counterpulsation patient registry. Clin Cardiol. 2008;31:159-164.