Frequency Specific Microcurrent Podcast

Dr. Carol & Kim Pittis
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  • Alternative Health
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Frequency Specific Microcurrent was developed by Dr. Carolyn McMakin in 1995 using frequencies passed on from an osteopath in Canada who had a practice that came with a machine made in the 1920s. Dr. McMakin has written two books, "Frequency Specific Microcurrent in Pain Management" and "The Resonance Effect". Dr. McMakin has taught over 4000 medical practitioners FSM in her courses and has a new FSM clinic in Troutdale Oregon. Kim Pittis teaches the FSM Sports Course and has a private clinical practice where she works with some of the top athletes in the world. fsmsports365.com DISCLAIMER: The Frequency Specific Microcurrent Podcast (the "FSM Podcast") has been produced by Frequency Specific Seminars (FSS) for entertainment, educational, and informational purposes only. The information and opinions provided in the Podcast (i) are not medical advice; (ii) do not create any type of doctor-patient relationship; and (iii) unless expressly stated, do not reflect the opinions of its affiliates, subsidiaries, or sponsors or the host's or any podcast guests or affiliated professional organizations. No person should act or refrain from acting on the basis of the content provided in any Podcast without first seeking appropriate medical advice and counseling. No information provided in any Podcast should be used as a substitute for personalized medical advice and counseling. FSS expressly disclaims any and all liability relating to any actions taken or not taken based on any or all contents of this Podcast.

  1. Sep 30 ·  Video

    225 Listen to Tissue, Not Muscles: Better Exams, Better Words, and Real-World FSM Cases

    Hosts:  Carolyn McMakin, MA, DC   &   Kim Pittis, LCSP (PHYS), MT A free guide to FSM training: https://frequencyspecific.com/guide Dr. Carol and Kim Pittis discuss how strong history-taking and a thorough physical exam should guide care, emphasizing that clinicians should "listen to tissue," use language that reassures patients, and recognize that imaging often doesn't match symptoms. They compare small vs. large hands-on FSM practicums, the value of rotating tables to feel different bodies, and how experienced clinicians must unlearn forceful habits. They highlight practical concepts like treating adhesions before abdominal work, slowing palpation, and understanding cervical mechanics (including C2-3 facet "headband" headaches). They answer questions on a teen with CHARGE-related acquired clubfoot/spasticity and an older patient with EDS and C1-2 fusion, suggesting brain/spinal drivers and targeted frequencies. They also discuss tendon rehab, post-op protocols, and building patient hope and trust.   00:00 Podcast Preview 01:05 FSM Podcast Intro 01:31 Small Class Benefits 03:29 Rotate Tables Practice 05:49 Unlearning Muscle Memory 06:54 Ask Permission First 08:10 Say What They Need 10:05 Imaging Anxiety Spiral 11:30 Decoding Blood Work 14:21 Humility Builds Trust 17:05 Athlete Fear And Hope 21:45 Rename Protocols Words 24:43 Slow Palpation Fascia 28:05 Supine Cervical Skills 30:24 Why Suboccipitals Tighten 32:11 Ask Better Questions 33:46 Eccentric Tendon Loading 35:10 FSM for Exercise Recovery 36:10 Clubfoot Case Q&A 37:44 Working With Braces 40:16 Gene Targets and Spasticity 46:02 EDS Headband Headache 50:59 Squirrel Brain Clinical Pivoting 53:31 Joint Replacement Protocols 57:44 Wrap Up and Disclaimers

  2. Sep 23 ·  Video

    224 FSM Clinical Wins: Shoulder Labrum Reset, Post-Op Knee Rehab Hope & Nerve Pain Nuances

    Hosts:  Carolyn McMakin, MA, DC   &   Kim Pittis, LCSP (PHYS), MT free guide to FSM training: https://frequencyspecific.com/guide Dr. Carol and Kim Pittis discuss Frequency Specific Microcurrent (FSM) as a tool that can create rapid, profound clinical shifts and emphasize that the core outcome is "hope." They recount teaching large core/advanced classes and a case where treating a posterior shoulder labrum issue restored long-lost abduction and prompted plans for randomized trials at the University of Madrid. They describe complex cases including a missed central T9 disc identified by sympathetic signs, a catastrophic multi-ligament knee reconstruction where CustomCare programming, patient language, sleep, and emotional context improve engagement, and an intense emotional release case in Poland tied to trauma memory and cultural stoicism. They answer questions on post–breast cancer bladder leakage with estrogen suppression, Dupuytren's vs Peyronie's responses, Meige syndrome limits, and thumb/index "zing" as C6 nerve/disc-related with rehab and safety principles. 00:00 Podcast Preview 00:35 Podcast Intro and Guests 01:13 Training Week Highlights 02:20 Shoulder Labrum Breakthrough 05:17 T9 Disc Case and Tears 08:20 Clinician Awe and Gratitude 11:06 Catastrophic Knee Rehab 15:34 Naming Programs for Hope 18:24 Poland Story Emotional Release 22:44 OR Insights and Athlete Mindset 26:58 Listener Question: Breast Cancer Bladder 27:53 Bladder Leakage Mechanisms 30:12 Estrogen Blockers Impact 32:08 Dupuytrens vs Peyronies 35:49 Vaginal Estrogen Option 36:53 Meige Syndrome Guidance 38:35 Thumb Index Nerve Zing 41:10 RA Tendons and Swan Neck 44:04 Nerve Glides and Fascia 50:13 Rehab Safety and Neuroplasticity 52:59 SI Joint Instability Story 55:37 Wrap Up and Next Week

  3. Sep 16 ·  Video

    223 FSM Updates from Poland Managing Fascia Triggered Emotional Release, hEDS Cases, Nervous System

    Hosts:  Carolyn McMakin, MA, DC   &   Kim Pittis, LCSP (PHYS), MT A free guide to FSM training: https://frequencyspecific.com/guide Dr. Carol shares highlights from a Poland FSM core and advanced seminar with unusually frequent practicum cases where releasing myofascial tissue triggered overwhelming emotional responses, managed by working through energy centers/meridians and using 40/89 to settle symptoms and, when needed, finishing with 81/89 to "shut it down," despite previous guidance not to pair those frequencies. She describes two new hEDS patients: a classic hypermobile case with rapid pain reduction and joint stabilization, and a more complex male with autonomic dysfunction (white lips, damp extremities, pelvic floor/adductor spasticity) who improved with vagal and sympathetic calming and disc repair after subtle thoracic MRI findings. She answers questions on stiff person syndrome vs clonus, electroacupuncture vs FSM, RA precautions, chest tube pain timing, Achilles tendinopathy (124/77), tremors, mold resources, experimental frequency list concerns, device lead setup, and scope limits for serious conditions and infections. 00:00 Podcast Welcome and Links 00:43 Poland Seminar Highlights 01:17 Trauma Release and New Protocols 04:19 Back Home Jet Lag and Q&A 04:42 hEDS Case Study Quick Wins 06:16 Complex Autonomic Pelvic Floor Case 10:48 Stiff Person Syndrome and Clonus 13:21 Babinski Party Trick Frequencies 14:31 FSM vs Electroacupuncture RA Tips 17:35 Experimental Frequencies Reliability 20:09 New Spain Research Trials 21:12 Chest Tube Pain Treatment Plan 23:43 ATP Magnetic Converter Question 24:22 Achilles Tendinitis Not Itis 25:47 Scarring Frequencies After Ablation 26:41 Tremors Cerebellum Protocol 27:22 March Livestream Advanced Promo 27:33 Joining via Zoom Links 28:15 Miasm Frequencies Simplified 29:48 Mold Toxicity Webinar Guidance 31:22 Wound Healing and Head Safety 32:53 Meridian Balancing with 38.5 34:08 Scope Limits and Bacterial Infections 37:08 Athletes Inflammation and Healing 41:26 Multiple Machines and Mold Resources 42:40 FND and Leaky Gut with 124 44:34 Out of Scope Conditions and Practitioner Listings 47:04 Events, Travel, and Closing Remarks 49:37 Podcast Medical Disclaimer

  4. Aug 19 ·  Video

    222 FSM Breakthroughs: Vertebral Artery Dissection Case, Vagus Protocol HRV Gains, and Trigeminal Nerve Strategy

    Hosts:  Carolyn McMakin, MA, DC   &   Kim Pittis, LCSP (PHYS), MT A free guide to FSM training: https://frequencyspecific.com/guide Dr. Carol and Kim Pittis discuss a recent small FSM training in Canada where attendees quickly felt the effects of treatment and deepened community connection. They share a complex clinical case involving a 36-year history of pain after a vertebral artery dissection, describing an FSM approach targeting artery trauma/fibrosis/vitality plus medulla and pons trauma/necrosis/vitality and meningeal/dural/vagus scarring, resulting in facial droop resolution and pain elimination. They emphasize that experience reinforces evidence, anatomy matters, and clinicians must ask "why" rather than assuming muscle or trigger points are primary. Dr. Carol updates the nighttime vagus protocol to include 40/562 (quiet the sympathetics), reporting large HRV increases tracked via Oura Ring. They answer a question on post-extraction trigeminal numbness, advising investigational trigeminal frequencies, treating pons and bone/bone marrow inflammation/trauma, and noting 396 targets peripheral roots, not trigeminal. 00:00 Welcome and Resources 00:27 Canada Training Highlights 03:53 Hands-On Proof of FSM 04:53 Case Study Vertebral Dissection 12:14 Clinical Reasoning and Anatomy 19:15 Marketing and Patient Connection 22:04 Vagus Protocol HRV Breakthrough 27:22 Travel Stress and Self Care 28:58 Listener Q: Dental Nerve Pain 30:32 Trigeminal Nerve Challenge 31:40 Experimental Frequencies Setup 33:41 Bone Inflammation Strategy 36:01 Mode Bank Recipes Critique 38:53 Ask Why Not Where 41:40 Imaging Versus Symptoms 47:04 Provider Confidence Reassurance 47:54 Scar Tissue Breakthroughs 49:24 Costa Rica Class Invite 51:38 Wrap Up Disclaimer

  5. Aug 12 ·  Video

    221 FSM Clinical Checklists: Complex Pain, Medical Misadventures, CRPS, and Vagus/Sympathetics

    Hosts:  Carolyn McMakin, MA, DC   &   Kim Pittis, LCSP (PHYS), MT A free guide to FSM training: https://frequencyspecific.com/guide Dr. Carol and Kim Pittis discuss using a checklist mindset in Frequency Specific Microcurrent (FSM) sessions with complex patients: start with what bothers the patient most, assess objectively, and avoid complacency while following palpation "breadcrumbs." They share a case involving a right hip resurfacing (metal-on-metal) with multiple subsequent surgeries, contralateral tightness that was actually kidney stone pain after prolonged dehydration on a flight, and the need for annual imaging and metal-toxicity testing that had never been done. They address how patient labels like "torqued pelvis" can be inaccurate, the emotional load of chronic "medical misadventures," and when imaging (ultrasound/MRI) changes treatment specificity. Q&A covers CRPS treatment frequency (including sensory cortex work and reconnection strategies), heel pain without spur/fracture (consider S1/nerve exam), calcaneal ligament bone growth in a hockey player, stretching vs mobilizing and dynamic warm-ups, and an update to the vagus protocol adding "quiet the sympathetics" based on HRV changes. 00:00 Podcast Intro and Links 00:26 Masterclass Memory and Checklists 01:26 Starting Complex Treatments 02:18 Hip Resurfacing Case History 07:35 Checklist Finds Kidney Stone 08:51 Metal-on-Metal Red Flags 11:04 Unpacking Torqued Pelvis 14:39 Medical Misadventures Mindset 20:20 Scar Tissue and Inhibition 25:28 CRPS Treatment Strategy 29:55 Heel Pain and Sensory Exam 32:40 Why Patients Avoid Imaging 33:21 Imaging Without Fear 35:04 Ultrasound Finds Tears 38:20 Reframing The Unknown 39:00 Checklist And Flexibility 41:18 Appendix Scar Adhesions 45:42 Palpation Breadcrumbs 47:52 Stretching Versus Mobilizing 50:16 Hockey Ankle Bone Spurs 52:33 Heat, Ice And Hot Yoga 54:15 Vagus Protocol HRV Update 56:30 Sympathetics Safety Talk 58:58 Wrap Up And Disclaimer

  6. Aug 5 ·  Video

    220 FSM Master Class Mindset: Where to Start, Treat Pain First, and How Fear & Trauma Shape Healing

    Hosts:  Carolyn McMakin, MA, DC   &   Kim Pittis, LCSP (PHYS), MT A free guide to FSM training: https://frequencyspecific.com/guide   Dr. Carol and Kim Pittis discuss updating FSM course materials, emphasizing clearer teaching through fewer words, student questions, and patient stories. They describe FSM master classes as unscripted Q&A that builds practitioner confidence and critical thinking across professions, potentially offered in person or via Zoom. Clinically, they stress starting with what hurts most, getting patients out of pain first, listening for the "breadcrumbs" in history, and recognizing that fear of reinjury can drive symptoms; early concussion protocol lines and balancing the solar plexus are highlighted for trauma and nervous system tension. They note healing is a non-linear "reorganizing" process where pain goals shift to stiffness and function, and follow-up feedback guides next steps. Audience questions cover post-op jaw protocols after dental surgery, and differentiating facial "migraine" from trigeminal nerve pain, cervical facet referral, and TMJ-related headache patterns.   00:00 Podcast Welcome 00:25 Behind the Scenes Banter 01:08 Updating Course Slides 03:35 What Is a Masterclass 06:11 Zoom and Travel Plans 07:58 Where to Start Treatment 11:47 Athlete Fear and Fascia 15:01 Concussion Protocol Basics 18:03 Pain Improves Then Stiffness 22:36 TIA Case and Pons Protocol 26:31 Follow-Up and Feedback 28:41 Family History Clues 29:58 Childhood Shame and Healing 31:24 Patient History Matters 33:39 Jaw Surgery Recovery Tips 35:24 Facial Migraine or Nerve Pain 37:53 Neck Facets and Referred Pain 42:47 Healing Is Reorganizing 48:29 Joy, Emotions, and Fascia 52:12 Creating a Healing Environment 53:07 Teaching Visceral FSM Classes 57:20 Wrap Up and Disclaimer

  7. Jul 29 ·  Video

    219 FSM in Real Practice: Safe Space, Vagus/40s, Concussion Tweaks, and Tough Cases

    Hosts:  Carolyn McMakin, MA, DC   &   Kim Pittis, LCSP (PHYS), MT A free guide to FSM training: https://frequencyspecific.com/guide   Dr. Carol and Kim Pittis discuss how Frequency Specific Microcurrent (FSM) supports complex cases by combining hands-on treatment with creating a safe, private space for patients to share key emotional and historical details that guide frequency choices. They cover using FSM to reduce PTSD-related brain inflammation by turning on the vagus, how repetition of pain-free movement builds confidence and rewires threat responses, and why clinicians may need longer sessions than a high-volume clinic model allows (with CustomCare rentals as a workaround). Case examples include identifying psoas involvement in hip adhesive capsulitis, modifying a concussion/vagus program (e.g., longer 40/89 and 81/109), addressing post-COVID stroke effects including hippocampus-related trauma recall and pons-related spasticity/vision changes, calming fear after aggressive soft-tissue work, and prioritizing fear/worry before grief. Q&A includes strategies for acute T12 compression fracture pain (consider marrow, nerve involvement, splinting muscles, RockTape/brace, trauma frequencies, vitamin D needs) and guidance on when to avoid or test "40" frequencies during active infection. They note stress incontinence protocols were unreliable due to pelvic floor complexity and emphasize distinguishing inhibited vs weak muscles and listening closely to the patient's story.   00:00 Vagus and Trauma Reset 01:30 Podcast Intro Break 01:55 Clinic Week Check-In 03:50 Safe Space for Athletes 06:42 Listening for Emotional Clues 09:24 CustomCare Timing Tweaks 10:39 Vulnerability and Healing 15:50 Stroke Case and Pons 19:33 Clinic Workflow Hacks 21:55 Aggressive Bodywork Fallout 24:43 Grief, Fear, and Confidence 27:41 Pain-Free Patterning 29:19 Teaching Lighter Touch 31:03 Q and A Compression Fracture 32:53 Compression Fracture Recovery 34:09 Taping and Bracing Support 35:27 Trauma Frequencies and Bleeding 36:30 When to Avoid 40s 40:50 Vitamin D After Fractures 41:57 Why Incontinence Protocols Fail 48:52 Weak vs Inhibited Muscles 53:20 Rehab Class Deep Dives 54:49 Costa Rica and London Trainings 57:11 Wrap-Up and Disclaimer

  8. Jul 22 ·  Video

    218 FSM Ethics, Healing Isn't Linear, and Clinical Wins: Scars, Vagus, Joints, and Scope

    Hosts:  Carolyn McMakin, MA, DC   &   Kim Pittis, LCSP (PHYS), MT A free guide to FSM training: https://frequencyspecific.com/guide   Dr. Carol and Kim Pittis discuss recent FSM CORE practicum cases, including a PT with peritonitis/abdominal adhesions and vagus involvement who regained hunger and could eat after treatment, plus notable shoulder improvements guided by ultrasound findings. They emphasize that FSM is not "plug-and-play," healing is never linear, and ethical, scope-appropriate, hands-on assessment matters—especially with athletes where confidentiality and trust are central. They address concerns about people selling FSM devices/programming based on symptoms or video consults, warning it harms patients and the reputation built over 30 years. They share clinical perspectives on stubborn joint pain, scar mobilization, cartilage and capillary considerations, using pain/pressure frequencies, and why core teaching uses alternating current to reduce risk in unknown stenosis. Q&A includes TMJ post-veneers, poison ivy, Lyme symptom support, Dupuytren's, and cancer-related misconceptions.   00:00 Healing Breakthrough Stories 00:58 Podcast Intro and Welcome 01:52 CORE Practicum Highlights 04:46 Clinic Cases and Concerns 07:34 Kim Joins the Call 08:38 Working With Athletes 13:10 Stubborn Knee and Nonlinear Healing 15:28 Ethics Against Plug and Play 20:40 Protecting FSM Standards 24:30 Remembering Why It Matters 27:52 Live Q and A Begins 28:12 Frozen Shoulder Not Frozen 30:58 Next Question Genetic Risk Case 31:07 Cancer Safety Myth 32:33 TMJ After Veneers 33:00 Poison Ivy Protocols 34:03 Lyme Symptoms Support 34:59 Dupuytren's Limits 36:42 Ethics And Scope 44:11 Cartilage Blood Supply 51:39 Muscle Vs Fascia 56:56 Stenosis Polarity Risks 01:00:15 Wrap Up Disclaimer

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Frequency Specific Microcurrent was developed by Dr. Carolyn McMakin in 1995 using frequencies passed on from an osteopath in Canada who had a practice that came with a machine made in the 1920s. Dr. McMakin has written two books, "Frequency Specific Microcurrent in Pain Management" and "The Resonance Effect". Dr. McMakin has taught over 4000 medical practitioners FSM in her courses and has a new FSM clinic in Troutdale Oregon. Kim Pittis teaches the FSM Sports Course and has a private clinical practice where she works with some of the top athletes in the world. fsmsports365.com DISCLAIMER: The Frequency Specific Microcurrent Podcast (the "FSM Podcast") has been produced by Frequency Specific Seminars (FSS) for entertainment, educational, and informational purposes only. The information and opinions provided in the Podcast (i) are not medical advice; (ii) do not create any type of doctor-patient relationship; and (iii) unless expressly stated, do not reflect the opinions of its affiliates, subsidiaries, or sponsors or the host's or any podcast guests or affiliated professional organizations. No person should act or refrain from acting on the basis of the content provided in any Podcast without first seeking appropriate medical advice and counseling. No information provided in any Podcast should be used as a substitute for personalized medical advice and counseling. FSS expressly disclaims any and all liability relating to any actions taken or not taken based on any or all contents of this Podcast.

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