Microcurrent Therapy uses extremely tiny electrical currents (amounts of electricity measured in millionths of an ampere, or micro amps, symbolized as µA ) to help relieve pain and heal soft tissues of the body. The "Microcurrent" designation distinguishes it from regular MICROCURRENT therapy, which uses currents measured in mA (or milliamps). Typically MICROCURRENT devices deliver currents up to 80 mA, but the limit for Microcurrents is about 3 mA, equivalent to 3000 µA (or micro amps). Microcurrent is used for the relief of pain, because of its close proximity to our own body’s current, and is thought to work on a more cellular level.