This is why a study looking at BICOM Resonance Therapy in athletes suffering from overstrain and overuse syndrome caught our attention, because the results showed a clear difference between the athletes treated with BICOM and those receiving conventional therapies.

The study was carried out at the Maribor teaching hospital in Slovenia by Dr B. Jesensek Papez and Dr J. Barovic, and involved 24 high-performance sportsmen including footballers, runners, hurdlers and other athletes who were experiencing overstrain or overuse problems.

The participants were divided into two groups of 12, with one group receiving conventional treatments such as ultrasound and electrical stimulation, while the other group was treated exclusively with BICOM Resonance Therapy. Both groups were also advised to stop training temporarily in order to give the body the best possible opportunity to recover.

What followed was particularly interesting.

Fewer treatment sessions with BICOM

The group receiving conventional treatment required a total of 120 treatment sessions, while the BICOM group required just 48.

That is a substantial difference, particularly in a group of people for whom recovery time matters enormously, because every additional appointment and every extra week away from training has the potential to affect performance, conditioning and preparation.

The overall treatment period was also shorter in the BICOM group, lasting 104 days compared with 144 days in the conventional treatment group.

For elite athletes, reducing the amount of time spent dealing with an overuse problem can make a very real difference, which is exactly why this study is so interesting.

Pain levels also improved more in the BICOM group

The researchers also measured pain using a Visual Analogue Scale, commonly referred to as a VAS score, which allows someone to rate the intensity of their pain over time.

At the beginning of the study, both groups reported very similar levels of pain, with the BICOM group averaging 5.41 and the conventional treatment group averaging 5.25.

By the end of the treatment period, the average pain score in the BICOM group had fallen to 0.61, while the conventional treatment group had reduced to 2.6.

When we look at the results together, the pattern is striking: the BICOM group had fewer treatment sessions, a shorter treatment period and a greater reduction in reported pain.

The researchers also reported that the BICOM treatments were straightforward and were completed without reported side effects during the study.

Why this matters to us

One of the reasons we chose to work with BICOM at Inna is because we are interested in supporting the body as a whole rather than simply focusing on one isolated symptom or one area that happens to hurt.

Recovery is influenced by far more than the place where someone feels discomfort, because the body also needs adequate energy, circulation, good sleep, nervous system regulation, nourishment and enough capacity to deal with the demands being placed upon it.

This is particularly relevant in people who train regularly, because repeated physical stress can start to outweigh the body’s ability to recover even when there has been no single dramatic injury.

Sometimes that looks like a knee that becomes irritated every time training volume increases, a shoulder that never quite settles, recurring muscle tightness, persistent aches or simply the sense that the body is taking longer to bounce back than it used to.

BICOM gives us another way of supporting that bigger picture, which is why it forms an important part of the work we do at Inna.

BICOM at Inna

At Inna, we use BICOM as a non-invasive way of supporting the body alongside the wider foundations we already look at, including recovery, movement, nutrition, sleep and nervous system regulation.

What we like about this study is how clearly the results stood out, with the BICOM group needing fewer treatment sessions, completing treatment sooner and reporting a greater reduction in pain than the group receiving conventional treatment.

For anyone who trains regularly, is dealing with recurring overuse issues or simply feels that their body is not recovering as well as it should, BICOM may be worth exploring as part of a broader recovery approach.

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