Posts Tagged ‘physical therapy exercises’
Hello again.
I just recently became aware of a new magnetic stimulation therapy that may (eventually) help chronic pain sufferers.
I always seem to be pressed for time (and energy), but I wanted to post a brief note about it in case someone wants to check it out.
(If you decide to research it and can come up with something worthwhile, you can guest post if you like and include whatever links — within reason — you like.)
Anyway, this seems to be the real deal. The technique has already been used successfully for depression.
Static magnets, of course, have been used for centuries for various ailments, but this involves using electromagnetic pulses to alter your brain activity. It's called TMS therapy (transcranial magnetic stimulation).
The Food and Drug Administration has approved it already for depression, for those who don't respond well to medications. And researchers are studying its use for controlling acute and chronic pain, among other things.
It's still very iffy in my view, very new, and the whole idea of messing around with a person's normal brain activity ought to give the saner among us pause, but if it turns out to be safe, it just may hold out some hope for those for whom other strategies have failed.
As soon as I can find time to learn more about it, I'll try to update you, but right now, I have to go pay bills and do my physical therapy exercises.
I hope you are doing well, but if not, I hope you are getting well.
Best.
Hello again. Sorry to post so infrequently.
I was doing much better for a while with the physical therapy, i.e., getting a little more endurance.
Unfortunately, some other, very demanding, problems have come up, and I haven't been exercising like I should. Nevertheless, the physical therapy exercises do seem to help, if one stays on course. It takes a while, and it can even make the pain worse for a few weeks starting out (in my experience), but I do recommend it.
Of course it is not for everyone, as it depends a lot on what the cause of your pain is, and what the symptoms are. So be careful to consult with a professional medical care provider if you are uncertain.
Meanwhile, if you'd like to be an informed consumer when you talk to that medical care provider, i.e., it always helps to be able to ask the right questions, there are a couple of resources about physical therapy that I've come across and think are worthwhile. One, of course, you should see referenced at the bottom of the page — assuming your browser supports frames, but I've also become aware of another resource (I think it is so worthwhile that I am now linking to it throughout this site) that, though it costs a bit more, is quite helpful, and it comes with a money back guarantee, which is always nice.
It is written by Dr. Kareem Samhouri, who is a graduate of the University of Miami, Doctor of Physical Therapy program as well as having earned a degree in Kinesiology from Pennsylvania State University. He really seems to know what he is talking about — well, in my admittedly non-expert estimation anyway.
You can check it out and read more about it here if you like: Back Pain Solution Guide.
In any case, thanks for visiting. Hopefully I will post again soon (i.e., with a much shorter hiatus next time).