Calmare's device is fantastic. True, not everyone responds, but many do.

My wife has intractable coccyx/perineal pain associated with pudendal/sciatic neuropathy and CRPS. We went to St. George for treatment by Dr. Chalmer's staff. The treatments were $150 each, and ideally one undergoes 10 treatments. She did not respond, unfortunately, but we met other patients who do, including a lady from San Diego who suffers from severe CRPS, including a clenched fist. She goes up every month or two for a round of treatments, and returns home pain free (yes, ZERO pain), which lasts up to several weeks and then gradually returns. What she needs (what we all need) is a clinic providing the treatment in her own home town. In time, this will likely happen.

This treatment is definitely worth an inquiry.

What I would like to know is how come it WORKS for some and DOESN'T WORK for others (who have the same condition.

Anyone have a guess on why this is?

Thanks much

Melody

I guess not all pain is the same. And of course, it may depend on the patient's capacity for healing. If no healing is possible, the treatment cannot do much.

Makes a lot of sense.

Thanks, Melody

I suffered really bad neuropathic pain in my feet, and it eventually got to my hands. My GP prescribed Lyrica, a drug for epilepsy, and it worked. But at a terrible cost financially and physically.
I became a Zombie, with memory loss, loss of balance, and slept all the time. It just didn't suit me so I searched the internet and found out about TENS.
Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation.
I tried out a unit from my local pharmacy before buying one, and I am totally satisfied with it.
I saw the article on the Italian "Calmare" and couldn't find out much about it, but it does sound like a Souped Up TENS unit.
You pay a lot less than $150 for a good TENS unit, and you can use it whenever you need to, it is battery operated. Amazon has a good range of them.


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