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Old 02-26-2011, 11:42 PM #1
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Exclamation Calmare Therapy Treatment?

I was just cruising another support group site and saw mention of some kind of new(?) (allegedly) long-lasting, non-invasive electronic chronic/intractable neuropathic pain and oncologic pain treatment called Calmare. I came back to NT and searched, and found there was some discussion last summer & fall in the RSD/CRPS forum (and 1 mention in Chronic Pain), but then it kind of petered out.
http://neurotalk.psychcentral.com/se...hquery=calmare

I don't know anything about it - NAYY, but thought it worth passing along for info/discussion...

Check this out:
http://www.calmarett.com/pain/whoitsfor.html

There are also 5 videos on YouTube:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jFiDvJqCJeA

Google: calmare

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Default AKA: Scrambler Therapy

Seems like with all of these, there's always a portion of the population that responds. So you don't know until you try it. 80% obtained 50% or greater pain relief.

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Thanks. Compared to a lot of new/experimental/alternative therapies, those numbers aren't bad, IMO.
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My daughter tried it with no luck. If I was going to do it for RSD pain I would definitely go to Dr D'Amato in RI for the best results. We did not. The good thing is you will know right away if it is going to work so you are not out a ton of money. Dr Chalmers has a clinic in Utah and soon in Las Vegas but it seems like Dr D'Amato has teh most RSD experience.

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My husband had an injury to his neck. He has severe pain in his left arm and back do to nerve damage in his neck.

It did not work for him. His pain went down while he was having the treatment, but as soon as he walked out the door it was back to the same old stuff.
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My husband had an injury to his neck. He has severe pain in his left arm and back do to nerve damage in his neck.

It did not work for him. His pain went down while he was having the treatment, but as soon as he walked out the door it was back to the same old stuff.
That's exactly what you posted about the Rebuilder:

I don't think the Rebuilder and Calmare are exactly the same. So which one did you mean, or did he try both with the exact same results?

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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.
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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

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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.
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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.

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