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01-01-2012, 11:30 AM | #1 | ||
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John, It might be a lot less expensive to use Trainz with a Raildriver and a bunch of subwoofers! Trainz TS12 about $50 AUD, not counting their current sale with a 20% off voucher. www.auran.com Your Raildriver (optional) about $180 USD. http://raildriver.com/ Speakers, Logitech, Creative, or a number of manufacturers You can create, drive and vibrate your way all of the place! John
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01-03-2012, 11:52 PM | #2 | ||
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Have you guys devised any kind of home made vibration devices that seem to work?
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01-13-2012, 10:45 PM | #3 | ||
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01-17-2012, 11:06 PM | #4 | ||
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01-22-2012, 11:46 PM | #5 | ||
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Hi- Posting agai. Anyone been able to simulate vibration type therapies?
[ QUOTE=bubblyshar;842328]Hi there, Posting my message again..[/QUOTE] |
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01-23-2012, 09:24 PM | #6 | ||
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I was hospitalized with a G-I issue a year ago, and my primary care physician (bless her adventuresome heart) decided to try acupuncture after 6 days of i.v. steroids and antibiotics weren't helping. Two results: first, after putting in the needles, she hooked them up to a small electric current pulsing around 4-6 cycles per second. My tremor stopped immediately; secondly, she gave me another treatment the next day and my G-I problem cleared up entirely sparing me the surgery which was to take place if nothing else worked. I was, of course, delighted to be well again. But even more, I was fascinated, as someone very interested in audio, by the phenomenon of phase cancellation where two vibrations/waves of the same frequency but 180 degrees out of phase will negate or silence each other. It's the way those pricey Bose noise canceling headphones work. I'm not sure if this is similar to vibration therapy but there could be some overlap of principles here. Would be nice to be tremor free if it could be done with out walking around with needles sticking out. I'm happy to be a lab rat; not so sure about a lab porcupine.
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01-23-2012, 11:42 PM | #7 | ||
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It's interesting that the frequency used by aquario is typical of that in PD. (To find your tremor frequency, if you've got a laptop with a pressure pad, you can use a program I wrote at:
http://www.parkinsonsmeasurement.org/toolBox/tremor.htm Unfortunately, it is not sensitive enough to detect small tremors.) Was this choice of frequency just coincidence or was it a direct attempt at cancellation? I've played with TENS machines, but have not had good results. However, a TENS machine with direct phase and frequency control might be better. Better still is aquario's noise cancelling-like idea: TENS plus accelerometer? As far as PD is concerned, I see potential therapies based on vibration, electrical stimulation of the skin, metronome, music, forced exercise as all related in that they may change the body's "clock speed". I use the word "potential" because the evidence supporting some of them is limited. John
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01-25-2012, 04:47 PM | #8 | ||
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Thank you Jon for sharing your interesting experience and insight.
I very strongly believe that one of the most promising PD therapies of the future will be through the use of low level, low frequency alternating electrical stimulation of the peripheral nervous system using skin planted electrodes. I recall that research in this area has been reported on this forum. However, I am concerned that the huge success of DBS has created a multi-million (or billion?) industry that may try to hamper any progress in non invasive similar therapy. Just a thought . Imad Quote:
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