i bought a posture stability brace at a medical supply store. it wraps around your abdomen and lower back , but has a supported extension covering the whole back and shoulder straps. It can all be closed and adjusted all around the abdomen.

I live in the brace unless I am eating and don't wear it when I sleep or just need a break. It really helps and my husband says I look straightened out.

But the exciting part, is when I first wake up, I take meds and put this brace on immediately and it actually reduces and has even eliminated the 40 min. of dystonia that I have to suffer every morning.

It was more that $80, I wonder if it could be prescribed and paid for by medicare. It's too late for that for me but I'm finding it worth every penny for my entire back and painful shoulders.


paula

How are your experiments coming along.It is October now. My dad was given a tens machine at the VA for his neck & shoulder pain....would that be anything like you are trying? ( Fellow white rat ) Aunt Bean

How is the experiment coming along..it is October now. My dad was given a "TENS" machine to try at the VA for neck & shoulder pain. Is this anything like what you are using?? Aunt Bean

Yes, what I have is a TENS unit with a consumer interface (i.e. pre-programmed) but I still haven't done much more with it. I'm working on the ALA/ALC at present with encouraging results and will get back to this one eventually.

Thanks very much for the information. I've been experimenting for several days with erratic results. Sessions with the stimulator lasted only 5 minutes.

Again, thanks very much

don Bradley

http://neurotalk.psychcentral.com/thread104624.html

My experiences agree with yours. Electrical stimulation of the dorsal cord with the muscle stimulator works spectacularly well once. Attempts at repeating the experience have failed.

Now I'm experimenting with randomly varying pulses. Average intensity is 20 mA, duration 1 minute

Don

I had a question today from a patient about getting a dorsal cord stimulator (implantable device to help with back pain) and saw this older thread. Seems like different stuff (machines versus surgically-implanted device)...but wondering all the same if anyone has ever come across this. My contact mentioned they'd "seen stuff on line that it was helpful for PD patients"...

Debi

way back in the early 1900s edgar cayce recommended spine stimulation with his invention called a wet cell battery because he viewed parkinsonism is an imbalance in circulation annd communication between the sympathetic and parasympathetic systems..he also recommended daily massage. you can google cayces wet cell battery. if i remember seems he incorporated silver and gold solutions too.

there is a lot of NIH studies done by dr sandyk on emf pulsing and pd. i would love to see the mjff consider this type of therapy ...i am confused by michaels statement that you are in business to go out of business yet it appears that profit has to be the venue to achieve this goal isn't that contradictory?..are you integrating any complimentary medicine in your
work?

btw kudos to mjf for achieving some semblance of homeostasis. maybe its more than the med cocktail. c'mon michael...is it some wonderful immune modulator?
as with all illness there exists an x factor in the concept of grace and healing -i'm not so sure you can bottle that!
thanks
md

OK... I have to jump in here. I own a very professional RIFE (google Royal Rife) setup and have been practicing various treatments using variable frequencies and pulsing through held metal handles, pads and bulbs filled with rare gasses. Additionally I have foot baths, the Cayce equipment and whole body enhancer technology. I've worked with this for years and know quite a bit about it. My equipment cost many, many thousands of dollars. I've also had the pleasure of speaking with Dr. Sandyk on several occasions.
I can tell you that "vibrational therapy" in the hands of people who know what they are doing can be quite helpful for many conditions. Parkinson's is NOT one of them. Sorry to be a huge wet blanket here. I've been able to really make a difference using the equipment on other people with other ailments and that is a blessing. I really, really wish it worked on PD but, it doesn't.
I also saw a mention of the vibrational chair in this thread. Way over priced and doesn't work!!!!
Now, just to clarify, vibrational therapy can make you generally feel better. But, we're talking about spending thousands of dollars to feel a little better once in a while. NOT worth it.