Hi Melody, that cracked me up!!! There are times I would like to hang him up for a few days ha ha

Whats a levitiation thing? Isn't that a magicians trick? ...Sue

I asked Alan "what is this levitation thing that you hang on?" and he goes "what levitation thing". OH GOD, THIS MAN.... SOMETIMES!!!!!!

I said very slowly. "alan, you came home the other day and say you went on a levitation machine. Now what did you mean?"

He goes, "oh, that thing!!, it's a thing that you lay down on, hook your feet under and you are on a surface that you can make your legs go higher or down more and you do situps. I don't do situps on this thing, I just use it like an inversion thing, I just lay there and stretch. It feels good. (He must be at an angle or an inclination).

Takes a bit to understand this guy sometimes. He really had me going. I was all ready to buy David Copperfield Tickets.

mel

P.S. And this is important. Alan just told me he can't get the inversion table because when he laid down on the incline thing, and it was at a big incline with his head facing downward, the blood rushed to his head and when he stood up, his face was all red. I asked him "Did this make you uncomfortable, while you were on the incline thing?, and he goes "well, not really, but I didn't like it that the blood rushed to my head".

I think, honestly, if we are going to invest in something, it might be the Tony Little Recliner because, it will give him the stretcability he needs (if he ever wishes to recline all the way), the heat, the massage (and it's a good chair, and we need a chair). So I figure, when we are ready, this is the thing we'll get.

Hi Melody,
I found your story by searching the web on this DRX9000 machine and realized that all of these chiro's must go to the same training seminar on how to convince people to sign-up for this treatment. I pretty much had the same story where it all seemed like a big sales pitch, but knowing this I still fell into the trap of at least setting an appointment for the EMS evaluation. Its for this Friday, but I'm already certain that I will be a "perfect candidate"...isn't anyone willing to pay this outrageous cost considered a perfect candidate??? Anyway, I just wanted to let you know that you're not alone with this one, and I was wondering if you ever got any feedback from your doctor on the DRX. Let me know what the doc thought as I'm going to also ask my orthopedic specialist when I see him next month (gotta love waiting 6 weeks for an appointment!).

Thanks!
Diana

Will update you all after tomorrow. Alan has an appointment in NYC at 1 pm with a guy who specializes in Endoscopic Dischetomy.
Now we have no idea if Alan is a candidate for this minimally invasive procedure.

All we can do is hope.
So keep us in your prayers.
Will update.

regards,
melody

Have you brought this up on the spinal boards? I'm sure there are folks there who have probably been thru the 'process' and can give that ever so priceless first hand experience.

I can only speak for myself, but, I just webbed up the procedure and took just a peek...doesn't look too horid, tho any invasive technique is just that...invasive.

About 6 years ago I'd had arthroscopic surgery on a knee, one thought to have either tendon or capsule damage. It seems the processes are the same if it's a calcium or bone deformity or deterioration. In my case, I'd only DENTED the inside of my kneecap in a fall...they roto-rooted the dent smooth and on we go! I was walking [sort of-no races tho] that day and bandage came off in two days. Amazing what they do these days! Golly they even gave me color pics of what they'd done! Not that I had a CLUE of what I was looking at.... Overall I'd gotten four-five tiny holes in/around the knee [none more than a 1/4 in.]...they came at it from lots of different angles? and all were healed and gone in less than a week! Soo, aside from the percocet & it's joyful side effects [on for less than a week] it was a good thing to do in the long run.

BTW the knee issue never was an issue or consideration with my PN-later. But, it was a good surgical experience to have...
It's Alan's choice, I just wish he would check it all out for himself, develop his own sense of where he is [aside from PAIN], so he can decide in an INFORMED manner.

One other thing...Mel - I've a biig chest freezer - you want to send some of that meatloaf? I'll keep it for you. We got it with our house when we bought it, apparently the prior Mrs. was short and kept falling in... Go figger.

Pain free moments to you and all - j

But, we just came back from the neurosurgeon and I'm doing a new thread.
Give me your ideas, okay?

Melody

I am in the same boat and have been doing research myself. What concerns me is the sales pitch and all the marketing going into to this thing. I havent yet seen one at a hospital. Most are set up at chiropratic offices. Also the cost seems very high. Not sure what the machine cost, but I am curious as to who can buy them and operate them?

Do you have to be a licensed doctor or chiroprator?

I went to the first consult but my MRI was too old. I got the feeling that they stress "you may not be a candidate for it" to get me to really want to have it.

I have only talked to one person who did it and he only went to a few sessions and his back got worse. However his back was very messed up.

I did ask my orthopedic back specialist and he says he didnt know much about it. His comment was if it did work and relieve pressure you would need to keep going to keep the spine from reverting back.

In my opinion if they are going to charge $3000 they should allow life time maintance visits. If I find any other good info I will let you know.