Originally Posted by Tweaking
Yeah I crack my neck almost constantly, all day. Minor shoulder adjustments or even pressing my fingers to the right of certain vertebrae will produce a cracking or clicking which gives me extremely temporary relief. Most of the time I don’t sleep with a pillow at all or a very thin one and always sleep flat on my back on a relatively hard mattress, which is what has been recommended to me.
I doubt this is effecting the the firm flaccid, but it sure effects your comfort and well being. For guys like you its almost ALWAYS a C7 (seventh and lowest cervical vertebra) and or the first thoracic or T1. When you get the right vertebra, the tightness and discomfort begins to disappear for longer and longer periods until its gone. When you are “cracking” the ones above the real problem, it feels better for a short period of time, then comes right back. C7 and or T1 needs to be looked at.
Originally Posted by Tweaking
Sparky, my only question is - and I think others would probably like to know as well - how would I go about finding a good chiropractor? Can you give any advice, undirected trial and error would be a pain. I don’t suppose you have any contacts in Adelaide, Australia? Also, the palm mag can be gotten for much cheaper than the PowerMag, but apparently it’s not as good, did you use it with success?
Unfortunately, I don’t know anyone in Australia. let alone in Adelaide. What I tell people in general is you want to go by referral. Ask around. What you WANT to hear is that he/she gets results fast, that they had a problem and in a few Adjustments, they did much better…and now they either just come in when needed or get checked once a month or every few months because they do so much better when they do. You really want to hear them raving that he/she is a “miracle worker”…thats the type of referal you want. A really good Chiro should have his patients just raving how good he is.
What you DON’T want to hear, which is what a lot of Chiros do in this country is sign the patient up ahead of time for many visits, like 30 or 50 or whatever. If you have a Chiro that insists that he knows how many visits it will take and wants you to sign up for multiple visits and pay ahead of time….walk out the door.
Also, in general the better he is at his Adjustments (moving the bone) the less physical therapy he needs or uses. If the guy has tons of Physical therapy (like hot packs, massage, ultrasound, electro stim etc) it means his adjustment skill sucks and he needs all that other stuff to get any relief for patients at all. I worked for years with just my hands and got great results just from the adjustments. Its only recently that I have been experimenting with modalities that actually accelerate healing on a cellular level, like the Tenant Biomodulator or the PalmMag. But even then, if the pain is from a vertebra that is out of place and stuck, those modalites won’t help much. However if I made the correction first and THEN use the magnet or whatever, patients get well even faster than normal.
The second part of your question concerns the PalmMag vs PowerMag. They both do the same job, the newer one…the PowerMag is just a better drive mechanism, so it lasts longer and is less likely to breakdown. I personally own two PalmMags which I bought from Ebay. The therapeutic effect is exactly the same with either model.
Which reminds me to discuss…if they are so damn good, who would sell theirs on Ebay? It goes back to what I just said. If the pain you are having is because of a vertebra out of place, its a lot like having a big rock on your foot. You can take pain killers and anti inflammatories, but until you take the rock off, it will only give temporary relief.
If the pain is primarily due to a muscle, the Magnet will have a rapid and dramatic effect. If the muscle is spasm-ed because of the nerve being pinched, it will come back quickly. If the pain is due to the joint being inflamed because it is out of place and stuck…it won’t help much at all.
So, will it help with the firm flaccid? Thats a big IF! IF the firm flaccid is due to a pelvic muscle spasm only…it would probably help a lot. IF the muscle spasm is due to a vertebra pinching the nerve…it will help for a little while and come back. IF its due to something else…then its doubtful it will help. I hope you guys follow my line of reasoning there.
The great thing about the Magnets (Power or Palm mag) is I can tell you almost everyone of the patients I use it on, wants one. I think EVERYONE should have one of these babies, because it is just wonderful for sore muscles and sometimes sore joints (if the aren’t stuck and out of place, then it doesn’t help). For just everyday life and athletes, it beats the hell out of aspirin or ibuprofin or whatever. It gives rapid relief without chemicals that stress your liver or kidneys. If you can get one in good shape for about $100, you will be pleased. A friend of mine just got a nearly new PowerMag for $115…which was a great deal because new from Nikken its $275.00! So, watch for a good deal and you can get it certainly under $200…at least here in the States.
Originally Posted by Tweaking
I’m also thinking about getting a TENS machine, which if my assumptions are correct, does a pretty similar thing to the PowerMag, though instead of inducing an electrical current in the tissue, it simply passes one through. I never really looked into it but apparently now you can buy insertable probes specifically designed for internal use (anal/vaginal). Considering the only definite success story I’ve heard about with this issue was from a guy basically getting internal anal massages (massaging the pelvic area from inside), internal probes might be a good idea.
No, completely different. Tens uses a current frequency that just overloads the sensory nerve so you don’t feel the pain as much. The Magnets actually relax and accelerate healing…totally different. Plus the magnetic field penetrates completely thought the body without sticking a probe up your butt. It induces a small current through INDUCTANCE.
I have a very expensive electrical device (Tenent Biomodulator) that was originally developed by the Soviets. It puts a charge on the cell walls to accelerate healing, but because it was electrical, you need to use CONDUCTANCE to get to a deeper organ or muscle…and that requires an in depth understanding of Acupuncture Meridians, which I don’t have. As I mentioned, I had a young lady with a pulled hip flexor (psoas) and I couldn’t help her with either deep tissue massage or the Tenent Biomodulator…but the PalmMag fixed it in 5 minutes! It can penetrate right though your body and put in voltage or current through INDUCTANCE…which is what makes it so great!