She mentions drinking plenty of water, which is a no brainer.

Beyond that she introduces the topic of massage, which many people find helpful.

Getting good nutrition can also helpful. Exercise helps the muscles and blood flow.

Holistic Stress Management & Relaxation, Yoga and Massage Therapy

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Feel your best by checking out some of the cool ideas in this video.

Many people don’t thank that relaxation is not a valuable use of time. However, reserving 15-20 minutes per day to meditate, do yoga or practice some other form of stress control can be very beneficial.

You can’t get rid of stress, but you can learn how to deal with it more effectively.

Check out this interview with Todd Durkin M.A. C.S.C.S. and Sean Croxton.

The answer will surprise you.

Fascia is all throughout the body and can affect pain in many areas at once.

Pain, Posture, and Fascia

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Fascia can not only hold on to physical pain, but mental, emotional pain as well. So people that have had traumatic events happen to them, may have pain, stored in the fascia.

Check out the video for more info.

IF and IFC stands for Interferential -

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I hadn’t even considered using IFC in a bucket of water.  Thanks for the suggestion.  I’ll have to try it.  Would it also follow that an ice pack over the region (like on my low back) would enhance the therapeutic effect if used during the IF session?   That would be very easy to implement on any location, though not quite as cold as a bucket of ice water.   I don’t do well with heat, even though I like the way it feels.  It worsens my fatigue, so I’ll skip that one, even though it sounds really nice.

Speaking  of using the unit with the battery pack, I have noticed that it has a significant power drop when on battery supply.  (I know you mentioned to me earlier that this was the case).  At what level could I expect it to perform at full power (and not simply assume that my batteries were going bad)?  For example on a 4 pole IFC setup with four 3” electrodes in the low back region, I’ve raised the intensity to 99 for 30 minutes at a time.   A few times, I wanted to move locations and plug in elsewhere.  When I went on battery power, I noticed a significant drop in the stimulation.   Or sometimes I just wanted to finish a couple of chores before sitting down to finish my IF treatment.  What is a reasonable expectation on battery?

What about other pain reliever creams, such as Aspercreme, that contain salicilates, but not menthol.   Can I somehow pair those with the IF to get improved relief?  (I have found that my skin burns like fire with menthol….more than it should.)

Thank you for the time you take to thoroughly educate and assist your clients.  I am amazed and impressed.  In fact, that is something that I have already shared with a number of my friends (who are PT’s and OT’s).  More than anything, I am grateful!

Have a wonderful evening,
SS

Answer:

On warm versus cold you do whatever provides you relief.  Try the ice pack(chilling) in conjunction with IF and just see what happens.  We have one patient who is in his 40’s with some form of degenerative disease but he has to work each day.  He gets relief from cold so at work he takes his shoes and socks off, and sits at his desk with his feet on cold tile.   He does his IF couple times a day with feet being cooled down.  He also does not benefit from heat, but does so from cold and that is how he self treats.

On batteries, especially rechargeable versus disposable, a disposable is about 30% stronger than a rechargeable so that is one difference.  You will have more available power with disposable.  In actuality the Infrex Plus was not designed to use IF mode on batteries.  The batteries were more for tens and in situations where just could not use AC adaptor, then as an emergency Rx.  We were thinking of airplanes, cars, public waiting areas, etc.   If the unit ever takes off then we do have a plan to adapt the adaptor for plug in in car lighter ( that assume lighters still  in cars by time we get there!!!).

ON “menthol”, most topical pain products have menthol in them to some degree.  Menthol being some form of mint oil, ie peppermint, spearmint, mentha ,,,,,, .  Example if you remember Flex All.  It is basically the same product but with different amounts of mint oil.  Regular is 8%, chiropractic is 12%, and professional is 16%.  You can use ultrasound with flexall if you put the flexall in the coupling gel and you use the regular at 8% or chiro, but at Professional of 16% the oil content is so high that almost always there will be a skin irritation problem.   If you have problems with mint topically then make sure menthol is not the first ingredient mentioned on the “ingredients”, the farther down the ingredients menthol is then the better for you.

On Aspercreme with IF I don’t know.  Just try it and see how works and let us know. Electricity being used for topical meds works if the med is water based, not petroleum based.  Electricity does not drive medicinal ions in oils but will do so in water based, ie. Iontophoresis.  You might get greater absorption and depth of penetration possibly but not sure.   Also if you do try this then for sure if do with ice/chill then the vasoconstriction that will occur in the chilled area will help retain the meds longer which should increase absorption in the localized area.

Problem is most traditional TENS and Interferential units are only able to treat one area at a time

Even if you have 2 sets of electrodes, in other words 4 electrodes total, you still need to be able to control the power independently.

The Infrex Plus solves that problem.

Treating 2 Areas of Pain with Electrotherapy

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Take a look at the video for a good example. The lady has two electrodes on her neck and two on the wrist.

Her neck pain is much more sensitive, so she only needs a setting of 12 for that area. Her wrist pain however needs more electrotherapy power. So a setting of 20 works well for her there.

This is all accomplished by using the 2 pole setting on the Infrex Plus Interferential unit.

You can try this yourself. To request a free trial of the Infrex Plus, click here and fill in your info.

Electrotherapy has the potential to reduce a wide variety of differing types of pain in the body.

• Back pain
• Sciatica
• Leg pain
• Wrist pain
• Sciatica
• Knee pain
• Headaches
• Joint pain
• Muscle pain

A Doctors prescription is required to obtain the Infrex Plus. The folsk at Medfaxx will be glad to help you with that. Get started here.

Take a look at this video to learn about the study results.

The study dealt with people who suffered chronic pain from a variety of causes.

Mayo Clinic Study Suggests
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276 chronic pain patients were involved in the study. Vitamin D levels were measured with testing. Vitamin D testing is fairly inexpensive an simple process. Your doctor can check your levels for you. A strong association was found between vitamin D deficiency and the amount of narcotic pain medication that was required. Medications such as morphine and others.

Check out the video for more information.

Vitamin D comes from 3 main sources

• Exposure to the sun
• Food
• Dietary supplements

We will find and post some additional vitamin D videos in the near future. We would love to hear your comments on the pain vitamin D connection. Please use the comment box below to voice your opinion.

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Learn About How To Stop Chronic Pain With This Video

Sitting in chairs in one of the main causes of back pain in America.

Back pain is much less common in Asian nations, where more people sit cross-legged.

Problem is, this is just not a good option for most people. So what to do?  Continue reading below ….

It’s always a good idea to get up frequently, move around and stretch. Since I work from home, I do this a lot. Whenever I go for a long drive in the car, I stop often to at least get out and walk around.

Here is another option,  a back orthotic. It is a simple device that you can sit on. It can be used with almost any type of chair and in a car. Click here to learn more about back orthotics.

If you can’t get up and move around often there are some simple stretches that can be done while sitting and take jsut a few seconds. Check out the Back n’ Motion video for a complete set of back friendly movements that can be done sitting, standing or lying down.

If you have had success with any technique or method for reducing back pain while sitting, we would love to hear about it. Use the comment box below to fill us in. Questions are also welome.

Try Interferential

You are invited  to see if the Infrex Plus works for your chronic pain situation in a satisfying way.

There’s absolutely zero obligation. In fact, MedFaxx is kind enough to ship you one of these for FREE.

They don’t ask for your credit card. If you are not 100% satisfied with this pain relieving technology, inside 30 days, just send it back. A return envelope is provided, with shipping paid.

Absolutely No Risk

No money up front, to find out if the Inflex Plus works for your chronic pain situation in a satisfying way.

So here’s what you get: You get the Inflex plus, which is TENS and Interferential in one unit. It used to be, you had to go to a chiropractor or a clinic somewhere and get hooked up to a machine, to the electrodes, and lie there.

You had to, get an office appointment, get over there; it was a lot of hassle to go through to get an Interferential treatment. Nowadays, you can use this portable Interferential unit at home, or on the go. It even works on batteries.

Here is What You Get

You get the cables, nice long cables so the electrodes can go anyplace on your body. Actually, two sets of electrodes, there’s four electrodes- two sets of two, and you can put these on different spots on your body, so you can treat two different areas of pain simultaneously, if you like.

And also, of course you get the wall outlet, if you want  to plug it in at home, and some nice electrodes. It’s really cool. There’s a nice pouch that seals them up to keep them fresh and clean in that package.

You also get this handy carrying package. A belt to strap to yourself, your wires can come out  little hole, so the wires can go anywhere on your body. Strap this on and go completely mobile on battery power. Get Interferential or TENS on the go, and like I said, MedFaxx does not charge you a thing to try this out.

Glad to Help with Your Prescription

The only thing you need is a prescription, and the fine folks at MedFaxx are so kind, they’ll actually call your doctor, talk to your doctor, and work through the details of your prescription for you, so you don’t have the hassle and the headache of trying to get the prescription from the doc. MedFaxx will help you out on that.

So, give them a call at 800-937-3993  Or click right here. Fill out the form, with your name, address and  information so that you can get started on the process of getting your free  30 day trial with the Interferential unit.

Thanks for watching!