| If you read my last article, you know that I have | | | | on this new treatment but I didn't have a strong |
| been living with back pain for quite a few years. It | | | | comfort level with the personal attention to my |
| has been on and off and for the most part; | | | | case. I think the physical therapists have seen so |
| acupuncture and a good chiropractor have kept | | | | many people with the same problems that all |
| me in working order.Since I was feeling so good, I | | | | seem to get better from the VaxD that they |
| decided to play some basketball with some guys | | | | just view it as a panacea and forget to take the |
| from work. Well, I landed a little awkward after | | | | time to explain everything to every new patient. |
| going up for a shot and really wrenched my back. | | | | Hopefully this article will help you out in this area! |
| I kept playing for awhile (yeah, I know; not a | | | | The VaxD table is simply a flat table with grips on |
| good idea) thinking that it would work itself out. | | | | one end and a pulley on the other. The table also |
| Of course, it didn't. It just got worse and when I | | | | slightly slides backwards underneath you to aid |
| went and laid down to ease the pain I found I | | | | the stretching. The assistant will place a strap |
| couldn't get up.I made it home and took a bunch | | | | around your hips/waist to attach to the pulley and |
| of ibuprofen; I have never taken any hard pain | | | | you grip the other end of the table. If you are |
| meds and don't ever want to have to do that. | | | | too tall (as in my case) they will put a harness |
| Since this pain was worse than ever I decided I | | | | under your arms and hook the harness up to the |
| needed to try something new. I had heard about | | | | grips. The session will last around 25 minutes and |
| the Vax-D Therapy before and even seen | | | | the machine will gradually pull a little harder. It is a |
| commercials on TV. I decided to look them up | | | | strange feeling and you will probably feel like |
| and give it a go. I have been getting the Vax-D | | | | either trying to pull against it or move around a |
| treatment now for 3 weeks and feeling much | | | | little, but I think the best thing is to stay as |
| better; but let me tell you what you can expect | | | | relaxed as possible. The machine gradually pulls on |
| from the whole process.First, you can expect not | | | | you for about a half a minute and then slowly |
| to be relieved from pain right away. I could not | | | | releases back to normal. This repeats for the rest |
| get in until 4 days after my injury and that was | | | | of the 25-30 minutes. Since I am using the |
| only for an initial exam. They did however get me | | | | harness on the top side I have nearly fallen asleep |
| right into an MRI which was just next door. They | | | | a few times.It has been 3 weeks since my first |
| were booked pretty solid and they scheduled me | | | | Vax-D treatment and how am I feeling? Well, |
| for the Vax-D therapy starting in about 10 days. | | | | after the 3rd session I was feeling quite a bit |
| During this time, I went to my chiropractor for | | | | better and then for some reason after the 4th |
| my usual treatment on the Cox table to get me | | | | session I felt a little worse. Then in the second |
| by. The Vax-D plan seems to be universal and | | | | week I started feeling better again. The main |
| not tailored to a person's specific needs. By this I | | | | problem I was having was when I stood up after |
| mean that everyone gets 20 treatments it | | | | sitting for a long time. Now after the 3rd week I |
| seems. My schedule was every day for 2 weeks, | | | | am actually feeling great. I would guess it is |
| then Monday, Wednesday and Friday for 2 weeks | | | | probably normal to waiver in the first few weeks. |
| and then Tuesday and Thursday for 2 weeks. | | | | I feel like the best thing for me to do now is to |
| This is combined with physical therapy which is | | | | keep up the physical therapy on my own even |
| primarily the Cox excercises. On my first day, | | | | though I am not going to the back institute every |
| they did an EMG (I think that's what it is called) to | | | | day.Well, I hope this has helped if you are thinking |
| test for any nerve damage. I have heard some | | | | about getting VaxD treatment or if you are |
| horror stories about these nerve tests where | | | | having severe back pain and unsure what to do. I |
| they place needles into you to get to the nerve | | | | will write more as I experience it!If you haven't |
| but this one was done using contact strips on the | | | | read it yet here is my article on Acupuncture and |
| skin. It was, however, a little painful. Then it was | | | | Chiropractic.Want to see more health topics? |
| on to my first round of physical therapy and then | | | | Check out the Gotta Get My Info Health Page. |
| the Vax-D treatment.So I was about to embark | | | | |