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