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