Back Pain Treatment Is So Confusing

I'm always looking around at what other people are saying about back pain and the treatments that are available or that they suggest. It's no wonder that people are so cynical when talking about "cures" for back pain.

I was at a site called BackPainFixes.com and I clicked on the "Sports Medicine" link and I noticed all of the "Best Sports Therapies" in the left hand column and I couldn't help think, "If any one of them worked, why would they need to list all of them"?  There aren't 43 different solutions to relieve headaches.  You take ibuprofen or acetaminophen and you call it a day because it works.  You don't try some exercise one time, try straps, weights, girdles, helmets or whatever instrument another time and then some balm or cream or syrup another time.  We all know that ibuprofen and acetaminophen work so we use those.

But when it comes to back pain, web sites have no problem selling every thing under the sun because it doesn't matter what works and what doesn't as long as you keep buying the products they produce or market.  If relieving your pain mattered, they would only list the product that worked and not every product available.  The truth is that if they cure your back pain, they may not be able to sell you more products.

Chiropractors that use our PulStar Multiple Impulse Therapy report that they are getting a great response from their patients (physically) and that their patients love it.  Add to that the research we have done on the results of treatment with our system and it's pretty hard to deny that we aren't the ibuprofen or acetaminophen of back pain.  The PulStar will give you safe, gentle and effective pain relief.  We just need to get it into the hands of more chiropractors.

If you have had an experience with the PulStar, let us know about it.

Happy Thanksgiving! 

Dr. John Huffman in Erie, PA

Dr. John D Huffman, DC opened his doors at Huffman Family Chiropractic at 2030 E. 38th Street in Erie, PA on October 27th of this year.  After practicing in Dublin, OH and Sunbury, OH, Dr. Huffman decided to buy a PulStar and start his own practice.

Dr. Huffman graduated from the Logan College of Chiropractic in 2005.  Since then he has specialized in the Diversified, Thompson and Cox techniques.  Dr. Huffman says that PulStar's "reputation" as the latest technology on the market accompanied with the best customer support made the decision to buy a PulStar easy.

Dr. Huffman grew up in Randolph, NY and enjoys football, baseball and some hockey when he's not giving PulStar treatments.  Cars are also a hobby of his, both working on them and driving them.  Maybe after treating your back pain he can treat the sputter in your carburetor.  ;-) 

Dr. Huffman promises to treat you like family at his practice.  With that promise and a PulStar at his side, we're sure Dr. Huffman will have great success.  

Congratulations on the new practice and PulStar, Dr. Huffman!  Good luck!  Keep us posted on how things are going.

PulStar's Flexibility

Another reason the PulStar is so effective and patients appreciate the results they get is that it has three (3) modes of adjustments and displays the results of the adjustment in realtime as well.  These include "Constant-Frequency", "Auto-Frequency" and "Sweep Mode".

The "Constant Frequency" adjusting mode enables a doctor to select any of seven (7) force settings (5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30 and 35 pounds) at any rate between 2 and 20 Hertz (hertz equals impulses per second).  While almost no one uses the 35 pound setting any more because the 25 or 30 pound settings are more than enough, no other instrument provides this wide a combination of force and frequency settings.

In the "Auto-Frequency" adjusting mode the impulse head starts at 20 Hz and then, as the stiffness of the joint decreases, it matches the rate to the change in stiffness.  This means that as the adjustment proceeds, the frequency of the instrument changes along with the joint being adjusted and this change is all displayed on the monitor as it happens.

In the "Sweep" mode, the impulse head starts at 2 Hz and then slowly increases all the way up to 90 Hz and then slowly back to 2 Hz.

Why are all of these options important to you?  They are important because there is no such thing as "one adjustment fits all" (or frequency for that matter).  All patients are unique and all respond differently to the adjustment.  it is important to have the range and flexibility to meet every patient's needs.  The PulStar is the only adjusting instrument that provides the range of force levels and frequencies to relieve the back pain of the vast majority of patients.  No other instrument incorporates a low force setting of 5 pounds or a high constant frequency of 20 Hz.  No other instrument enables doctors to recruit muscle spindle and secondary nerve endings at frequencies up to 90 Hz like the "Sweep" mode.

This flexibility is just another reason why you can trust that you will receive safe, gentle and effective treatments from the PulStar no matter what your size, shape, tolerance or pain level.

PulStar Treatments are Easy to Understand

One of the reasons patients love the PulStar is that it's easy to see and understand where the problem is, what the doctor did to fix the problem and the results of the treatment.  The reason is that the PulStar offers a "Full Spine Display".

This display shows both the doctor and the patient all 30 vertebral locations and the stiffness at each vertebra.  There is no need to switch back and forth between each area of the back.  The doctor and the patient can view the entire spine and evaluate the response at each area.

Not only can the doctor and patient see the results of the last visit (graph on far right) they will be able to see the results of the pre- and post- scans also.  Patients will get an easy to read picture of their progress since the last visit.

Also on the screen a patient can see the amount of force delivered by the PulStar and the rate it was delivered at.  All of which can be adjusted by the doctor as necessary.  There is no guessing or estimating what was done and how much force was used, it is all displayed on the screen.

The PulStar Multiple Impulse therapy allows patients to interact with the doctor and to easily understand the analysis and treatment in clear and precise terms.  Patients can feel safe knowing that a doctor won't accidentally use too much force during an adjustment of the back or neck and cause damage.  

The PulStar's technology adds objectivity to a field built on the subjectivity of the practitioner.   Patients appreciate the consistency delivered by the PulStar because it ensures a safe, gentle and effective treatment delivered every time.

iSpine

As I was looking for more information about how people handle back pain and what they do for relief, I found a community called iSpine which stands for the "International Spine Patient Information Network".  The site is designed to share information between people suffering through back pain.  The forum allows people to ask questions, share their experience and find some emotional support.

I asked if anyone had tried a PulStar Multiple Impulse treatment to relieve their back pain.  The site administrator responded quickly and with some skepticism.  He noted that maybe the site was designed for those suffering more severe back issues or structural type problems.  Someone else called me a spammer.  I offered to get either of them a PulStar treatment so they could report back but neither accepted.  What can you do?

In any case, if someone is suffering from severe back issues and are looking for ways to avoid surgery, first I would suggest a PulStar treatment and second I would say check out iSpine since they seem to have more activity from real people than other blogs or web sites I've seen.