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.

Money Spent on Back Pain

In my search for back pain treatments, I came across this article from the NY Times "Well" blog.  The author cites a report that shows how more people are spending more money on back pain relief than ever before.  People are spending more on drugs and surgeries and not finding the relief they are after.

In the previous post, Dr. Evans talked about research that showed that 96% of the patients treated with the PulStar were completely out of pain in six visits.  No drugs, no surgery, just safe, gentle and effective pain relief.  

Reading articles like the one above makes me realize how important our job is to get the word out about how effective the PulStar is.  Who wouldn't want to save time and money to cure their back pain?  Many people are afraid of the addictive nature of medications and the complications that can arise from surgery.  The Pulstar Multiple Impulse Therapy can give them that relief with no addictions and complications.  It really is a great instrument.

How many Multiple Impulse Therapy treatments will be necessary?

Each individual is a unique organism that responds in its own unique way to environmental stimuli including Multiple Impulse Therapy (MIT).  While no-one can say exactly how many treatments will be required to resolve your pain (or even predict whether you will respond to MIT) clinical studies provide a baseline reference.  For example, in a study of 249 consecutive patients, half of all patients treated reported complete pain relief in less than four visits.  The half requiring four treatments or more usually reported pain relief by the sixth visit.  In that study, 96% of the patients responded to the treatment.

The Efficiency of multiple impulse therapy for musculoskeletal complaints.

J Manipulative Physiol Ther. 2006 Feb;29(2):162.e1-162.e9.PMID: 16461177

Focus Group Results

One of our newer users, Dr. Jerry Mantonya, recently provided a questionnaire to some of his patients that had received a PulStar Multiple Impulse Therapy treatment for the first time. On top of being a great idea, the information was very insightful and helpful.

Here are the results:

1. How wold you rate the appearance of the PulStar, easy to understand or too technical?

All responded that it is easy to understand. A couple mentioned that not only was it interesting but it was a nice visual especially when comparing before and after.

2. Does this technology instill confidence that it could fix your problem?

All but one responded yes. The one person said "unsure" but that they wold be inclined to begin treatments using the PulStar if a problem arose. Others commented that using the PulStar the doctor was sure of "getting the right place", there would be "increased confidence for each effective adjustment", doctors could "know all areas have been identified and adjusted".

3. Do you find this to be on the cutting edge of Health Care?

All responded yes. One respondent commented that "previous technologies didn't seem foolproof - this appears to be much more specific with regard to treating and identifying areas of concern".

4. How was the comfort compared to manual adjusting, was it more comfortable, less comfortable, no difference? (only those that had been adjusted were asked to respond)

Of those that responded, 60% responded that it was more comfortable, the other 40% said they didn't notice a difference with one saying he/she "was sore after adjustment but within a couple of days could tell difference. Had been having headaches and those were better".

5. Would this technology influence your decision of chiropractic care, less likely, more likely, no influence?

No one selected "less likely" but only 43% said the PulStar would "more likely" influence their decision. 28% didn't respond and the rest said they were "unsure" of the influence.

The comments here were interesting though.

One respondent that didn't answer this question commented he/she "knew it would influence a lot of people who believe that 'you'll make them worse to keep them coming' or 'why bother, it doesn't do any good'."

Another that didn't answer this question said they "already knew how important chiropractic is to me but if I were new to chiropractic, being able to see would make it easier to believe".

One of the respondents marked "no influence" because he/she would still come to see their favorite doctor but "if he was not available, I now know that with the data/history stored in memory, any of the doctors could do my adjustment with a successful outcome".

One respondent that selected "more likely" said "the print out helps me monitor & measure my own progress".

6. Additional Comments:

Here are some of the comments:

"Great 'proof' for the insurance and family of unbelievers."

"My daughter cannot stand to have her neck touched and this would work ... and make logical sense".

"Women who don't want a man to 'hover over them' and 'get that close' would appreciate the difference".

"I think for patients that are afraid of adjustment, I feel this would be a good alternative".

"Great when [you] need to shift to a different doctor - would get same technique and same opportunity for continued progress on the same areas or 'know' that the new area really needed done"

"I would recommend to others, especially people that might be hesitant, as they may be more convinced about treatment, consistency, outcomes".

Overall the results of the focus group came out positive. We will be looking at the possibility of doing more of these with other users around the country and hopefully we'll be able to get some PulStar patients to this site so they can tell their story first hand.

We'd like to thank Dr. Jerry Mantonya for this great work and if you are ever in the Newark, OH or Hebron, OH areas and need a PulStar adjustment, check him out.

"Cure Back Pain" Blog

I have been (and will continue) searching for other blogs about back pain both to see what they are saying and hopefully to learn from. I recently came across this blog that I found very informative.

Sensei Adam Rostocki has done a great job accumulating information on his blog about all sorts of back pain related issues. If you are looking for definitions, descriptions or explanations of back pain related topics, his site is very helpful.

I'll admit that I haven't read everything on his blog but one of the things I found missing was anything about instrument adjusting. I believe that the PulStar Multiple Impulse Therapy would have helped Sensei Rostocki's back pain symptoms at the very least. It's unfortunate that he was unable to receive a PulStar treatment while he was in pain so you could see what it can do and how effective it can be.

My hope is this blog, like his, will give people a safe, gentle option to cure their back pain that they might not otherwise have had. If you know of any other blogs or web sites that discuss or offer back pain relief, I'd love to know more about them.

Patents

It occurred to me that Dr. Evans introduced himself and briefly described his background but did not fully explain his expertise. I decided I would toot Dr. Evans' horn for him since it is important for people to know why he is an authority on multiple impulse therapy to help relieve back pain.

Dr. Evans holds 7 U.S. Patents, 3 of which are based on PulStar technology. His patent numbers are: 4,307, 722; 4,425,191; 4,844,105; 4,841,955; 4,984,127; 5,435,813; 5,662,122

Here is the patent search site if you want to look into it more.

I know of other companies claiming to have patents but they really only have trademarks and in some cases not a single patent. In case you come across another company making these claims, here is the trademark site so you can do your own research.

I hope this provides some objective proof that the PulStar is an effective means to back pain relief. It is the only instrument adjusting technology with 3 patents and it is the only instrument with this much clinical research behind it.

The PulStar truly offers back pain relief that makes sense.

Chicago Seminar

One of the ways we try to help those suffering with back pain is to offer seminars to teach our users basic and advanced Pulstar protocols to help them get their patients out of pain faster. The Chicago seminar is one our most attended seminars which is great news for patients of these chiropractors who will come back better equppied to get their patients out of pain using the Pulstar.

Dr. Evans and Christian left for Chicago yesterday where we are hosting an intense, information packed, one-day seminar. The seminar will be held at the Chicago Marriott downtown Saturday, September 20th from 8:30 - 6:00 pm.

The seminar will feature one of our national trainers, Dr. Daniel Collins, DC and will give our Pulstar users an opportunity to learn and master basic and advanced protocols to help them effectively use the Pulstar.

For more information, click here.

Why Multiple Impulse Therapy

"Get of Pain Faster and More Effectively With The PulStar"

I'd like to introduce you to the PulStar and show you how to get out of pain faster. I am Dr. Joe Evans, the president of Sense Technology and the inventor of the PulStar. I am a bioengineer (I have a Ph.D. from Carnegie Mellon University) and in the past was the manager of the Medical Systems Department of Westinghouse Research Laboratories. I have served as principal investigator of an NIH contract for the development of heart assist devices and have been involved in the development of medical instrumentation for most of my career. My theory of musculoskeletal fixation resolution, The Minimum Energy Hypothesis, has been recently published in a peer reviewed journal and I have had several papers either accepted for publication or published on the subjects of musculoskeletal research methodology, the use of pain scales as outcome measures, methods for comparing musculoskeletal treatments and the efficiency and effectiveness of the PulStar when used to treat musculoskeletal complaints.

Getting to know Dave

My name is Dave and I joined Sense Technology in Pittsburgh this last June to help with sales and marketing. I've spent a majority of my adult working life in restaurants and call centers and I believe working with Sense to market the Pulstar fits very well with my background.

Customer service has been a large part of what I have done so I feel great about Sense Technology and the work we do. Our goal is to create safe, gentle and effective instruments to help people get out of pain. I've talked to chiropractors that have used the Pulstar to relieve back pain and they say great things about it. I've read surveys from patients looking for relief from back pain and they say great things about the Pulstar (I'll post more about this later). The more I learn, the more excited I am about joining Sense.

This is the first time I've been apart of a company that literally cures a pain. In sales we're taught to find the customer's "pain" and "cure" it by selling them something. It feels good to finally help people get out of real pain.

I've been eager to get this blog up and running because I'm looking forward to helping people as well as hearing the success stories that are out there. The more people we make aware of the Pulstar Multiple Impulse Therapy, the more people we can help.

To find a chiropractor in your area using the Pulstar you can click here.

We'll be posting research, results of surveys and success stories in the future. Please let us know what questions you have or what information you'd like to see and we'll do our best to get it posted as soon as possible.