I have read in your blog that some people are getting almost miraculous results with the PAT unit. I have chronic back pain and I can’t imagine all that pain going away. What do you say? To answer your question briefly… yes, you should get at least some relief, but chronic pain is unique and the following will give you a better idea of what we are dealing with. The best way to discuss the situation of chronic pain, especially above 6/10 on the pain scale, is that it is very important to understand what happens within the body after pain is present for long periods of time. Whatever the reason for chronic pain, the surrounding muscles always go into protective muscle spasms. This is one of the defense mechanisms of the body. The brain picks up nerve signals from the damaged area and several things happen. First, the brain sends signals to the surrounding muscles around the pain to become very taut, that is become tight in almost a muscle cramp. This is to protect the damaged area as the tight muscles in essence act like a splint holding the area tight. It also sends in swelling (edema) to the area to “pillow” the nerves to protect them as well. If you were to treat the painful area right away with the PAT unit, you would get a much more immediate response to lessening of the pain. However, once the painful area is present for a week or more, the microscopic
Although PAT is extremely easy to use, treatments will vary according to the condition that created the pain. Consider that your pain is in your elbow. However, before simply putting electrodes at your elbow, be aware we must consider that the pain may be caused by compression of the nerve coming off the spinal cord which goes to the elbow that may create pain in the elbow. In this case, it is logical that we treat the nerve at the spinal cord rather than treat the elbow. But we must be detectives in determining the source of the pain. If the person is a tennis player, a golfer or a carpenter, the pain may be from tendinitis or bursitis. That’s when we treat at the elbow. But don’t worry, we are here to help you. I am putting together an information table that will be available soon which will help a lot! Generally, you can simply prepare the skin over any painful area by using a wet paper towel or washcloth and rubbing the skin to remove any dead skin or debris. Then place one electrode over the most painful area and the other on nearby skin. This will actually give you a very good result without going through the suggestions we make to maximize your treatment. However, some painful conditions, especially ones that are chronic (long standing) should receive the full treatment as suggested as it will get the quickest and most thorough relief of your pain. *Things to conside
Got Pain? A Blog for You! Welcome to our blog for PAT, the most unique and effective microcurrent pain relieving device ever to be on the market. “Got Pain” is a blog written by the developers of the PAT device to help people understand the best ways to get the most benefit from PAT, what our opinions are concerning pain treatments and also answers to your questions. Why We Care about Pain Management. Carl Marino, PT Today I would like to address the question of what the reason was that got me interested in pain management. Of course, as a physical therapist, I have dealt with pain in the majority of my patients. But I became more specifically interested in severe and chronic, persistent pain that disabled many of my patients. Whether it was low back pain, neck pain, severe arthritis or one of many other painful conditions, I developed a specific desire to help these people. Severe pain can be so devastating that people are often left with severe financial problems, strain on relationships, self esteem issues and on top of everything, often an addiction to pain medication. For a number of years I rented space in a medical doctor’s office who specialized in pain. It was there that I saw the saddest situations caused by pain. When I had the good fortune to meet Dr. Mark Chandler, we realized we were using essenti