How To Overcome Back Pain

NON-PHARMACOLOGIC TREATMENT OF SHINGLES

Shingles is an infection of a dermatomal or cranial nerve by the herpes zoster virus. The herpes virus establishesa latent infection in thenerve that lasts for the life of the host and may become active at times of stress or immune system compromise. Pain in the affected nerve usually begins during the viral prodrome and can last up to three weeks before red raised lesions and blisters break out along the course of the nerve. Herpes Simplex 1 (HSV1) is part of the same family of viruses that causes “cold sores” or lesions around the mouth. Herpes Simplex Virus 2 (HSV2) lies dormant in the genitalsandcauses recurrentoutbreaksof lesions in the genital or anal area. Both are related to the varicellaorchickenpoxvirus; theEpstein-Barrvirus is also included in this class of viruses. In unpublished anecdotal reports of Frequency Specific Microcurrent (FSM) treatments during the last twelve years, one frequency combination has been observed consistently to eliminate the pain and shorten the course of shingles.

described on the list as being useful for “virus”— was first applied to a patient with acute shingles blisters using alternating pulsed DC current along the length of the dermatome to see if it would produce any clinical improvement in this viral condition.Thepainwas reducedwithin20minutes and it was found that 60-minute treatments on three consecutive days produced permanent pain reliefand resolved theblisterswithin twodaysafter the final treatment. In 2004, when a patient fell asleep and treatment was extended until he awakened after two hours, it was discovered that a single two-hour treatment produced the same clinical outcome as three sequential one-hour treatments. There have been no pre- and post-treatment viral samples taken in shingles treatments, so the mechanism by which the frequency treatment protocol relieves the pain and shortens the course of shingles and oral or genital herpes outbreak is unknown. The imediate pain reduction and lasting pain relief suggest that it interferes in some way

with either viral structure or replication. The mechanism for this effect is unknown. It is not known whether the frequency would be effective if applied by an auditory source since it has only been applied using electrical pulses delivered by micro amperage current. Several mechanisms have been proposed but none have been tested.

In 1998, the 230 Hz / 430 Hz frequency pair—

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Kevin Brick, M.S.O.T. Occupational Therapist

Kevin received his bachelor’s in Occupational Therapy in 1978 and an advanced master’s in Research and Technology in 1992 at State University of New York (SUNY) in Buffalo. He has extensive clinical expertise in orthopedic and neurological conditions from pediatrics to geriatrics. Kevin combines a wide variety of technologies to expedite healingand trainhispatients inproperbodymechanicsandcompensatory movement strategies. His knowledge of acute injuries and chronic pain has developed from comprehensive education and training in soft tissue osteopathic approaches. He is proficient in cranio-sacral therapy, visceral manipulation, and muscle energy techniques that serve to complement physical therapy modalities and traditional therapy approaches. He also has extensive experience in Frequency Specific Microcurrent, a modality

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which directly affects the cause of pain and dysfunction at a cellular level.

He was the Internship Coordinator and instructor at Eastern Washington University,whereheassisted indevelopingcoursework for theOccupational Therapy Department and transitioned it from a bachelor’s to a master’s program.Duringhisgraduateeducation,heco-instructed theundergraduate course on the philosophy of effective client care and management.

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