There is a device gaining traction for these issues and with impressive results. This is a chair that one sits in for 28-30 minutes while High – intensity focused electromagnetic energy (HIFEM) works to contract your pelvic floor muscles. Device companies claim it contracts your muscles 10-12,000 times over the session. It probably sounds gimicky ( I thought so too) and what I found instead was very encouraging improvements that were statistically significant in just 3 weeks of 2x per week usage. In more than one study, at 3 months follow up, people were still reporting similar improvements.

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31172580/

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39640007/

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39767789/

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39760417/

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2050116120300076#:~:text=In%20general%2C%20superior%20results%20were,;8:282%E2%80%93289.

https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/lsm.23106#:~:text=of%20treatment%20outcomes.-,CONCLUSION,as%20an%20increased%20sexual%20satisfaction.

https://www.dovepress.com/is-the-high-intensity-focused-electromagnetic-energy-an-effective-trea-peer-reviewed-fulltext-article-TCRM#:~:text=Results:%20The%20average%20ICIQ%E2%80%90SF,quality%20of%20life%20(QOL).

We are Physical Therapists, Massage Therapists, a Craniosacral therapist. We’ve got space for you too.

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31647775

Total scores improved significantly for reduced anxiety, depression and improved sleep after 8 weeks of use of this device for the 12 subjects who finished the study.

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/27752476

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30883832.

This study showed that the right dosage of light therapy had anti-anxiety and anti-depressive effects in mice in this 3 week study. Changes noted in the brain were increased cerebral serotonin levels, decreased nitric oxide in the hippocampus area and prefrontal cortex, and decreased serum cortisol levels.

https://www.curamedix.com/hubfs/Use%20of%20extracorporeal%20shockwave%20therapies%20for%20athletes%20and%20physically%20active%20individuals-%20a%20systematic%20review.pdf?utm_medium=email&_hsmi=296728049&_hsenc=p2ANqtz–La3uLIxddmOqTUgwoGC07O5OhEpwvjQLu1PQkzU6D2KJpMLsAZJ0bFtOSwSQUjfy7wiGvxKwS09py1hp78hMJFviSqMw-DUFLubklIyt_c2htaHg&utm_content=296728049&utm_source=hs_email

This device uses Near Infrared Light to pass through the cranium and produce changes in certain parts of the brain. This is just one example of what the literature demonstrates (pre and post study images of the brain) are clear, productive changes in the brain of those with residual symptoms from concussions and repeated hits to the head. This technology is safe and has been giving people their lives back.

I’ve been a believer in the health benefits of Red Light Therapy which is now known as photobiomodulation (PBM) as I’ve seen it clinically and is well supported in the literature. Now, it is a potential game changer for post stroke symptoms, TBI’s, post concussive symptoms, neurodegenerative diseases. Solid evidence points to PBM’s ability to reach past the cranium into certain areas of the brain. Pre and post brain imaging studies show positive changes including (but not limited to), new blood pathways (angiogenesis), reduced cell death (apoptosis), reduced neuroinflammation. Histological and functional improvements mean better quality of life.

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35698294/

Adhesive capsulitis is just one of issues that can be treated with the laser and now with my new one, evidence points to even better results. With many more options and customization tools including continuous wave vs pulsed wave options, this laser is my new favorite modality.

https://learn.chattanoogarehab.com/hubfs/REC_SCI/REC_SCI_Pdfs/MKT00-13234%20Rev%20A%20-%20Ordahan%20Capsulitis%20Article%20Summary.pdf?utm_campaign=REC_SCI_Promotion_2023_10_Q4%20Laser%20Upgrade%20Promo&utm_medium=email&_hsmi=280676061&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-8Rep2cSD718OL6A6iJETzkLwhnaOs0cJWZC36xrlYZl0SYBYraVYt4vn5tV_Ny56gOt-6RZncBmfPuMNp_eMlzYhb_aUxWMFn3zIsrDeox242G0mA&utm_content=280676061&utm_source=hs_email