“The pain is
gone…I can’t believe it!” Those are the words of Jack, a patient
whose pain suddenly disappeared after two decades of unrelenting
pain from diabetic neuropathy and a treatment program that not only
profoundly interfered with his quality of life but also resulted in
an addiction to a myriad of pharmaceutical drugs. It was just that
fast — two half-hour treatments with an invisible light and his pain
disappeared. Incredible! No more medicines. He began feeling like
his old self—he could think clearly and his zest for life returned.
Jack’s family thinks it was a miracle.
Jack’s story is not
unusual. However, diabetic neuropathy is only one of many health
conditions that can be eliminated using a near infrared light
therapy known as photonic stimulation. Since we have used this
technology at the Health Medicine Institute our patients have been
so delighted with its effects that we’ve had to expand our staff to
accommodate their avalanche of referrals to friends and families.
Photonic
stimulation sounds like “Star Trek” medicine — something out of the
future that seems too far-fetched to exist in today’s world.
However, quantum healing with near infrared light photons is a
reality today and is poised to become an essential technology in
medical practice for years to come. This powerful, effective, safe,
and affordable technology is revolutionizing medical treatment for
pain, many neurological disorders, and a wide variety of
musculoskeletal and soft tissue maladies. Many health problems that
had previously been notoriously difficult or even impossible to
successfully manage can now benefit from photonic stimulation.
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Photon generating
devices
Photon generating devices used for medical
therapy include lasers, light emitting diodes (LEDS, and infrared
mosaic arrays. Lasers have the potential of damaging soft tissues
because their output is concentrated into a small intense beam of
energy. Extreme caution must be exercised when using these devices,
especially in regards to eye safety. Standard LEDS, on the other
hand, are much weaker and lack sufficient energy output to be used
as individual devices.
However, infrared
mosaic arrays, such as are used in Bales Scientific’s Photonic
Stimulator, have the unique advantage of high output power of
infrared energy over a relatively large treatment area. They are
safe because their energy output falls off rapidly with treatment
distance. For example, if the treatment device were moved back two
inches the output intensity would decrease to only 25%.
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It is not
unusual to reverse symptoms that have persisted for decades in a
matter of a few minutes. And, the beneficial effects of just a few
treatments are likely to last for months to years. A good example of
this is in patients with diabetic neuropathy, as previously
demonstrated in Jack’s case. People with this condition are often
required to endure the side effects of narcotics, antidepressants,
anti-neuroleptics and a wide variety of other potentially dangerous
drugs to control their severe pain. Photonic stimulation routinely
restores the nerve dysfunction that leads to the pain, numbness,
ulcerations, and amputations that all too often accompany patients
with diabetic neuropathy.
Perhaps the most
common application of photonic stimulation is for a wide variety of
acute injuries. It is particularly effective for soft tissue
injuries such as cuts, hematomas, contusions, muscle pulls, tennis
elbow, plantar fasciitis, and all other myofascial pain syndromes.
These injuries are routinely cured within 1-2 weeks, allowing a
return to full activity. This became clear at the USA Track and
Field Trials in Sacramento, CA, and the subsequent 2000 Olympic
Games when international athletes treated with the photonic
stimulator found this therapy very effective for their sports
related injuries.
Personal experience
is a powerful teacher that can be even more impacting than a large
clinical trial. In March of 2001, I was preparing to take a trip to
Australia to represent the US in Senior Davis Cup competition. In
the over 60 year old division, playing with pain is more the rule
than the exception! Unfortunately, a couple of weeks prior to
leaving I developed a severe tennis elbow injury that I was sure
would take me out of the competition. To my surprise, after using
the photon stimulator for a few minutes twice a day for five days,
the pain was totally gone and I was able to resume full activity—I
went on to win the world singles title. Normally, as most tennis
players know, this type of injury generally requires six weeks to 18
months to fully heal.
Several months ago
I sustained a muscle pull in my left calf that left me limping from
pain. Again, after using photonic stimulation twice a day for five
days the pain totally resolved and I resumed full activity. The
previous time I developed a calf pull it took nine months before I
completely healed. I no longer take tennis trips without bringing
the photonic stimulator in my tennis bag—it has become the “secret
weapon” of our US Senior Davis Cup Team!
Age is not a
limitation in using photonic stimulation. Tom is a 79-year-old
former Wimbledon champion who was preparing to represent the US in
Senior Davis Cup competition in late 2002. Having undergone a total
shoulder replacement eight years prior, he was certain when he
re-injured this shoulder that he would not be able to compete. Over
the course of a week of daily treatment with photonic stimulation,
the pain cleared and he resumed practicing five days a week. Tom
referred to this as a “small miracle.”
Earlier this year,
Jason came to the Health Medicine Institute—he had heard about the
photonic stimulator and our integrative pain management program that
uses no medications. At age 32 he was considering suicide because of
unrelenting pain. He had suffered through two failed back surgeries
for lumbar disc disease that left him in constant pain despite the
use of narcotics, antidepressants, anti-inflammatory drugs, and
muscle relaxants. He had become a “walking zombie” who could not
find any position where pain was not incapacitating. He was on total
disability, and pain and depression had become a way of life.
Jason’s initial
treatment with the photonic stimulator provided his first break from
pain in nearly four years. Within a few weeks of starting the Health
Medicine Institute’s pain management clinic, which also included
acupuncture, bodywork, chiropractic, and guided imagery, he was able
to discontinue all medications. He began taking walks and slept
through the entire night without pain. He is now going to the gym to
regain his lost muscle strength.
At the age of 21,
Todd was riding his motorcycle and was involved in an accident with
a truck. His head was run over by the rear wheels and you can just
imagine the injuries he sustained. Several reconstructive surgeries
did wonders, but for the next ten years he suffered from nearly
unbearable neuropathic pain in his left jaw and face. Todd had
become seriously depressed—the polypharmacy of drugs he was taking
did not satisfactorily control his pain, he could no longer function
at work or at home, and he could not exercise without experiencing a
severe exacerbation of pain. In desperation, Todd’s pain management
physician referred him to the Health Medicine Institute for photonic
stimulation treatment. This was his “last resort.”
After a single
treatment of less than one minute with very low dose photonic
stimulation, Todd’s pain dramatically lessened. Within several
additional sessions of light therapy the pain disappeared completely
and his problem became one of dealing with the addiction to his many
medications. Within a couple of months Todd was pain free without
the use of any drugs, he returned to full time work, the quality of
his marital relationship improved, he could exercise, and his
depression lifted.
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