Teeter Hang Ups

Plain and simple, the medical world just doesn’t do a good job of treating pain.  Medications available are usually fairly new and experimental.  If you can endure the side-effects and get past the drowsiness, you’ll likely get addicted to these hard narcotics.  When the meds fail, you’ll go through with physical therapy in most cases.  A lot of times this can help somewhat, but for some people it doesn’t.

And if you’re in the boat that doesn’t get relief from both meds and physical therapy, then you’re out of luck my friend.  Well, sort of…

In my experience, there are only so many things you can do when doctors and medicine fail you.  Here is a list of the things I’ve tried and how well they worked for me personally:

TENS Unit and Electrical Muscle Stimulation:

This is a neat little device and it can work pretty well in some areas.  If you have pain in your back (upper and lower) and other areas of your body, you can sometimes get relief with this thing.  All it does is stimulates your muscle with an electric pulse.  It feels a little weird at first, but you will quickly get used to it.  The only problem with these things is that they either (a) have the sticky electrode pads wear out or (b) don’t work for some people. (learn more on wikipedia.org)

Traction Devices:

This treatment works pretty well if you have neck pain.  However, you’ve got to be careful which form of traction you use.  One device will feel like it is choking you.  The other requires you to lay down and pump up a little air unit.  I recommend the later device.

Ice And Heat:

These are your best friend if you suffer from chronic pain.  You’ve really got to test which one works best in order to get the best relief personally.  Sometimes, you can even alternate the two throughout the date.  My best advice is to get about 2-3 ice packs (gel) and throw them in the freezer.  Make sure that you always have at least one cold.  Then for heat, make sure that you have something that you can put in the microwave for a few minutes and get it really hot.  I’ve found that it is best to get it a little hotter and just let it cool down on the table.  Put your hand on it every now and then and see if you can bear the heat as it cools.  Once it is bearable, put it on your painful area and let it sit for at least 20 minutes.  And just so you know, 20 minutes is a good time for either heat or cold.

Massage Chairs:

This is an area that I would really like to get into because of how well they work.  However, if you want to go this route, then you’re going to need at least $2,000 to $3,000 for a decent chair.  The best chairs look very much like a recliner and are comfortable as a recliner would be.  They usually come with multiple massage functions and can go as high as your lower neck.  But again, price is a big qualifier here and it puts this form of treatment out of reach for a lot of people.  You used to be able to pick these things up for a fraction of that $2k price, but now everything is more expensive.

Inversion:

This is a new area that I’m still exploring – new to me.  Inversion is a great concept because it basically reverses the pull of gravity on your spine.  If you want to take a look at a decent product that is really reliable, take a look at the teeter hang ups information that I posted already.

Here is a video that I found from youtube.com. It explains how it works. But if you’re thinking about buying it, don’t get it through that HSN site. Order it through the site that I recommend because you’ll save money and get a better deal – visit this website…