Agreed...I guess the key is to keep this at a minimum, but it'll be very hard to do...It's the other players I'm worried about...
wow. from reading that, this FSM sounds like something that might also even help yao to an accelerated recovery from his knee fracture, yes no?
probably not, because Yao has a broken bone, I don't think FSM really works for a bone tissue as well.
it clearly states in the article that it helped TO get back for the superbowl that one year -- I'm pretty certain he had a fracture.
Actually, microcurrent stimulation is just a form of electrical acupuncture. Microcurrent stimulation treatment uses the same acupuncture points as in traditional acupuncture but the stimulation is applied through electrical currents instead of manual manipulation of needles. Many acupuncturists now make extensive use of microcurrent machines because it requires much less effort and skill than manually manipulating the needles and it also has the added benefit of appearing more modern and scientific to skeptics.
If this treatment work, it would seem to indicate that T-mac's back problems were more of a nervous system disorder then a mechanical one. That might explain the "it's in your mind commment" There is a doctor who claims that 90% of back problems are mental problems. It's entirely possible that what the JP fellow did was to stimulate the nervous system to allow for the muscles to relax...and thus the spasms stopped. We'll see. But If T-mac back does stay good for the rest of the season - then man o man....I'm going to go see an acupunturist.....
I am going to see an acupuncturist even if it's temporary relief. I even found one of these "electric acupuncturists" in my area.
oh sorry. I'm from Australia so i'm not familiar with many of the injuries mentioned so far :d at least not from sports apart from Basketball.
well, I know a fair bit about Soccer......really man you know how much press we get over here about Baseball and NFL. Absolutly zero. I'm amazed that I even hear basketball news and half of it is about Andrew Bogut and his all star appearance in every game, even though his "fellow" star player Michael Redd did the game winning shot............................. I mean check out Channel 9 now, guess whats on, a sport nearly noone on this board would know about, yet recieves 50% of the press over here. If it wasn't for this site, I wouldn't know **** about the Rockets how they work how they draft how the organisations work, why Toyota center seems to be ****house last season. Heck American sports coverage over here is CRAP and you know it
well what i meant was I didn't even know that guy had a fracture, as in the guy who was mentioned, really I didn't read the whole article just scanned it
HOLY CRAP i just re-read my sentance, and noticed how utterly stupid it sounded...............ASDFLKMASDFLKASMDFASD. Basically what I meant was, I'm not familiar with the major injuries that have been sustained by OTHER SPORTS stars in other sports, for all i know they might have broken their neck as opposed to a neck strain..........cause we don't get much press about NFL stars at all.
I don't know if I would go that far, but clearly there is a mental component. If you took MRIs of random people's backs, you would see a lot of messed up stuff... herniated discs, etc. However, most of those people would be asymptomatic. Why some people suffer such chronic lower back pain with relatively decent MRIs while other people have messed up MRIs but no symptoms isn't clearly known if I am not mistaken.
I've been out for the holidays and then been sick and haven't visited for a while but this is great news! I'm glad somebody (whether it was T-Mac or doctors, trainers, or whomever) allowed themselves to think outside the traditional box. I've posted a couple of times saying he should expand his search for treatments beyond the traditional and suggesting that nutrition could also play a big part. I also, certainly don't disagree with the idea that posture can be a factor. In a nutshell... Valuable time was wasted by NOT trying alternative methods before now, although I would agree that it is a jungle out there in trying to decipher what has merit and what is quacky. As far as T-mac being pessimistic; he's had back problems going back to Orlando. He no doubt has seen plenty of traditional MD's and specialists to no avail. Wouldn't that make anyone pretty pessimistic. I'm sure when he entered Patterson's office it was just another dead end in T-mac's mind. And he was shocked to see a difference from only 2 1/2 hours of work. I also agree that this may not be a miracle "cured forever" treatment. But even if it is a tool to manage his back, T-mac will gain confidence that it IS able to help him overcome what he once thought was "hopeless". There are other therapies that would seem quacky but that seem to help a lot of people. This subject could be a thread in and of itself... maybe in some other area of the BBS.
I wouldn't call the treatment Tracy had quaky, its just the methods used haven't seen enough scientific studies from MDs. It makes perfect sense that relax muscles improves blood flow (therefore healing) and natural balance / posture of the body which makes all the difference in the world. Perhaps Bonzi should see Patterson soon if his condition doesn't improve.
From what I understand, he's tried virtually everything. He just found out about Patterson about a month ago. So, I'm not sure time was wasted given the fact that the discovery of this treatment was only recent.
I thought Charlie Ward had gone to John Patterson before and reccommended him to T-Mac. That other professional athletes and organizations were using microcurrent before too.
From my limited knowledge of biology, I don't quite like their explanation that the micro current helps human body to produce more energy or stuff like that. I guess it might help stimulate the nerves and relax the muscles, but it's hard for me to believe it has anything to do with repairing body damage. Maybe it can help in blood circulation, but how two hours of this technique has done wonder to Tmac is beyond me. I guess it's more of a mental thing for Tmac, for him to believe in it helped him to get over the problem. But anyway, it is SOOOOO nice to see the old Orlando Tmac back. With 4 30+ games in a row, it definetely looks like his back is not bothering him any more. Hopefully it will last long enough for us to win a couple of champions. Next can some one get a pair of bionic legs for Yao please? Or Reebok develop a full body armor for Yao that protects from head to toe?
