Arthritis sufferers find relief with AquaSonix Therapy!

Arthritis is a degenerative and painful disease for which there is no known cure. The word arthritis literally means joint inflammation, but it is often used to refer to a group of more than 100 rheumatic diseases that can cause pain, stiffness, and swelling in the joints. These diseases may affect not only your joints but also other parts of the body, including important supporting structures such as muscles, tendons, and ligaments.

AquaSonix Therapy continues to show 80% plus success rate in reducing the pain associated with osteoarthritis. All patients complete a questionnaire relevant to their condition. The baseline pain, stiffness and mobility levels are recorded prior to the first treatment session and at 5-treatment sessions thereafter. This allows the AquaSonix Therapists to monitor individual responses to the treatment plan and to make adjustments when necessary.

AquaSonix Therapy is especially successful with osteoarthritis of the knees, spine, hips, feet and hands. Patients with Fibromyalgia and rheumatoid arthritis also record positive treatment outcomes as do patients with arthritis and osteoporosis.

AquaSonix Therapy is different and it can make a difference in the quality of your life. To learn more about arthritis, please see the following links:

General Arthritis Topics

The Coming Epidemic of Arthritis, Time Magazine

AquaSonix Therapy provides relief for those with Fibromyalgia

What is fibromyalgia?

Fibromyalgia is a common form of generalized muscular pain and fatigue. The name "fibromyalgia" means pain in the muscles and fibrous connective tissues (ligaments and tendons). This condition is referred to as a "syndrome" because it's a set of signs and symptoms that occur together. Fibromyalgia is especially confusing and often misunderstood because symptoms are common in other conditions. It is a form of soft-tissue or muscular rheumatism rather than arthritis of a joint.

Symptoms:

• Pain is the most prominent symptom. It usually involves "tender points" on the body where pain seems the greatest.
• Fatigue and sleep disturbances occur in about 90% of people who have fibromyalgia.
• Nervous system symptoms include changes in mood and thinking that may include depression, anxiety, and difficulty in concentration. It also involves feelings of numbness and tingling in hands, arms, feet, and face.
• Migraine headaches, abdominal pain, bloating or alternating constipation and diarrhea are common.

Can the AquaSonix treatments help me?

Yes! The AquaSonix sound treatments show a 58% success rate in reducing pain for Fibromyalgia patients. Patients also report improved sleep, more energy, and greater mobility.

The AquaSonix device generates sound pressure waves at selected frequencies that have 3 known positive effects:

• Stimulation of mechanoreceptors in the skin which send non-pain messages to the brain, inhibiting the pain impulse;
• Muscle stretch reflexes which create an exercise effect that in turn encourages the production and release of the body's endorphins;
• Improvement of the cell membrane flow, blood circulation, resulting in various therapeutic effects (such as pain reduction, muscle toning and relaxation).

AquaSonix Therapy success rates with fibromyalgia

The symptoms of fibromyalgia are a little different in every person who has it. Fibromyalgia isn't life-threatening, but it doesn't ever go away completely either. Clinical evidence with patients treated at our clinics has yielded pain reduction, improvements in physical function, and reduction in stiffness as seen in the graphs at right. (Click on the graphs for a larger view).

Questions about Fibromyalgia

To learn more about Fibromyalgia visit Fibromyalgia Questions and Answers.

Soft Tissue Injuries get better faster with AquaSonix Therapy

Our experience shows that the treatments offered by AquaSonix Therapy are very effective in treating and reducing the pain from soft tissue injuries and in accelerating tissue healing. Patients with the conditions below respond very well and resume their normal activities quicker:

• Sprains
• Strains
• Contusions
• Tendonitis
• Bursitis
• Stress injuries (including stress fracture)