Guest guest Posted January 24, 2000 Report Share Posted January 24, 2000 I would like to ask two questions? 1. What complementary/alternative medicines or treatments have people found useful for neuropathic type pain? eg herbs, acupuncture, swedish massage, etc. 2. How and why do they work? Rose Lee Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 24, 2000 Report Share Posted January 24, 2000 Hi, all! Because my injured nerves are messed up with injured muscles, doing anything to relax those muscles helps. I find aquatic therapy and massage therapy help me a lot to loosen up tight muscles and get some pain relief. I also have facet joint disease, a slightly herniated and torn disc. These cause inflammation in my lumbar/sacral area. Oddly enough I have found that ice packs help the swelling and therefore the pain. Lois & Cherie (the Pooh Bear) in PA (awaiting the next snow storm!) RE: question I would like to ask two questions? 1. What complementary/alternative medicines or treatments have people found useful for neuropathic type pain? eg herbs, acupuncture, swedish massage, etc. 2. How and why do they work? Rose Lee --------------------------- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 25, 2000 Report Share Posted January 25, 2000 At 08:20 AM 1/25/00 +1100, Rose Power wisely said: >1. What complementary/alternative medicines or treatments have people found >useful for neuropathic type pain? eg herbs, acupuncture, swedish massage, >etc. Ok, this is a big question. But I'm only going to give a short, personal answer. Right now I use Valerian Root for lower body neuropathy, & it gives pretty good relief, 4 hours at a time. Increasing dose past 2 caps (1000 mg) does not improve results. I had a lot of acupuncture while I lived in NY for about 12 years, and it gave relief that tapered down over about 3 weeks. I also had constant chiropractic, that not only gave relief, but kept my spine from getting a lot worse. Still have the chiropractic, but not as frequently. As to why they work: Indian & Chinese medicine are 6000 years old. Ours is about 300. Maybe they learned something. And chiropractic, although thought to be new, is referred to in some old and even maybe ancient references. I also get relief from an electronic device called an alpha-stim, which modifies brain waves (alpha waves). This is not a TENS. Medicine, except for a few people interested in electrophysiology, has largely ignored the electronics of the body. Those few have produced some devices that work on total body pain and mood as well, and electronic devices that give complete dental anaesthesia. Why do they work? Why is the sky blue? Ken Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 25, 2000 Report Share Posted January 25, 2000 Hi RP, I have described the alpha stim a number of times on the list in the past, and will try to search up those posts. If you call the manufacturer at 1 800 FOR PAIN, they will send you literature. It was developed by an MD researcher in electrophysiology who pioneered tens development. The alpha is quite different. Ordinarily, it needs to be prescribed, or recommended for you by a healthcare professional. Unfortunately, not too many medical people are that familiar with it. Stay tuned. Will add more as soon as I can. Meantime, the literature, which is accurate, is available from the 800 #. There is also a packet for doctors that is quite complete. If it is purchased from the manufacturer, it is returnable if you find it is not for you. Ken At 08:31 AM 1/26/00 +1100, Rose Power wisely said: > > >Ken mentioned an electronic device called an alpha-stim, >which modifies brain waves (alpha waves). Please explain more. Who >produces/manufacturers it? where is it made? how do you use it? i have >never heard of it? tell me more? >Regards >Rose-lee > > >--------------------------- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 30, 2000 Report Share Posted January 30, 2000 Ken, Is this different from a Tens Unit? Kathleen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 13, 2000 Report Share Posted March 13, 2000 Hi Rose, There is a very good alpha-stim faq written by one of our members in our files section at onelist. Log in to Onelist & the chronic_pain list. on the left menu, select files, download & get the file. Ken At 08:31 AM 1/26/00 +1100, Rose Power wisely said: > > >Ken mentioned an electronic device called an alpha-stim, >which modifies brain waves (alpha waves). Please explain more. Who >produces/manufacturers it? where is it made? how do you use it? i have >never heard of it? tell me more? >Regards >Rose-lee > > >--------------------------- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 13, 2000 Report Share Posted March 13, 2000 Hi Rose, There is a very good alpha-stim faq written by one of our members in our files section at onelist. Log in to Onelist & the chronic_pain list. on the left menu, select files, download & get the file. Ken At 08:31 AM 1/26/00 +1100, Rose Power wisely said: > > >Ken mentioned an electronic device called an alpha-stim, >which modifies brain waves (alpha waves). Please explain more. Who >produces/manufacturers it? where is it made? how do you use it? i have >never heard of it? tell me more? >Regards >Rose-lee > > >--------------------------- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 31, 2000 Report Share Posted March 31, 2000 <<I was on darvacett too and it made me dizzy too!!!! Good luck w/ the vioxx......>> Well, you all, I tried the Vioxx....boy did I have a bad reaction! Ringing ears, heart/blood pounding in my ears, racing heart, swollen tongue and throat and to top it all off, NO, and I mean absolutely NO pain relief! I'm going back to the Darvocet! It may make me dizzy but it at least takes some of the pain away without all the awful side effects! I have so many bad reactions to so many different meds that I guess it's best to stick with something I KNOW works and I can take without all the bad side effects. The doc wanted to take me off the Darvocett to see if I'd be able to drive, but I can't drive while I'm in pain...I can't concentrate, the pain is so distracting. Oh well, another drug down the tubes for me! God bless, Joanne Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 31, 2000 Report Share Posted March 31, 2000 I was on darvacett too and it made me dizzy too!!!! Good luck w/ the vioxx...... ---------- > From: GypsyJo2@... > To: chronic_painonelist > Subject: question > Date: Friday, March 31, 2000 1:21 AM > > Hi all! > > Hey, is anyone out there on Vioxx? And if so, what's it supposed to do? My > doc gave it to me today and I took one as he directed (one per day) and I'm > hurting like crazy still. The Darvocett worked lots better, but also makes me > dizzy, which is why the doc wanted me to try the Vioxx. Can anyone give me > any feedback? > God bless, > joanne > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Good friends, school spirit, hair-dos you'd like to forget. > Classmates.com has them all. And with 4.4 million alumni already > registered, there's a good chance you'll find your friends here: > http://click./1/2623/1/_/82384/_/954494473/ > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Know someone who could profit from our list? Send our direct sign-up URL: http://www.onelist.com/subscribe.cgi/chronic_pain or write us at: chronic_pain-listowneronelist > Manage your subscription with several special email addresses: > chronic_pain-owneronelist - Sends email to the list owners > chronic_pain-subscribeonelist - Subscribe to the list through email > chronic_pain-unsubscribeonelist - Unsubscribe from the list > chronic_pain-normalonelist - Switch your subscription to normal > chronic_pain-digestonelist - Switch your subscription to digest > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 1, 2000 Report Share Posted April 1, 2000 Vioxx is a new class of drugs called " COX @ Inhibitors " that are designed to control inflammation. It is similar to Celebrex, but costs less, has more reports of side effects & is viewed by some professionals as not quite as effective. It's action is less like a pain-killer & more like a turbo-charged NS AID (anti-inflammatory) but without as many risks. My advice: Give it some time to build up to a steady blood-level in your body (several weeks), but get back to your doc immediately if you start finding any new problems. These drugs are pretty person-selective (work better or worse for different people) so if you don't get good results on Vioxx, ask about Celebrex (If your coverage can get it for you). Ken At 04:21 AM 3/31/00 -0500, GypsyJo2@... wisely said: >Hi all! > >Hey, is anyone out there on Vioxx? And if so, what's it supposed to do? My >doc gave it to me today and I took one as he directed (one per day) and I'm >hurting like crazy still. The Darvocett worked lots better, but also makes me >dizzy, which is why the doc wanted me to try the Vioxx. Can anyone give me >any feedback? >God bless, >joanne > >------------------------------------------------------------------------ >Good friends, school spirit, hair-dos you'd like to forget. >Classmates.com has them all. And with 4.4 million alumni already >registered, there's a good chance you'll find your friends here: >http://click./1/2623/1/_/82384/_/954494473/ >------------------------------------------------------------------------ > >Know someone who could profit from our list? Send our direct sign-up >URL: http://www.onelist.com/subscribe.cgi/chronic_pain or write us at: >chronic_pain-listowneronelist >Manage your subscription with several special email addresses: >chronic_pain-owneronelist - Sends email to the list owners >chronic_pain-subscribeonelist - Subscribe to the list through email >chronic_pain-unsubscribeonelist - Unsubscribe from the list >chronic_pain-normalonelist - Switch your subscription to normal >chronic_pain-digestonelist - Switch your subscription to digest > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 1, 2000 Report Share Posted April 1, 2000 At 12:06 AM 4/1/00 -0500, GypsyJo2@... wisely said: >Well, you all, I tried the Vioxx....boy did I have a bad reaction! Ringing >ears, heart/blood pounding in my ears, racing heart, swollen tongue and >throat and to top it all off, NO, and I mean absolutely NO pain relief! I'm Celebrex has a lot better reports of relief, but some people do also get bad reactions too. ken Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 1, 2000 Report Share Posted April 1, 2000 Darvacet is a schedule 2 opoid pain reliever (moderate strength) It is a synthetic & as most other drugs of this type, can have very good, neutral or lousy reactions from person to person. There are other similar level opoids you might want to get your doc to permit you to try instead. The reactions can be very personal. Ken At 10:26 PM 3/31/00 -0800, laurie waterhouse wisely said: >I was on darvacett too and it made me dizzy too!!!! Good luck w/ the >vioxx...... > >---------- > > From: GypsyJo2@... > > To: chronic_painonelist > > Subject: question > > Date: Friday, March 31, 2000 1:21 AM > > > > Hi all! > > > > Hey, is anyone out there on Vioxx? And if so, what's it supposed to do? >My > > doc gave it to me today and I took one as he directed (one per day) and >I'm > > hurting like crazy still. The Darvocett worked lots better, but also >makes me > > dizzy, which is why the doc wanted me to try the Vioxx. Can anyone give >me > > any feedback? > > God bless, > > joanne > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Good friends, school spirit, hair-dos you'd like to forget. > > Classmates.com has them all. And with 4.4 million alumni already > > registered, there's a good chance you'll find your friends here: > > http://click./1/2623/1/_/82384/_/954494473/ > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > > > Know someone who could profit from our list? Send our direct sign-up URL: > http://www.onelist.com/subscribe.cgi/chronic_pain or write us at: >chronic_pain-listowneronelist > > Manage your subscription with several special email addresses: > > chronic_pain-owneronelist - Sends email to the list owners > > chronic_pain-subscribeonelist - Subscribe to the list through email > > chronic_pain-unsubscribeonelist - Unsubscribe from the list > > chronic_pain-normalonelist - Switch your subscription to normal > > chronic_pain-digestonelist - Switch your subscription to digest > > > >------------------------------------------------------------------------ >LOW RATE, NO WAIT! >Get a NextCard Visa, in 30 seconds! Get rates >as low as 2.9% Intro or 9.9% Fixed APR and no hidden fees. >Learn more at: >http://click./1/937/1/_/82384/_/954559610/ >------------------------------------------------------------------------ > >Know someone who could profit from our list? Send our direct sign-up >URL: http://www.onelist.com/subscribe.cgi/chronic_pain or write us at: >chronic_pain-listowneronelist >Manage your subscription with several special email addresses: >chronic_pain-owneronelist - Sends email to the list owners >chronic_pain-subscribeonelist - Subscribe to the list through email >chronic_pain-unsubscribeonelist - Unsubscribe from the list >chronic_pain-normalonelist - Switch your subscription to normal >chronic_pain-digestonelist - Switch your subscription to digest > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 1, 2000 Report Share Posted April 1, 2000 <<Celebrex has a lot better reports of relief, but some people do also get bad reactions too.>> Thanks Ken, I'll ask the Doc about this one. God bless, Joanne Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 1, 2000 Report Share Posted April 1, 2000 Hi everyone, Thanks for all the wonderful response to my questions about Vioxx, it was very much appreciated! God bless you all! Joanne Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 1, 2000 Report Share Posted April 1, 2000 I took Vioxx for one week of the two weeks I was prescribed. I felt terrible the whole time, it messed with my bowels, and seemed to be inneffective. I believe it is a high power anti-inflamatory drug and I was prescribed it for FMS symptoms after I told the MD that FMS is typically unresponsive to anti-inflams. Again, I was right and the doctor was wrong. I've been around and around this one. Ken At 04:21 AM 03/31/2000 -0500, you wrote: >Hi all! > >Hey, is anyone out there on Vioxx? And if so, what's it supposed to do? My >doc gave it to me today and I took one as he directed (one per day) and I'm >hurting like crazy still. The Darvocett worked lots better, but also makes me >dizzy, which is why the doc wanted me to try the Vioxx. Can anyone give me >any feedback? >God bless, >joanne > >------------------------------------------------------------------------ >Good friends, school spirit, hair-dos you'd like to forget. >Classmates.com has them all. And with 4.4 million alumni already >registered, there's a good chance you'll find your friends here: >http://click./1/2623/1/_/82384/_/954494473/ >------------------------------------------------------------------------ > >Know someone who could profit from our list? Send our direct sign-up URL: http://www.onelist.com/subscribe.cgi/chronic_pain or write us at: chronic_pain-listowneronelist >Manage your subscription with several special email addresses: >chronic_pain-owneronelist - Sends email to the list owners >chronic_pain-subscribeonelist - Subscribe to the list through email >chronic_pain-unsubscribeonelist - Unsubscribe from the list >chronic_pain-normalonelist - Switch your subscription to normal >chronic_pain-digestonelist - Switch your subscription to digest > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 26, 2000 Report Share Posted July 26, 2000 In a message dated 07/26/2000 1:20:40 AM Eastern Daylight Time, clark@... writes: << I finally orderd the Taebo live set and I was wondering how long it really takes to get them? I;m really anxious for them to get here. I was also wondering what the difference is between those and the tapes I see you all talking about - AL1 - BL1 etc. >> The Tae-Bo Live set is the Live version of the original studio Instructional, Basic, Advanced and 8 minute work-outs but much superior IMHO The AL1, BL1 are the first of the Live monthly series that can be delivered monthly (AL1 is Advanced Live volume 1 and BL1 is Basic Live volume 1) Now we are figuring out that some of these work-outs being sent out to newer subscribers are different than their originals too Barb who believes the work-outs in the LIVE set are better than most of the earlier series ones caused taped more recently and maybe that is why the earlier ones are being replaced/updated Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 8, 2000 Report Share Posted August 8, 2000 Hi everyone! Maybe this sounds as an obvious answer to you, but I'm just starting to introduce myself in these types of translations. Can anybody tell me if there is a difference in the Spanish translation for " medical oncologist " and " oncologist " ? Thank you very much!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 8, 2000 Report Share Posted August 8, 2000 Hi everyone! Maybe this sounds as an obvious answer to you, but I'm just starting to introduce myself in these types of translations. Can anybody tell me if there is a difference in the Spanish translation for " medical oncologist " and " oncologist " ? Thank you very much!!! URL: www./group/medical_translation To unsubscribe, please send an *empty* message to medical_translation-UNSUBSCRIBEegroups Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 8, 2000 Report Share Posted August 8, 2000 Oi! Se fosse em português seria oncologista clÃnico e oncologista. boa tradução, LÃvia -----Mensagem original----- De: sbusquets@... Para: medical_translationegroups <medical_translationegroups> Data: Terça-feira, 8 de Agosto de 2000 05:05 Assunto: RE: Question > > > >Hi everyone! Maybe this sounds as an obvious answer to you, but I'm just >starting to introduce myself in these types of translations. Can anybody >tell me if there is a difference in the Spanish translation for " medical >oncologist " and " oncologist " ? >Thank you very much!!! > > > > >URL: www./group/medical_translation > >To unsubscribe, please send an *empty* message to >medical_translation-UNSUBSCRIBEegroups > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 8, 2000 Report Share Posted August 8, 2000 Hola, La diferencia es que el oncologo es el especialista, y eso significa que hizo la especializacion (aunque parezca redundante) y tiene el " titulo " de oncologo. Y el medico que se dedica a oncologia pero sin haber hecho la especializacion oficial no puede llamarse oncologo sino " medico - oncologia " Al menos asi era cuando yo estudie (1972-1978). Ester sbusquets@... wrote: > Hi everyone! Maybe this sounds as an obvious answer to you, but I'm just > starting to introduce myself in these types of translations. Can anybody > tell me if there is a difference in the Spanish translation for " medical > oncologist " and " oncologist " ? > Thank you very much!!! > > > > URL: www./group/medical_translation > > To unsubscribe, please send an *empty* message to > medical_translation-UNSUBSCRIBEegroups -- Ester Cabral Graduated in Medicine and in Translation Eng/Spa/Port/Fre/It/Heb to Spa/Eng email: dcest@... Telephone: 972-6-6552136 Fax: 972-6-6012617 Mobile: 972-58-376172 Associated Member of ITA - Israel Translators Association Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 8, 2000 Report Share Posted August 8, 2000 Thank you very much indeed. In fact I would like to thank you in Portuguese but I must confess I have no idea. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 8, 2000 Report Share Posted August 8, 2000 Muchas gracias, Ester. ¡¡¡Menudo invento acabo de descubrir con esto de poder preguntar on-line!! Hasta la próxima. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 8, 2000 Report Share Posted August 8, 2000 I am sorry. Next time I will make sure I write back in English. I take part in another list where most people speak in Portuguese. You're translating into Spanish, but I guess the translation to Portuguese could probably be applied in Spanish as well, I don´t know. Anyway, " obrigado " means thank you in Portuguese. Have a nice day, LÃvia -----Mensagem original----- De: sbusquets@... Para: medical_translationegroups <medical_translationegroups> Data: Terça-feira, 8 de Agosto de 2000 08:58 Assunto: Re: Question > >Thank you very much indeed. In fact I would like to thank you in Portuguese >but I must confess I have no idea. > > > > > >URL: www./group/medical_translation > >To unsubscribe, please send an *empty* message to >medical_translation-UNSUBSCRIBEegroups > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 20, 2001 Report Share Posted January 20, 2001 The swoeg book I think? Stop Walking on Eggshells Shirley Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 20, 2001 Report Share Posted January 20, 2001 Hi Lissa and all new members, " Nada " comes from " not a " mother. It also means " nothing " in spanish -- so it fits in two ways. Make sure you read the e-mail sent by the moderator when you joined the list -- it defines all of the abbreviations we use here. Anon --- mteel62568@... wrote: > I have a question - I'm assuming that " nada " means > BPD mother, but > where did the term come from? > > thanks. > > Lissa > > __________________________________________________ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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