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Basic Guidelines About the Frequency of Treatment with the Stimpod NMS460

First post and replies | Last post by Michelle Strydom, 1 year ago

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3 treatments usually demonstrate changes in most conditions. You should treat 5 to 10 minutes on each treatment area. If changes are slight but positive, you should continue for 6 to 12 treatments. Treatments can be 1x, 2x or 3x weekly but preferably 1x or 2x weekly. If success is obtained and pain resolves (100% pain relief or resolution), the treatment can be terminated. If success is obtained and pain resolves (30-50%) then continue 1x weekly for 6 to 12 weeks until resolution or until the patient feels that they no longer require treatment If you see improvement but it remains between 10 and 30%, stop treatment for 1 month. If there are some visible positive changes after 1 month has passed, then resume with initial treatments. If there are no visible positive changes, use a different treatment site or stimulate a different nerve.

By Michelle … 1 year ago

Post-fusion patient

First post and replies | Last post by Cheryl Danks, 1 week ago

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I have a post-fusion patient. Surgery was 1 year ago. L1/L2. He has persistent right-sided pain. His instrumentation from L3 to S1 was removed at the same time. I used the Stimpod on the facet joints of L1, L2, and L4. Those were the most painful points. Since then, his pain is now centre lumbar and coccygeal. It is more intense and he is more aware of this pain with movement. I used 2Hz 0.2 ms and 8mA for 5 min. Could this be an overstimulation at the dorsal horn? What can be expected? It is now 5 days and his pain is still higher than before. Your input will be greatly appreciated. Thank you so much.

By Cheryl Da… 1 week ago
Hi Cheryl How many treatments has the patient had? If only 1 then we may need to wait for a week. If you continue treating start working on distal points – femoral nerve adjacent to the femoral blood supply and also the sciatic nerve in the glutes on the side of pain. Also don't stimulate the actual area of pain but rather nerve supply in muscles adjacent to L1 to L3.

By Phyllis B… 1 week ago
Thank you so much. Yes, we have only done one, and I'll do a follow-up in a week, which will be on Fri. I really appreciate it

By Cheryl Da… 1 week ago

First post and replies | Last post by Phyllis Berger, 3 weeks ago

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I would like some help, please. I have a patient with knee pain when running. I have treated him 3 times with the Stimpod and the pain is better, but at times sporadically, it's so bad he can't even drive. The othopod said it's a nerve being pinched. I used the Stimpod on the lateral side of the knee and also behind the knee, but his pain got worse.

By Carin Eng… 3 weeks ago
Where is the pain? If it's anterior knee pain, use the infrapatellar branch of saphenous in the lower aspect of the VMO. Even if pain is in lateral aspect of patellar. If the pain is posterior then use the sciatic nerve just after it’s bifurcation in the hamstring superior to posterior knee crease.

By Phyllis B… 3 weeks ago

Patients with constant hiccups

First post and replies | Last post by Kieran Collins, 1 month ago

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Hi all. I'm seeing a patient post partial knee replacement. Has had constant hiccups since coming out of surgery. Any suggestions?

By Danny Joe… 1 month ago
Treat the phrenic nerve medial to brachial plexus

By Kieran Co… 1 month ago

Treating Parkinson's disease with the Stimpod

First post and replies | Last post by Cathy Carstens, 2 months ago

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Hi Can the Stimpod assist someone with Parkinson's? If so what works the best?

By Cathy Car… 2 months ago
Hi Cathy!For Parkinson's they stimulate (via implanted electrodes) the subthalamic nucleus, which is a structure deep inside the brain. I don't know if someone has had a patient that experienced some symptom relief by stimulating the Vagus nerve, perhaps? There might be a beneficial effect through VNS.. According to the link above it may help with gait and reaction times, but not necessarily tremor…

By Michelle … 2 months ago
Thank you so much Michelle!

By Cathy Car… 2 months ago

Treating herpes and shingles with the Stimpod

First post and replies | Last post by Lourie, 3 months ago

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Can herpes and shingles be treated with Stimpod? If so, we can please suggest locations? I assume VNS is one protocol.

By Annemie P… 3 months ago
You can treat it directly on the pain not on open lesions.

By Kieran Co… 3 months ago
Hi Annemie. You can also check out this discussion:

By Lourie 3 months ago

First post and replies | Last post by Annemie Peche, 3 months ago

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For a labrum tear in the hip (no surgery yet), where should the active electrode be placed?

By Annemie P… 3 months ago
You can treat the femoral nerve and the free nerve endings in the labrum that may be accessed between the pelvis and the acetabular region when the patient is side lying. The femoral nerve is accessed in supine adjacent to the femoral blood vessels – feel for the pulse in the region.

By Phyllis B… 3 months ago
Thank you, Professor Berger!

By Annemie P… 3 months ago

Contraindication with the Stimpod and syncope

First post and replies | Last post by Lourie, 3 months ago

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Hi 👋 Any contraindication for patients with syncope? All neuro and cardiovascular assessments are clear. Symptoms are more likely coming from overstressing and a change in BP due to increased stress and burnout.

By Neshree N… 3 months ago
Not at all Neshree. Please let us know how the patient responds as the treatment progresses.

By Lourie 3 months ago

Treating vertigo with the Stimpod

First post and replies | Last post by Michelle Boiskin Physiotherapy, 4 months ago

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Good morning to all. This may have been discussed before, but does anyone have advice regarding using the Stimpod for vertigo, please?

By Michelle … 4 months ago
Yes! You can use the occipital nerves at the base of the skull, the inferior mastoid process and possibly include the vagus nerve in the ear, either unilaterally or bilaterally, depending on the patients symptoms

By Phyllis B… 4 months ago
Thank you so much! And for how long on each point?

By Michelle … 4 months ago
5 minutes on occipital nerves and inferior to mastoid process, 10 minutes on the left vagus and 5 minutes to the right vagus.

By Phyllis B… 4 months ago
👍🌹

By Michelle … 4 months ago

Knee pain when running

First post and replies | Last post by Phyllis Berger, 4 months ago

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I would like some help, please. I have a patient with knee pain when running. I have treated him 3 times, the pain is better but at times, sporadically, it's so bad he can't even drive. The orthopod said it's a nerve being pinched. I used the Stimpod on the lateral side of the knee and also behind the knee, but his pain got worse….

By Carin Eng… 4 months ago
Where is the pain? If it's anterior knee pain, use the infrapatellar branch of the saphenous nerve in the lower aspect of the VMO, even if the pain is in the lateral aspect of patellar. If the pain is posterior then use the sciatic nerve just after it’s bifurcation in the hamstring superior to posterior knee crease. If none of these are correct then let’s talk about his history.

By Phyllis B… 4 months ago

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