Does Massage Work?

[Charlie_Francis]

@NumberTwo

I believe the answer lies somewhere amongst the theories of Nordenstrom and Becker, where there is discussion of an electrical circulatory system in the body. When an injury occurs, there is a disruption in the field and restoration of this field - through modalities such as electrotherapy - can accelerate healing.

I’m still learning a lot about all of this, so don’t consider me the most reliable source. I know that my anecdotal experience has shown significant results. I still want to find out why I’m having these results.

I own Nordenstrom’s book - Biologically Closed Electric Circuits - and the 1990 addendum, but I only understand about 5-10% of what is written. It will be one of those books that I have to read 10-20 times before it starts to make any sense to me.

As far as the ARP guys go, I believe they are still trying to figure it all out. The DC current devices - like ARP and Therastim - are very useful. But, I would talk more with people like Pakewi who are using the ARP on a daily basis to determine appropriate protocols for different athletes. The current responds differently in different athletes, so lots of research is required. Pakewi is the man!

I agree completely here. BCEC is an incredible book (and no doubt expensive) I first read it 18 years ago when I worked in a clinic devoted to EMS related to spinal chord injuries and CP. Even the simple devices used in the clinic and sent home with the patients showed remarkable results- often confirmed by MRI- including the stimulation of overall and specific area growth in children- a phenomina seen with fractures where, on occasion, the injured limb grows longer than the other side due to a flooding of GH. CP children generally reside in the 20th percentile of growth, but after prolonged use of very low intensity EMS, patients moved to the 50th percentile. There was much to note there even with simple tools