July 16, 2012
(Ed. Note: Joan sent us this update on her son, Jamie, last week and generously allowed us to share it with you all):
Thought you would like to know that Jamie is still going strong with zero pain after 22 weeks !!
We just returned from a week at a lake and he water-skied and innertubed and kayaked and had a blast. Much better than last summer when he could only watch… Thanks again for giving him his life back, Joan.
June 28, 2012
Just received our issue to see a wonderful three-page spread on Calmare Therapy and Dr. Cooney in 201 Health Magazine_2012.
Our thanks to patients, Amanda Davidson and Laura Miller, for offering to be interviewed and photographed for the article. This piece serves as an objective, informative introduction to the therapy and speaks from our patients’ point-of-view. Most importantly, this article proves that the “word” is out about Calmare and how it can help people in pain. Bravo 201 Health!
March 9, 2012
Here at Rutherford Allied Medical, Fridays are always a good day. Even when we know we’ll be in on Saturday (every other week), we still celebrate the ending of a fruitful work week. And once in a while, on our beloved Friday, we receive an added bonus–icing on the cake–which was the case this morning.
We’d like to share an email we received today, with names removed to protect our patient’s privacy. What does this message mean to us? It means we’ve helped a child with Calmare Therapy to find his way back to good health and enjoying life again–what every child deserves.
Hi Dr. Cooney,
I am happy to report that J_____S______ is still at ZERO pain and it has been 4 weeks (yesterday) !!!! YEA!
Thanks to YOU.
He has had 3 tennis lessons, managed a “Superior” at his piano festival last Sat (even though he hadn’t been able to practice with his left hand for the 2+ mo prior to Calmare therapy), he is able to use the wheel again at pottery, and has signed up for golf and fencing lessons and we leave to go skiing this afternoon!!! HE HAS HIS LIFE BACK !!!
Thanks again,
J. S.
Thank you JS! You’ve more than made our TGIF.
February 15, 2012 – Amsterdam
(reprinted with patient permission)
A Letter from Nelia B (Condition: CIPN after Chemo Taxol Therapy)
For the past 2 1/2 years, I’ve been suffering from severe CIPN in my feet, after undergoing Taxol therapy for breast cancer. Three months after finishing the chemo, the neuropathy got much worse. Since then I’ve been on a high dose of pain medication (Gabapentin, Venlafaxine, Tramadol). Still my pain kept being at a level between 5 to 10. I also tried morphine patches, two painful and unsuccessful nerve blocks, cortisone injections, acupuncture, tens treatments and vitamin B12 shots. Nothing helped.
My doctors told me that my CIPN was chronic and not much else could be done about it. Meanwhile, I kept researching options and read about the clinical trials for CIPN with “Calmare Therapy” at the Massey Cancer Center, as well as at the University of Wisconsin (UW) Carbone Center. The doctors at both institutions told me that they experienced positive outcomes. I was also able to talk to a patient who underwent Calmare treatment, which was encouraging also. Then in the fall of 2011, I learned that the US Military opened several Calmare centers.
In December 2011, I decided to give it a try and contacted Dr. Cooney at the Rutherford Allied Medical Group in the United States. Afraid of being disappointed, I was a skeptical patient. But after the first treatment, my feet felt relaxed and I could sense a slight relief. Thereafter, I got better with every treatment and started cutting down the pain medication. After 10 treatments I was on 10% pain medication and the pain was at level 3 to 5. When I returned home the pain slightly increased, but then it stabilized. Although I am not pain free, I feel so much better.
The Calmare treatment has given me back some quality of live, I did not have in three years. I’ve much more energy, my head is clear–being on much less medication–and I feel hopeful! It’s great to be on the street and look down the block, knowing that I can actually walk there; it is even better that I can finally take my children to the playground. My family is very relieved seeing me feeling better.
I’m very grateful to have found the Rutherford Allied Medical Group in New Jersey. Thank you Dr. Cooney and Dr. Michel for the wonderful care!
If you suffer from CIPN, you absolutely should give it a try. Good luck!
Nelia B.
February 2, 2012
The Mayo Clinic is still posting for study participants to engage in scrambler therapy treatment for chronic pain in patients with rash from Varicella Zoster Virus infection. To learn more, visit http://clinicaltrials.mayo.edu/clinicaltrialdetails.cfm?trial_id=101568
Posted in Calmare Pain Treatment Therapy, Cancer pain relief, Rutherford Allied Medical Group
Tagged calmare NJ, calmare therapy, cancer pain therapy, chemo pain therapy, chronic pain clinical trial, chronic pain treatment, CIPN therapy, dr. Michael Cooney, mayo clinic scrambler therapy trial, Rutherford Allied Medical Group, scramber therapy
As we mentioned a few weeks ago, we welcomed our first Calmare Therapy patient from Europe (Amsterdam) this week who is undergoing treatment to combat chronic bilateral foot pain as a result of chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy, or CIPN. As we and others have shared in the past, CIPN pain is notoriously difficult to treat successfully.
Our patient contracted CIPN three months after undergoing chemotherapy for breast cancer more than three years ago. Her pain level escalated to a seven and she began having difficulty walking. She is undergoing 10 Calmare treatments and her outcome looks very positive. We look forward to sharing her outcome as she therapy progresses.
Dr. Michael Cooney
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By Dr. Michael J. Cooney
It is one of the great frustrations of healthcare–pain. And, often, those who suffer the most live every moment of every day in pain. This could not be more true for cancer patients who have endured chemotherapy in order to eradicate the cancer from their bodies. Often, the chemo is successful and the patient’s cancer is in remission. But these “soldiers against cancer” are often left with a weakened, damaged body as a result of the powerful after-affects of the drugs.
This condition, chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy, called CIPN, has no real cure. There are pain killing drugs (more drugs) of course, along with a few alterative therapies can help alleviate some of the pain. But there is no cure for CIPN.
That’s why the news from several studies underway, including the University of Wisconsin, as well as the Mayo Clinic (3/4 way through this video, Dr. Charles Loprinzi discusses the scrambler therapy study which they have in progress now 11.2011) are so important. These centers’ studies are finding that Calmare’s scrambler therapy is producing significantly positive results in minimizing or even eliminating pain from chemotherapy treatment. These findings, starting to filter in from our country’s most respected cancer centers, serve as a light at the end of a long, dark tunnel of pain for our friends, family and colleagues living with the painful after-effects of chemotherapy treatment.
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Tagged calmare for chemo pain, cancer pain therapy, chemotherapy pain therapy, cipn treatment, dr. michael J. Cooney, http://calmaretherapynj.com/2011/10/13/new-u-of-wisconsin-study-supports-calmare-for-cipn-treatment/, http://calmaretherapynj.com/what-is-calmare/, MC-5a, Rutherford Allied Medical Group, scrambler therapy, treatment for cancer pain, treatment for chemo pain
I’ve been asked on radio programs more than once about CIPN and how Calmare can help. There is no negating that chemo saves lives every day. But the treatment often takes a toll on the rest of the body. As a result, the patient can be dealing with a newly developed case of chronic pain. One of the root causes of this pain is a result of the toxicity of the heavy metals, Taxanes and Cisplatinin, particularly.
Calmare Pain Therapy Treatment has proven to be particularly effective in combating this chronic pain. My team and I spent years researching, interviewing and visiting manufacturers who produce technology to alleviate chronic pain. One of the decisive factors was a scientific report published last year by Thomas J. Smith, MD, Endowed Chair of Palliative Care Research and Medical Director of the Thomas Palliative Care Unit at Virginia Commonwealth University’s Massey Cancer Center.
The study, one of the first detailed studies conducted in the United States since FDA clearance, concluded, “Patient-specific cutaneous electrostimulation with the MC5-A Calmare device appears to dramatically reduce pain in refractory CIPN patients with no toxicity.” CIPN, a debilitating side effect for 30 – 40 percent of cancer patients, causes sharp ongoing pain in the hands and feet and affects an estimated four million cancer patients in the United States alone.
Their specific findings:
For those of us with expertise in pain management, these data findings are both astounding and inspiring. If you or a loved one undergoing chemotherapy treatment would like more information, please feel free to contact me personally.
Dr. Cooney
 Dr. Michael J. Cooney of Rutherford Allied Medical Group will be discussing Calmare Pain Therapy Treatment on Friday, Oct. 7 from 3-4 p.m. (Eastern time) on Joseph Aquilino’s popular and informative program, “RSD and You”.Listeners are invited to call in at (310) 982 – 4253 and ask questions about this non-invasive, drug-free, pain-free treatment for chronic pain, including RSD, fibromyalgia and other types of neuropathy.”RSD and You” http://www.blogtalkradio.com/joeygiggles
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Tagged calmare treatment, cipn treatment, dr michael cooney, fibromyalgia treatment, rsd and you, rsd treatment, Rutherford Allied Medical Group
