June 8, 2017
Deena Lotridge came to us in 2013 after suffering from RSD for five long years. She had tried every medication, treatment and therapy, without success.
She immediately charmed us all with her no-nonsense style and ‘let’s just cut to the chase’ point-of-view. We loved her and prayed her outcome would be successful (which it was).
Deena Fights Back Against CIPN
But her battle was not over. A few years later, Deena was diagnosed with cancer, requiring several surgeries and chemotherapy. The effects of the chemo resulted in nerve damage and reignited the RSD monster.
A few weeks ago she came back to New Jersey, this time for scrambler therapy to lessen chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy (CIPN), the original condition which helped Calmare win FDA-clearance in the U.S.
Thankfully, a few weeks after five Calmare booster treatments, Deena this update on Facebook:
“Thanks for all you do Dr. Cooney, not just for me, but for all of us. My RSD pain is still at 0, hands and feet still improving from CIPN. Did I mention I planted a garden and mowed the lawn today?”
Deena describes her dual Calmare Therapy experiences, in 2013 and 2017
“Chronic pain isn’t something that you have to deal with on your own. But you must speak up! According to recent research, chronic pain sufferers are often silent and refuse to be outspoken about their issues. They just accept their pain as a part of life and move on.
High school student Danielle
Star and her husband arrived here from Maine a few weeks ago. Seven long years ago, Star sustained a left hand injury, eventually resulting in CRPS, which spread to her whole body, taking away her independence and quality of life.
As we prepare for the busy summer months ahead, I thought it would be a good time to recap how patients and families can optimally prepare for their upcoming Calmare treatments with us here in New Jersey.
Don’t be nervous! The treatments are painless and we will be with you every step of the journey!
Human Resource Manager Star from Alabama battled 
The patient is reliant upon the expertise of the scrambler therapy provider for proper placement of the leads in 
partnership with the use of the MC-5A scrambler therapy device.
We have great admiration for patients and their families who take their chronic pain stories to the media.
Her mother shared this message on 
Calmare scrambler therapy is a newer alternative treatment to reduce or lessen several types of neuropathy.
If you are considering undergoing our treatment, we can put you in touch with one of our Calmare NJ patient volunteers who previously treated with us for the same or a similar medical condition.
Pediatric pain specialist Dr. James Tolley at the Riley Hospital for Children in Indianapolis recommended Emily Blake and her family contact Calmare NJ USA clinical director, Dr. Michael Cooney to consider scrambler therapy as a pediatric pain management treatment for her spreading 
successful patient outcome.
There has not been a lot of good news about pain management in the medical arena lately.
neuropathic pain solution for people who have already endured invasive (painful) treatments, inpatient procedures, surgery and baskets full of prescription painkillers that didn’t work.
immediate swelling and increased pain)
We handle every potential 
After sustaining a bone bruise in 2011, 21-year-old Sara was eventually diagnosed with CRPS, which progressed to full body 
Finally, Calmare Therapy is only administered by a medical professional who has years of clinical expertise delivering customized pain therapy.
The small, hand-held TENS unit is self-administered by the patient, so the placement of the pads 
is determined not by a healthcare professional, but at the best judgment of the patient or loved one providing the treatment at home. The TENS operates using a single signal, allowing for short duration pain relief. Most importantly, the machine has been designed with the goal of temporarily reducing pain.
Injury or other noxious stimulus in the body creates pain chemicals. These chemicals, in turn, are converted into electrical impulses by your nerves which are transmitted to the brain and INTERPRETED by the brain. When specially-trainined doctors use Calmare Therapy, they “control” the electrical impulses that the brain is receiving.
Admittedly, this information is a lot to take in for people without a healthcare background. Nonetheless, we hope this helps in recognizing the key differences between the two devices.
pain syndrome (CRPS) symptoms at different stages of life. Both were determined to keep searching for a pain management solution that would empower them to resume a quality of life, no longer dictated by chronic pain and the physical symptoms of this disease.
challenging it can be to overcome.
November 28, 2016
Laura Miller describes her Calmare Therapy treatment for fibromyalgia
People from around the world who come to New Jersey for Calmare scrambler therapy have already tried countless medications and painful and invasive treatments. Understandably, it’s difficult for them to try another ‘alternative treatment’ and risk disappointment again.
From our entire team here in New Jersey, USA, we wish all of our patients, colleagues and friends a happy Thanksgiving. 
As we’ve reported before, the Mayo Clinic, one of the world’s most respected medical research institutions, has performed a number of 
Everyone at 
For many, this machine has changed their lives and allowed them to enjoy living again.
Calmare Therapy is not right for everyone, but we would be happy to talk with you about your condition. Contact our friendly team at (201) 933-4440, email us on our private server at 
You may recall The Border Mail 
this). I have been through many of the treatments they discuss in the CRPS documentary, “Trial By Fire,” including a 4-day ketamine infusion treatment, which was a very, very hard treatment to go through…
Since we began treating 
Tisha, a 30-something respiratory therapist from Vermont, was injured in an auto accident in January 2015 and eventually diagnosed with
When you are providing an “alternative therapy,” there are always additional challenges in trying to successfully relay the merits of the treatment.
We’d be honored to try to help you or a loved one battling CRPS, Shingles pain (PHN), pain after chemotherapy treatment (CIPN), diabetic neuropathy or chronic pain after surgery. Calmare Therapy NJ USA is one of only six Certified Calmare Therapy providers in the U.S.
Twenty-eight-year-old Chanelle brightened our office during her 10- Calmare Therapy treatments earlier this year. She had been suffering with
“So a couple of weeks ago, i flew to Hawaii to see my partner. Since having the Calmare treatment, that has been the best flight experience for me. I’m usually in agonizing pain on the flight, and wonder why it is I torture myself my getting in a plane.
Now back home and resuming a normal life for the first time in three years, Marlo says the whole family is still in a state of shock. “We’ve been consumed with this monster for so many years and to have it suddenly wiped away, well, we still can’t quite believe it,” Marlo says with a smile.
feeling blessed.”
Our country is in the midst of an opiate crisis, with prescription painkillers sometimes serving as a conduit to dependence or even an addiction to these drugs. In some cases, it also opens the door to the use of heroin, an illegal street drug opiate.
Listen to Dr. Cooney’s interview on “Aches & Gains” hosted by Dr. Paul Christo
Families with children under the age of 21 traveling to New Jersey for Calmare Therapy may be able to stay at three Ronald McDonald homes located within commuting distance to our clinic in Rutherford, Bergen County.
