Last summer, high school football player Austin arrived at our clinic using a cane and could not put weight on his leg/foot.
After surgery for a fractured fibula, he was soon diagnosed with CRPS which caused continued shooting pain; over time small treatment-resistant lesions began to develop on his affected foot (center image).
His family had read about our success treating these lesions and resulting chronic nerve pain from complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS) using scrambler therapy.
They flew with Austin from the Southwest for him to undergo treatment and he achieved both pain relief and the lesions on his foot were more than 50% healed after his 2-week treatment (image on right).
Last week, Austin’s parents took the time to let us know how Austin is doing since his scrambler therapy:
Dr. Cooney, Austin is doing wonderful. It has been a 180 since Calmare treatment, we are ever so grateful to you. Below is a video of him snowboarding!!!! Thank you again for all you do!
After seven unsuccessful surgeries trying to lessen his post-surgical CRPS neuropathy, pain management doctors recommended Ketamine or a spinal cord stimulator to control his pain.
Rob, a 42-year-old electrician from New Jersey, was living with a consistent 7/10 on the pain scale.
With limited mobility, he was eventually unable to perform the work he loved.
His pain management team ultimately recommended he undergo Ketamine infusions or have a spinal stimulator (SCS) implanted into his back to control his chronic pain.
He refused both options.
Instead, he chose to undergo drug-free, non-invasive Calmare scrambler therapy with Dr. Michael Cooney:
Calmare scrambler therapy has no side effects and is painless to undergo.
The Calmare® MC-5A device creates a low energy electrical impulse which travels through the patients nerves delivering a “no-pain” signal to the brain.
This process “tricks” the brain that the area of pain is normal and eventually results in prolonged pain relief.
This non-invasive technology has successfully treated thousands of patients in the U.S. and Europe, where the therapy has been shown to be effective in relieving and minimizing pain and physical symptoms as a result of several treatment-resistant neuropathic conditions.
Schedule Your Phone or Video Consultation with Clinical Director Dr. Michael Cooney
If you have a similar situation to Robm and living with medication and treatment-resistant nerve pain, Dr. Cooney would be happy to offer his assessment about the potential viability of Calmare Therapy in your case.
Calmare is not right for everyone and Dr. Cooney will not perform the therapy on any patient unless he determines there is a high probability of pain relief success.
Complete the Consultation Request Card below or call us directly at (201) 933-4440.
For the first time, we also began treating people with treatment-resistant low back pain and sciatica and are very excited by these patients’ strong pain relief outcomes. (More on that in early 2019).
You have my word, we have not even begun the fight yet.
If you have been unsuccessful lessening your pain with medication or other pain management therapies, please contact us to discuss your neuropathic pain condition.
Most importantly, don’t give up the fight. Don’t give up hope.
By Dr. Michael J. Cooney, Clinical Director, Calmare Therapy New Jersey
Our tools to get ready for your Calmare treatments will lessen stress and prepare you for success.
Before the end of the year, we will be welcoming many new patients to Calmare Therapy here in New Jersey who are traveling here from nearby New Jersey to as far away as South America, Sweden, South Africa and Australia.
I thought it would be a good time to recap how patients and families can optimally prepare for their upcoming scrambler therapy sessions.
Patients generally treat for a minimum of 10 sessions, one per business day, lasting about 35 minutes, on average.
Send or bring along any objective tests ( X-rays, EEG, MRI, EMG or cat scans) for our pre-treatment study).
Wean off as many medications (i.e. anticonvulsants and antidepressants) as possible, working in partnership with your prescribing doctor/s. (Note: Each patient case is different. Well in advance, we’ll talk specifically about your specific medication protocol and how to safely and effectively prepare).
Refrain from using skin lotions or oils 24-hours before each treatment.
Dress in loose, comfortable clothing and bring some entertainment to occupy you during each treatment.
Consider keeping a journal about your experience and discuss how you feel each day during therapy.
Make hotel reservations well in advance. We provide a list of lodging options which have received high marks from patients. (We don’t recommend using Airbnb or other sub-rental accommodations due to quality unreliability).
Focus on nutrition and hydration. We understand your high level of pain may stymie appetite and water intake. But by building up your metabolism and fueling your body with hydration, you are setting a course for an optimal treatment outcome.
Find ways to help relax your mind and body. Traveling is challenging even when you feel great–it can be exhausting and painful when you are battling pain. Gather items of comfort–slippers, pillows, scented items and keep them in a handy bag on the plane or in the car with you.
Don’t be nervous! The treatments are non-invasive and have no side effects.
We are a positive and spirited team who will make you feel as comfortable as possible from your first visit to your last.
Our collective goal is to lessen your chronic nerve pain and eliminate a need for pharmaceuticals painkillers or invasive pain management treatments.
Every patient’s case is unique. If you have questions or concerns, reach out to us anytime and we’ll reply within 24-48 hours of your contact.
We look forward to meeting you soon!
Email us at CalmareNJ@gmail.com or call 201.933.4440.
We welcomed back chronic pain warrior, Laurie Mounts, who traveled 3,000 miles from the U.S. Northwest to undergo Calmare booster treatments.
Warriors like this young woman are why we do what we do.
Her unrelenting will to win the CRPS war is an inspiration to all of us.
Laurie has battled a lengthy and severe battle with complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS) for 10 long years, after a simple fall on the stairs in 2008.
CRPS Can Be More Than Just Severe Chronic Pain
While she aggressively tried prescription medications and other neuropathic pain treatments, they were unsuccessful in reducing her high pain level and associated CRPS symptoms:
Calmare scrambler therapy is drug-free, painless and has no side effects. It has been FDA-cleared for nearly a decade.
Laurie Battles Back When Chronic Pain Levels Increase
Due to the longevity and severity of Laurie’s CRPS condition, the disease symptoms slowly returned. In late September 2018, Laurie and her family returned to New Jersey for additional therapy sessions (boosters) to reduce pain and related symptoms.
After several treatments, Laurie posted this message, which we are sharing with her permission:
“Well, it’s the end of my time here on the East Coast.
I’m currently having my final Calmare booster treatment.
Knowing I can come here to get relief from this pain is so helpful! I don’t know what I would have done without them in my life!
Thank you for all you guys do for all of us CRPS warriors!
I’m so thankful for Doc Cooney and all he does to help with my (and so many others) pain.
He definitely goes above and beyond for his patients.
I’m also so thankful for all of my friends and family for the prayers and thoughts as we’ve battled this disease through the years.
I wouldn’t have made it without you! 🧡🧡
Dr. Michael Cooney is one of only seven Calmare-Certified providers in the United States. He has successfully treated (eliminated or significantly reduced chronic pain) for nearly 500 patients from around the world.
Are You Seeking a New Treatment for CRPS?
We would be happy to listen, and together, determine if Calmare scrambler therapy might be right for you. Reach out to us privately at calmarenj@gmail.com or fill out the card below and we’ll get in touch with you to talk about your chronic pain.
Don’t think once your Calmare treatments are over that you’ve heard the last from us. On the contrary, we hope you’ll stay in touch, ask questions and let us know how you’re doing.
Whenever we hear from a patient–on social media, phone or email–we are elated.
She generously allowed us to share her update, sent to us this week, about her life and her health:
Hello to the NJ Calmare Therapy Crew,
It’s been a little under a year since we last made the trek from the midwest to Rutherford, NJ for my second booster treatment, and a lot has changed for me since then, in large part thanks to your team.
It’s not lost on me that if you had told me a little over four years ago where I’d be today, I would have shaken my head in disbelief.
When I first arrived at your clinic in November 2014, you all did more than perform a disappearing act on pain that had been my constant companion for over a year.
Up until that point, I had fully accepted CRPS was going to claim unyielding ownership over my life—my academic career, my physical health, my social life, my happiness.
It felt like everything was deteriorating so quickly, and I was on the verge of completely losing my mind.
Then you showed up in a random google search, and I’ll be honest, your treatment sounded too good to be true. I was truly torn between being desperate enough to try anything– and the fear of being conned.
Believe it or not, while I’d drawn up a list of pros and cons, I decided to flip a coin on the decision to take the risk and go, or pursue other forms of treatment more locally.
Interestingly enough, as a broke college freshman at the time, I didn’t even have a dime to flip. So I drew an X on a Cheez-It and flipped that instead.
I truly believe God may have tipped the cracker in the right direction, because that fateful snack led me halfway across the country to your office, where you all gave me my life back and more, empowering and inspiring me to begin pursuing a career in the healthcare industry.
Liz completes four Calmare booster treatments and heads back to the midwest pain-free.
I finished my undergraduate degree (a BS in Exercise Science) and graduated in early May, then turned right around and began my graduate adventure in the Medical Center’s Doctor of Physical Therapy program a few weeks later.
I’m in class full-time during the week, but still make time to volunteer at the large/exotic cat sanctuary regularly.
I’m able to live the life I never would have thought possible when I graduated high school, but I never take a single second of it for granted.
I just wanted to drop you a note so that when the daily battle against the various forms of chronic pain becomes difficult, you can be reminded that you are making a huge difference in the lives of many.
The work you do matters.
My family and I are forever indebted to how you helped us find peace from a problem we were braced to deal with for a lifetime.
I hope you are all doing well, and trying to enjoy summer’s last stand before the cooler weather arrives for good.
Ten-year-old Kiera is one of the reasons we love coming to work every day.
Last month, she traveled with her mother from Canada to our New Jersey clinic, arriving in a wheelchair due to a spreading CRPS condition and Lyme Disease.
Kiera had not been able to walk for 53 days due to the pain intensity, her mother confirmed.
I’ve been in the pain management field since Gerald Ford was president. Over the course of my career, I’ve seen countless pain management therapies and pain medications come and go.
During all of those years, I’ve never seen patient outcomes come anywhere close to what we have achieved with Calmare scrambler therapy.
Since we introduced “the scrambler” in 2011, we have watched children, teens, adults and seniors’ lives transformed by its uncanny ability to reduce or eliminate chronic pain (neuropathy).
We have been able to help people who had already tried all the drugs, the invasive therapies, the painful procedures and the failed surgeries, without success.
Never in my wildest dreams did I think people in pain would travel to us for treatment from Australia, South Africa, South America, Europe and Canada.
After careful thought and consideration, I have decided to close our physical therapy and chiropractic practice to free up my time to help more people fighting chronic pain as a result of:
Don’t get me wrong–scrambler therapy doesn’t work wonders for everyone, unfortunately. It is not a miracle treatment and you’ll never hear me say that it is.
But in the majority of people I have treated,
the pain reduction results have been life-changing.
So starting today, we will be able to help more people, provide quicker service and offer a broader range of appointments.
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Don’t think once your Calmare treatments are over that you’ve heard the last from us. On the contrary, we hope you’ll stay in touch, ask questions and let us know how you’re doing.
By Dr. Michael J. Cooney Clinical Director
