AN INDIANA mother finally uncovers a successful therapy for her teenager’s rEFLEX SYMPATHETIC DYSTROPHY (RSD)
“Over the past year and a half, I have taken my daughter to the top hospitals in the country, including the Mayo Clinic, Cleveland Clinic and Cincinnati Children’s Hospital. No one could find a successful treatment for Amanda’s Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy (RSD),” says Jennifer Davidson of Carmel, Indiana. “In fact, in a few cases, her symptoms actually worsened after treatment.”
After sixteen-year-old Amanda endured countless medical examinations, spinal blocks, epidurals, bones scans, MRIs, EMGs, EKGs, ultrasounds and x-rays, it was determined she contracted RSD in her toes, heal and above her ankle as a result of an ankle cast which was administered too tightly after an ankle sprain was misdiagnosed as a fracture. RSD is a chronic pain disorder characterized by more than just aches and soreness. Over time, the resulting discomfort can escalate to burning pain, sweating, joint swelling, and extreme sensitivity to the touch. The condition often begins as a result of an injured limb, trauma, surgery, heart attack, or infection. The syndrome has been particularly frustrating to the medical community because of the diversity of pain symptoms and difficulty in successfully treating the constant pain.
“The hardest part of this nightmare has been watching my daughter suffer every minute of every day. Worst of all, we haven’t been able to touch her for well over a year,” Jennifer says. A distant relative in Chicago was assisting Jennifer with her nightly Internet research for a solution. She discovered several RSD patients speaking on video about Calmare Therapy as a new treatment which had successfully alleviated their constant pain. After researching Calmare further and weighing the different pain treatment facilities offering treatment in theU.S., Jennifer told Amanda to pack her bags for a road trip to New Jersey.
Calmare Pain Therapy Treatment® is an FDA-cleared, 510 (k)-cleared and European CE mark-certified solution for pain control and drug resistant pain. It uses biophysical “scrambler” technology, a treatment for nerve pain that uses electrodes placed on the skin, like an EKG. Very low doses of electricity are transmitted from the electrodes through the skin to block the pain. The source of the pain may be a result of chronic conditions including RSD, fibromyalgia, injury, cancer and chemotherapy, diabetic pain, lower back pain, chronic neck pain, failed back surgery syndrome, phantom limb pain and general pain neuropathy. Calmare Therapy is pain-free, non-invasive and free of side effects.
Amanda received 10 daily 45-minute treatments over the next two weeks. “When we arrived at Dr. Cooney’s office, my daughter’s pain was a 10/10. After four treatments her pain was a 4/5 and today, her pain is a consistent 0/1,” Jennifer reports. She attributes the success of the therapy to the Calmare technology but also to Dr. Cooney’s 30 years of experience treating chronic pain. “In order to successfully treat pain, you have to clearly understand where the pain is coming from in order to defeat it.”
Today, Amanda is back home in Indiana enjoying the summer with her friends, just like any other healthy teenager. She’s also wearing shorts and flip-flops for the first time in more than a year. Most importantly, family and friends can offer a quick hug or wrap an arm around her shoulder again without causing excruciating pain. To view a video of Jennifer and Amanda Davidson sharing their stories, click here.
June 16, 2014 at 9:38 am
Our pleasure. Mrs. Davidson let us know this morning that she left a phone message for you. Thank you.
June 14, 2014 at 3:36 pm
Thank you very much for your response
I’m glad to hear that Amanda is doing so well. Yes I would very much like to speak with Amanda’s mother if that is possible..l have questions that I’m sure only a mother would understand. Again my phone number is 973-696-1661..I’m
In Wayne, NJ I very much appreciate all your help so far. Look forward to actually meeting you in July.
Thank you..Pat Hackett
June 13, 2014 at 1:02 pm
Mrs. Hackett,
Amanda continues to do very well after her Calmare Therapy treatment in 2012 (time flies)! The family will be so pleased that you asked about her. We will be happy to reach out to Amanda’s mother to contact you (Amanda is a minor) and you two are welcome to chat. We will forward your message to her now as she is part of our Calmare Patient-2-Patient program https://calmaretherapynj.com/about-us/introducing-calmare-njs-patient-2-patient-program/.
With kind regards,
Calmare Therapy NJ for Dr. Michael Cooney
June 11, 2014 at 7:26 pm
6/11/14
Can you let me know if Amanda is still pain free and if she has to continue getting follow up treatment.
My daughter also has RSD for the last seven years and we have just heard of the Calmare Therapy treatment and am looking for someone that has actually had the treatment and if it does really work. Your response would be greatly approached..Our phone number is
973-696-1661 if you have the time would love to speak with you or your mother..
Thank you. Pat Hackett..we live in NJ
Not far from Rutherford.