Case Study 5:
“Chronic pain is this the answer?”
A famous chef who had her life ruined by decades of crippling pain has found relief from her agony thanks to a hand held treatment device.
Maria Burgess – who once cooked for King Umberto of Italy in 1949 – had a happy, active life as a chef in her native Portugal and working for the Army in Aldershot, Hampshire.
But over the last 20 years, pain associated with Osteoarthritis in her knees and thighs left her unable to perform the simplest tasks without suffering agonising consequences. The degenerative joint disease - which is characterised by the breakdown of the cartilage, causing bones to rub together - left Mrs Burgess needing crutches and a wheelchair for longer journeys.
But her daughter Maria heard about a revolutionary new pain treatment called Electronic Nerve Modulation (ENM), invented by the healthcare company remedi, and as a last resort ordered the device to try on a trial or return basis for a month.
Weeks later, the family is delighted with the results. The device is even being used by other relatives who suffer chronic pain – and is achieving significant benefits.
Although Mrs Burgess, aged 80, still needs aids to walk, she can challenge the stairs without crutches and get into bed without crying in pain.
“Without this treatment, I would still be screaming just trying to get up the stairs,” Mrs Burgess Appleby said.
“The pain was so tiring, I could not do anything. Now this device has changed me. It has given me some of my life back.”
ENM has been proved to work with pain associated a range of conditions – provided it is chronic (persistent and long standing).
Daughter Maria said: “I saw the device on the TV one morning, and thought I'd try it because it was offered with a money back guarantee after a month.
“This device has not just changed her life, it's changed things for the whole family.
“My mother-in-law now uses the device as she has problems with her back, and I saw her the other day and she was better than she had been in ages.”
The device works on a simple principle. When we feel pain, nerve signals are sent from the injury site through the spinal cord and finally to the brain.
Electrical energy can interrupt nerve signals on their way through the spinal cord, effectively blocking the ache.
People who suffer agonising conditions including sciatica, lumbago, backache, arthritis, headaches, migraines and osteoporosis are using ENM to help them regain control of their lives.
The ENM devices, which are the size of small personal stereos, are also very cost effective.
Patients can easily use them on themselves, without the help of a nurse. One electrode, on a sticky pad, is placed on the mid-spinal column, the second at the base of the neck.
Dr John Royle, the inventor of ENM said: "We are delighted with the results that we are achieving.
“ENM is very simple to use for self treatment at home but if users have any
questions we do operate a medical helpline where we are happy to give advice or discuss medical problems in confidence."
The above case study formed the basis an article printed on 10th September 2004 in the Yateley News, Sandhurst & Crowthorne News, Farnborough News, Camberley News and Aldershot News. |
