Dr. Amelang - Whole Body Vibration

Whole Body Vibration

Whole Body Vibration (WBV)

Why does Dr. Amelang use WBV in a dental office? After personally using WBV for athletic warm-up exercises in a golf shop, Dr. Amelang began to study its uses. He found it effective for relieving lower back pain, something he has had problems with for years. In fact, after buying a machine and using it regularly, he found that WBV eliminated the pain completely.

Further study showed that WBV could be used for treatment of many health problems. So far, Dr. Amelang has seen positive results for the following uses:

l Temporomandibular joint pain (TMJ)

l Tension headaches

l Migraine headaches

l Muscle pain

l Lower back pain

l Upper back pain.

While some of its benefits are obvious from the first session, Dr. Amelang believes there are countless potential benefits. One that intrigues him is the activation of the lymphatic system with the resulting accelerated removal of toxins, cancer cells and infection. <http://www.lymphaticresearch.org> He hopes to have future anecdotal studies of treatment for weight loss, lymphedema, chemotherapy and asthma, among other things.

Opening a new and larger office in May 2007 allowed Dr. Amelang room to bring two different WBV machines into his new office and to begin to provide the benefits of WBV to his patients and friends.

I've never heard of this before. This technology was developed to help the cosmonauts who spent many months in a weightless environment. When they were first examined upon their return to Earth, it was found that they had lost muscle mass and bone density. The Russians experimented with machines that would artificially mimic gravity and counter the effects of weightlessness. In the following years this technology was found to be beneficial in other ways as well.

The technology is just beginning to arrive here in the United States. Dr. Amelang personally believes our current lifestyles may be contributing to certain illnesses and disorders and that using WBV on a regular basis may reduce the damage we experience.

For example, we sit in our cars instead of walking to our destination. We sit for hours where we work instead of using our muscles to farm or chop down trees. We sit for hours while we fly to Japan. Our muscles would have been better off if we had rowed to Japan or walked to Vons. But we don't have enough time to do that.

While sitting enclosed in a plane with those strangers from foreign lands, we may have been exposed to foreign diseases. How healthy is our immune system? Is our lymphatic system working adequately? Do you know it relies on muscle movement to work effectively? <http://www.breastcancer.org/tips/lymphedema/managing/exercise.jsp> Is it removing the infectious agents and the cancer cells it is designed to?

Dr. Amelang believes our sedentary lifestyles diminish the effectiveness of our immune systems and our busy schedules reduce the ability for us to have fit and functional bodies and minds. WBV can help people who want to be fit and happy but don't have much time to devote to themselves.

How does it work? The patient stands on a vibrating platform that stimulates the muscles to contract. In doing so, the muscles, bones, organs and soft tissues are gently exercised. The machines can be set to operate at different frequencies and amplitudes according to the patient's physical make-up, current level of fitness, treatment objectives and personal tolerance.

Treatments only last a few minutes because of the rapid effect WBV has on the body. As an example, the machine can operate between 25 cycles and 60 cycles per second. Using it at 25 cps gives the patient 1,500 vibrations per minute. That is the equivalent of almost one mile of jogging with a fraction of the exertion on the part of the patient. Adding free weights and specific exercises can pinpoint the effect to certain parts of the body, allowing specific treatments to be done.

How does it feel? Many people find it pleasurable. Many find an urge to scratch their noses. Everyone finds it unusual. About 10 percent don't care for it and choose not to pursue it further. Those who do pursue it and use it often find the original strange sensations go away and the vibration machine becomes a tool to obtain a specific goal, much like the different machines at a gym.

Who could benefit from this?

l Someone who has:

l TMJ - Tension headaches

l Muscle pain

l Back pain

l Lymphedema

l Muscle atrophy

l Osteoporosis

l others

l Someone who is:

l A teacher - exposed to multiple sources of germs

l An administrator - stress of work

l A dentist - sitting and working for long hours

l An office worker - sitting and exposed to many people

l A driver - sitting while driving (traffic stress too?)

l Concerned about cancer

l Overweight

l One of the many members of our society

Fees:

l None

l Yes, none.

l Dr. Amelang has found this treatment to be very helpful to him personally and wishes to make it more available to others as well.

l No one would believe what this can do for him or her without trying it, and having to pay for it is an obstacle to their success.

Protocols:

l Introduction

l Two minutes once a day on the Body Vibe machine until ready to move to the more powerful Hypergravity machine

l Training

l Basic

l Two to four minutes once or twice a day until patient selects a specific treatment desired

l Specific

l Training to achieve a specific goal

l Personal Usage

l As needed and at patient's discretion

"The biology of the lymphatic system is positioned at a unique locus where the working of the immune system, its pivotal role in defending against cancer and infectious diseases, and its potential role in the treatment of autoimmunity uniquely align themselves. Many diseases will benefit from the advancement of lymphatic research."

? Robert Burns, PhD, Director, Office of Technology Licensing

Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research

You are extended an invitation to call 259-4200 and find out how to take advantage of this new treatment modality.

Links:

Information

<http://www.lymphaticresearch.org>

<http:www.breastcancer.org/tips/lymphedema/how_happens.jsp>

<http://www.merck.com/mmhe/cho37a.html>

<http://www.osteopenia3.com/Body-vibration-Osteoporosis.html>

Scientific Studies:

Are vibrations good for you?

<http://bjsm.bmj.com/cgi/content/short/39/9/585>