What conditions respond well to IMS?
Sciatica responds brilliantly. In days we have got people back to work and sports. With the pressure taken off sensitive structures within the spine, such as nerve roots, prolapsed discs and facet joints, they all have the best possible chance to heal without surgical involvement. It is then important to restore the stability with exercise. In the cervical area, carpal tunnel nerve entrapment can be relieved by this method if treated early enough. RSI (Repetitive Strain Injury) can be helped greatly with IMS and changes to the workstation. For the sports-oriented, chronic muscle shortening in the forearm causes conditions such as tennis and Golfer’s elbow. These can be cured by needling the lower cervical and specific arm muscles. Frozen shoulder for those of us in our 40s can be extremely disabilitating. Current treatment options are long term physical therapy and corticosteroid injections, usually not resolved for up to 18 months. IMS can resolve this in many cases in days or weeks b
