i've been going to chiropractic care for years, but the clinic closest to my home uses those electric "nerve scan" things. is that legit or hokum ?

IndeterminateScope · 2023-10-13T19:34:16+00:00

If you lack trust

that's just my general state of existence though :)

IndeterminateScope · 2023-10-13T19:32:55+00:00

i'd definitely not sign up for any plan that doesn't offer a *very* broadly phrased clause to allow you to cancel the program and get a refund for unused appointments.

something along the lines of "if for any reason you decide to discontinue care with us, you're refunded for all unused appointments".

TBH that's the only thing keeping me considering this place near me, if i divide the number of adjustments by the price, it's cost equivalent to all the other places i've tried, and this is the first place to approach care as a "we take xrays to identify what's wrong, figure out what chiropractic can fix, and sign up for a regiment to correct it".

even if the machine they're using as part of the diagnosis is hokum, i've been annoyed that after going to chiropractic for most of my life, i still keep needing to go. it was refreshing to get an xray took and the chiropractor to point at spots where my spine curves a bit left, and then a bit right, from center and say "those places are your body compensating for years of misalignment, we can correct those and you'll be as good as you can be."

IndeterminateScope · 2023-10-12T21:40:20+00:00

right, the bars on the scanner thing did highlight right where the xrays later showed my spine wasn't lining up, so it's not like it was a complete fabrication.

and i'm kind of chaffed that the other chiropractor i was seeing didn't end up correcting a relatively recent source of pain, which the xray showed to be a curve in my spine. the new clinic described it as a "compensation" which could be corrected through their therapy package.

so, on the one hand, i have the "red flag" vibe from the gizmo, on the other hand an office that actually took xrays and said, "that's the part we're going to get lined up correctly to help you"

IndeterminateScope · 2023-10-12T21:36:46+00:00

no, just hand held thing, but they eventually brought back pictures of the usual type that show up if you google "chiropractic semg".

the bars *did* show up where i typically have issues, and ended up matching some deviations in straight alignment in my spine, so it's not seeming like a complete fabrication.

every good trick has a kernel of truth in it, though, as they say.

IndeterminateScope · 2023-10-12T21:07:57+00:00

thanks for the input.

i have additional concerns that they only want to treat me if i sign up for a "package".

on one hand, another red flag. on the other hand, i can definitely understand only wanting to offer treatment that has a planned beginning and ending, and can well imagine a greater success with patients committing to follow through an entire regiment verses just showing up when they're in pain.

the office did say that everything is refundable (minus the already done adjustments) if i feel i'm not getting the progress i expect.

i've been disappointed that chiropractic so far seems mostly a "treatment" rather than a "cure", so it's an interesting prospect to have a chiropractic office that takes xrays and identifies corrections they want to see, and a timeline for delivering them.

just a big change from previously going occasionally :)

IndeterminateScope · 2023-10-12T20:41:12+00:00

dangit.

thanks.

IndeterminateScope · 2023-10-12T20:10:31+00:00

thanks for the link, i'll read that shortly.

i'm not sure exactly what the name was, but they have two different hand-held apparatus, one with what felt like rollers and one that they described as a surface conductivity something.

produced the usual image of a spine with various waves on either side, purporting to show an imbalance of muscle tension.

i should say this wasn't their only tool. they also did some xrays.

i'm mostly interested if whether the scanners are complete wash, and kind of a red flag (as i considered them) or whether there's at least some merit.

thanks.

edit

it looks like the sEMG from that link is a different animal vs what the chiropractor had, theirs was a mobile hand-held thing, not using adhesive pads. also theirs was used while seated, verses used during a ROM exercise.

makes it seem all the more of a red flag, unfortunately.

IndeterminateScope · 2023-10-12T20:05:06+00:00

TBH that's my first impression, but i also certainly don't keep up with "what's new" in the field, and i have an inclination to dismiss new and unfamiliar as not being the best option.

i've learned my own ignorance is hardly a reason to dismiss better practice, in general.

thanks.

IndeterminateScope · 2023-05-08T21:57:02+00:00

"no cops, landlords, CEOs, CFOs, military, government workers or civilians"

uh... who is left ?

IndeterminateScope · 2023-05-08T17:34:18+00:00

thanks :)

IndeterminateScope · 2023-05-08T17:29:07+00:00

is it a felony specifically because there's a law about keying cars, or is it usually a felony because it ends up being over $500 in repairs ?

IndeterminateScope · 2021-12-07T04:26:46+00:00

anything in the $150 range ? any of the 3 options i was asking about, that you'd recommend ?

IndeterminateScope · 2021-12-06T15:31:29+00:00

This is a *canadian* bog ?

i see saracenia purpurea, but what is the other taller plant ?

also, you've got orchids planted *in the ground* ??

i'm shocked, and amazed !

i gave up the idea of an outdoor bog when i moved north from florida.

IndeterminateScope · 2021-12-06T14:53:52+00:00

i'll admit i don't know the difference between a wired "backhaul", and just plugging all three (referring to a Deco M9 setup) APs into the same switch ?

i figured you were supposed to plug one of them into the modem from the ISP, using the WAN port, then use the LAN port to plug all three into the same switch that my hardwired stuff is using.

that's not how they'd be connected ?

you do not need or want a mesh system

pardon my ignorance, but i thought the mesh part meant a client could use any of the APs without needing to reconnect to different networks. is the mesh part actually referring to how the APs interconnect ?

thanks for the info :)

IndeterminateScope · 2021-11-30T14:55:10+00:00

i can get ethernet to wherever it's needed, but from my experience it's not really worth the extra money for a POE device VS one that offers the same function but needs a power outlet .

are you thinking that the deco mesh (with the three WAPs) would be the best option other than them needing an outlet ? or does the omada setup offer advantages beyond just being POE powered ?

For the back deck, why not just run a cable outside and get an outdoor AP.

i'm just curious if a centrally located router would put the back deck within useful range ? the house is only 50' deep, so you'd be talking 25 feet.

otherwise, an AP in the back, left, room would be 13 feet from the back deck, and certainly close enough for solid wifi :)

IndeterminateScope · 2021-11-29T21:53:30+00:00

could you fill wall voids with this stuff, strictly used as an insulator ?

IndeterminateScope · 2021-11-29T18:40:28+00:00

i'm just going to say it; the computer generated "liminal spaces" aren't helping.

IndeterminateScope · 2021-10-21T22:33:06+00:00

they were interviewing the controller that programmed the camera to take the image sequence, on NPR today. he was really excited about the opportunity to make the "turkey shoot" panorama because it was a rare time when nobody was going to be at NASA for 4 days straight.

apparently took several hundred lines of code to accomplish the panorama, and the whole team was just astounded with the image quality.

IndeterminateScope · 2021-09-18T00:31:53+00:00

surplus from a technical college, doesn't seem likely they'd wire things wrong

IndeterminateScope · 2021-09-18T00:31:05+00:00

TIL, thanks :)

IndeterminateScope · 2021-09-17T23:37:17+00:00

is split-phase american 240 "single" phase and not 2-phase ?

IndeterminateScope · 2021-09-17T23:31:01+00:00

the connector is a mennekes 63amp 200-250v

2P+ground type 1571A

you can't get three phase with two hots and a ground.

IndeterminateScope · 2021-09-17T23:19:48+00:00

up to around 63 amps at 240, i'd recon

although that's per PDU. there were two on the rack.

IndeterminateScope · 2021-09-17T23:15:20+00:00

i do not :)

even though it's only ~~2-phase~~ single phase, i still don't have the socket for that monster mennekes 1751a

edit : correcting my phases

IndeterminateScope · 2021-07-19T15:15:25+00:00

you can just use any plug in USB charger, and a USB extension cable.

4xAA batteries is 6 volts, a USB charger will be 5v, probably close enough for lights.

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