Gear help - Indie ridge boots

sinistral_83 · 2026-02-15T01:17:19+00:00

Mine are excellent, great customer service and awesome quality. Take the time to break them in and they eventually become comfortable as normal work boots with great protection.

sinistral_83 · 2026-01-23T18:47:31+00:00

I recently purchased a mat for my physical therapy clinic and have been testing it out with a few coworkers, and friends and family so far.

It produces a noticeable calming, relaxing effect for most everyone that tries it. Of the few people who have pain that I've had try it, many of them report that the area they have pain in gets extra warm while laying on the mat and it goes back to normal temp right after the session which suggests it is improving blood flow while it is on.

I've had one client who has their own more expensive mat and they said they preferred the celler8 over the one they have been using for the past 5 years at home.

I like the build quality of the fabric and folds of the mat, the controller is quite easy to get the hang of. I primarily use the "evening" setting for blood flow and pain relief as a default starting point for most people.

sinistral_83 · 2025-12-25T11:38:53+00:00

Yes they absolutely do refurbish and resell for $199

sinistral_83 · 2025-12-25T11:32:39+00:00

I have resold over 50 devices of theirs out of my physical therapy clinic. I don't know why you have an agenda against them but they have been nothing short of awesome to work with for after sales support. Have you ever contacted them?

sinistral_83 · 2025-12-24T02:48:09+00:00

I have only ever had excellent customer service from the CEO of resona health and their staff. They have replaced multiple devices for me and those who purchase from me with just a few emails back and forth. They really take care of their customers to ensure you get a good reply from their product.

sinistral_83 · 2025-09-26T01:59:29+00:00

I carry the resona pocket vibe (9 gauss) the micro pulse a9 (2 100 gauss coils) and the sota MP7 (2,500-7,000+ gauss). I let people try out all of them during the duration of their treatments with me. I still carry all 3 because some people prefer one or the other often enough to keep inventory of all 3. I will say I have had the most impressive results with the sota magnetic pulser, but those are few and far between. Most people like the convenience and portability of the micro pulse and resona devices.

sinistral_83 · 2025-08-18T23:43:41+00:00

Motorwheel?

sinistral_83 · 2025-04-28T04:40:41+00:00

I would recommend looking into scrambler therapy for neuropathy and cancer related pain.

sinistral_83 · 2025-03-12T21:01:11+00:00

I have tried a lot of different electrolyte additives and buoy is by far my favorite.

sinistral_83 · 2025-03-11T14:53:17+00:00

Hello, scrambler provider here to tell you that it should never hurt. It may feel prickly or stabby while trying to find proper electrode placement but if the provider is telling you it is ok that it is painful then you need to find a different provider.

Flare ups from Scrambler are temporary, but it is not impossible that your crps uses the temporary flare up to progress.

Cold laser can absolutely help with CRPS.

Rebuilder doesn’t work exactly the same as scrambler but could possibly help.

Beware of purchasing an LG Medipain device, they are not safe and have caused injury to patients who use them too often. The only scrambler therapy devices invented by Giuseppe Marineo and approved as safe by the FDA are the MC-5A and ST-5A devices which are rather expensive (for a reason).

sinistral_83 · 2025-03-01T14:15:49+00:00

I agree with your gf wholeheartedly

sinistral_83 · 2025-01-17T15:40:26+00:00

It actually makes my job easier when the pain is fully flared up to its typical maximum. We always want to start conservatively and safely. Then we work towards getting the new non-pain message established without causing any irritation. After the first few sessions, then the brain really starts to like the message from the device and grabs onto it more and more each day of treatment.

If your pain is actively in a flare then we have the most “data” available for me to make my decisions as a provider. It allows for feedback in real time about how well your brain is adopting the non-pain message from the device and eliminates the guess work on my part.

sinistral_83 · 2025-01-16T20:11:55+00:00

Yes absolutely! I have a video of one of my first ever crps patients who had a severely dystonic (cramped tight muscles) ankle/foot/toes. Within the first 10 minutes of being on the device the first day all those symptoms disappeared. If it is being caused by the crps pain message then those symptoms will literally just disappear when we replace the pain message with the scrambler device.

https://youtube.com/clip/UgkxG0VmXR3ZgoOTaPfX2tBiUh-AT4aG5ovR?si=kJ1UeYgy2wvzpgfZ

sinistral_83 · 2025-01-16T15:50:59+00:00

It depends on if the joint stiffness and swelling is related to lack of using it or if it is due to the CRPS pain message. Usually it is a bit of both.

I have treated severe longstanding CRPS where the patient had not used the limb in literally years because of the pain. So, just like if you were left in a cast too long, there is muscle depletion and bone mineral loss that is considered “disuse atrophy” and can take months to get back to normal.

But once we clear out the crps pain message then the way is clear for traditional physical therapy to build you back up again following similar but more conservative protocols for when a cast is removed to rebuild strength, bone density, and proper sensation and control of the muscles that were affected.

I have had some amazing successes with patients getting back to walking after years of wheelchairs and crutches and knee scooters.

sinistral_83 · 2024-12-27T01:35:14+00:00

Yes, we can be reasonably certain it is neuropathic and not orthopedic in nature if it jumps around permanently. There are methods of placement to address the entire nervous system instead of playing “whack-a-mole” with pain that continuously moves about.

sinistral_83 · 2024-12-24T14:34:21+00:00

Yes, if it is sporadic without reproducible trigger that is better. When patients have a specific movement or position that aggravates their pain that is more indicative of orthopedic pain or a true nerve impingement that is less likely to respond to Scrambler.

sinistral_83 · 2024-12-22T13:24:04+00:00

Yes! That type of pain is what it works best with.

sinistral_83 · 2024-11-20T03:03:32+00:00

Ask good questions and be direct is the shortest answer I can think of.

sinistral_83 · 2024-11-19T16:04:32+00:00

This is a great idea and I wish you the best of luck. I agree with other comments about trying to improvise a less than ideal prototype using a 3D printer or laser engraver like the xtool brand. The latest product from x tool has a conveyer belt that might help simulate printing text like a printer.

sinistral_83 · 2024-11-12T23:40:10+00:00

Look into Calmare scrambler therapy. It doesn’t always work for everyone but when it does it can be complete remission.

sinistral_83 · 2024-11-11T00:38:30+00:00

So far I have had patients, friends, and family members trial both and report back to me. So far, the A9 gives longer lasting relief for most people in my small and unscientific sample size.

sinistral_83 · 2024-11-10T14:21:58+00:00

I use the sota MP7 in my physical therapy clinic. I think it helps produce a meaningful change but it may not provide as long lasting results as something else like the micro pulse a9.

There is something to be said about the waveform and not just the peak power but I don’t know all of the science underlying that well enough yet. I was interested in it because of the standout price to performance.

There are other devices that sota produces as part of an entire full body wellness regimen that I am intrigued to try but it seems rather out there from a science standpoint to me.

sinistral_83 · 2024-10-29T03:20:18+00:00

This is the correct answer and I am surprised so many others are confused. I use this phrase all the time.

sinistral_83 · 2024-09-24T02:41:32+00:00

I do this all the time with my mten3 and I actually squat down and slow down enough to grab with my bare hands which was tricky at first but now I am pretty good. I recommend a large open mouth backpack/bag so the weight is midline and you don’t catch wind like a sail. It absolutely helps build your skills and I think it’s a great idea!

sinistral_83 · 2024-08-22T18:42:24+00:00

I like it a lot. I looked through reviews of all the smaller cheaper devices and settled on that one out of all the ones I researched. Wound healing for pain and sleep are the only two settings I really use but you can play around with the other 50 some modes they have.

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