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Hey guys, after a month and a half of using it like a lot of people here, I switched it up based on some additional reading (I found a guy that commented on limpen's blog that works at an ED shockwave clinic and read up on their site). Also, the reading was supported by a link on here that says for "healing", shockwave should be done every 7-9 days.
So, I've alternated between 10 hz and 16 hz at 90-100 mj with the 15mm head; about 5000-7500 shocks (I know it seems like a lot, but I'm a nerdy "thorough" guy on stuff like this). I've rotated between the lower and higher HZ in hopes that the depth of the cavitation being changed up helped "heal" more of the tissue. From readings, the higher the HZ, the deeper the cavitation goes. So, I was hoping to go anywhere from "surface" tissues to deeper stuff. The treatments have been spaced at least 7 days apart for 6 weeks.
Now, I wait three weeks, then will probably start another 6 week "on" cycle and 3 week "off" cycle. Following this regimen has made a remarkably improved experience for me over the way I initially did treatments:
10-16 HZ, 10-15 mj, 15 mm head, performed every few days.
I believe the improved results are due to a couple things:
1) the increased pressure...I fought this because the studies said basically, the lower the pressure the greater results, but I think my math was off and I trusted Limppen's advice
2) The longer rest period each time to allow for maximum healing
3) modifying the HZ so that tissue from the surface to the center was being affected with each "tissue depth" having more like two weeks to recover before being zapped again.
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HopefullD wrote:
I switched it up based on some additional reading (I found a guy that commented on limpen's blog that works at an ED shockwave clinic and read up on their site).
Could you give us the link to that information?
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It was a comment on your December 18 blog post. I followed the link to his clinic (he was probably looking to drum up business for himself--but that doesn't mean the viewpoint isn't worth looking at).
Anyway, after reading the link on here about the time differences between healing the tissue, destroying the tissue, etc...I was wondering if the longer wait time was good, then I read their protocol followed the longer healing period, so that's what got me to try it. Here's the link to their site:
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HopefullD wrote:
I've rotated between the lower and higher HZ in hopes that the depth of the cavitation being changed up helped "heal" more of the tissue. From readings, the higher the HZ, the deeper the cavitation goes.
Interesting. I would think Herz = the amount of shocks per Second doesn't do too much but makes procedure longer or shorter.
Dick Limppen speculated lower Herz could be beneficial, cause it's used in
Srini protocoll
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