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Patients' Testimonials
PainShield helps Trigeminal Neuralgia patient relieve pain and cut on medications - 1
ED, 61 years old female, BorĂ¥s, Sweden
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"Since 1995 I am suffering from Trigeminal Neuralgia as a complication from my Multiple Sclerosis. At first the pain was pretty much constant with only short pain free periods. During the years, the pain level and duration kept on increasing till it became intolerable and painkiller medications didn't help anymore. In 1999 I had a "blockade surgery", which was repeated 4 months later and again went through a big neurosurgical intervention in 2001.
Since then the Trigeminal Neuralgia had been more or less under control, with the exception of a yearly setback during springtime. However, in March 2009, the pain returned and remained constant. I was treated with morpheme injections and the doctors wanted to hospitalize me, again.
I had no life; my feeling was that all roads were closed: I could not speak, could not go out, and could not relax. I was just sitting in my wheelchair screaming. I felt getting drugged down by all the medications and injections and saw no end to it.
In just about then, I came in contact with Dr. Haim Adahan that following telemedicine consultation, he introduced me with the Painshield. I use Painshield every night for 8 hours while I'm sleeping. The patch is plastered to the right side of my forehead and secured with a bandage around the scull. I don't have any feeling of the ultrasound functioning of the instrument, just the positive effects afterwards.
Since starting using the instrument, the pain levels have gradually diminished, by jumping down in steps both in intensity and in duration of the pain. I gradually stopped using the morpheme injections.
Today, about 5 weeks since I started using Painshield, I can say that I am as good as pain free."
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Trigeminal Neuralgia patient gets relieve for his pain- 3
SS, 65 years old female, Tel Aviv, Israel
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"In 1995 I started suffering from intense facial pain that was diagnosed as Trigeminal Neuralgia. I was treated for 13 years with various pain medications that helped me cope with the pain. In June 2008, I experienced a severe worsening of my symptoms requiring facial steroid injections at the Tel Hashomer pain clinic. A year later, I experienced a reoccurrence of the extreme facial pains and this time was referred to Dr. Adahan at pain rehabilitation clinic at Tel Hashomer. Dr. Adahan introduced me to the PainShield device and I started with local ultrasound treatment eight hours every night.
After four nights I already experienced significant reduction in the volume of pain. Ongoing treatment provided additional relief in the intensity of my pains along with reduction in the number of pain attacks per day to a minimal occurrences without any side effects.
Using PainShield saved me from intolerable pain and regained my quality of life. I still use it every night and I am very, very thankful for this incredible innovation."
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SS, 30 years old female, Canada
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"I want to shout from the rooftops to everyone who has suffered from Trigeminal Neuralgia about the PainShield. I was recently diagnosed with trigeminal neuralgia--a sharp, shooting electrical pain on the side of my face. The pain felt similar to being tortured alternatively with an electric wire and cut with a sharp knife. I was put on anti seizure medication--but as is typical of the condition I didn't get much relief and continued to have excruciating and seriously debilitating pain.
Thankfully, I learned about the PainShield online and contacted Dr. Adahan who had a series of teleconsults with me and determined that I would be a good candidate for the PainShield. Since my very FIRST use with the device, both the intensity and frequency of my pain declined dramatically! I was stunned by the device efficacy!
I cannot begin to tell fellow-sufferers what a blessing this has been. I cannot recommend it enough!"
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RR, 50 years old female, Haifa, ISRAEL
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"I like sports and I'm traveling a lot. Recently I had reoccurring pain in my shoulder. My physician said it is due to calcification process at the joint. It caused an inflammatory response and I had to take antibiotics and pain killers.
During a recent trip I fell on the shoulder and the pain just increased from that point in time.. I was limited in my daily activity; I couldn’t sleep well, I had difficulties in using my arm, and when I spoke to people with similar trauma I understood that the recovery may take a couple of months. I was referred to physiotherapy however I was told that the first treatment will be in 6 weeks due to a long queue.
I talked with the physician and we decided to try the PainShield. Within 2 days I felt a relief in my pain and it is getting better with each day. I wear it under my shirt and activate it whenever I need or when I have the time. It might be funny but I think that I'll be free of pain until my scheduled physiotherapy session."
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RT, 49 years old female, Bnei-Brak, ISRAEL
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"I underwent open heart surgery a few months ago. When I woke up I immediately felt extreme pain from the sternum area. I knew that this is part of the post-surgical symptoms, but I could barely stand the pain and the medications I took helped only partially.
I was offered the use of the PainShield in order to reduce the pain. I started using the device 6 days after the surgery. I used it for 30min approx. 6 times a day (a total of 3 hours per day). After 24h I noticed that the level of pain was significantly lower than I had during the previous days. I kept using it for 4-5 weeks and it helped to reduce most of the pain during the daily use. However I still had pain during the evenings and the nights when I was not able to use the device. After consulting with my physician, we decided to replace the treatment with night therapy. So I started using the PainShield overnight (8 hours treatment session while sleeping). From that point on, I was almost pain free and I feel it helped me to recover faster. I stopped treatment with PainShield after 8-9 weeks as the pain disappeared.
The PainShield helped “save me” from pain and agony following the surgery. The surgery I had, is a painful operation and the chest pain during recovery is an additional burden for the patient. Fortunately, I escaped most of this thanks to the PainShield treatment."
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RA, a 56 years old nurse and pianist, Petach-Tikva, ISRAEL
"A year and a half ago I suffered from pain in the elbow area in both arms. I was diagnosed to have Tennis Elbow syndrome. With time the pain increased and become unbearable, it limited my daily activities and I wasn't able to drive, perform home tasks, carry a purse and even write. Of course I stopped playing the piano which was a major part of my life.
Conventional treatments such as medications and physiotherapy did not help and I refused getting steroid shots or consider surgery. My quality of life decrease significantly, I suffered at work and in the many other areas I was active at and become dependent on others.
Coincidently, I approached Dr. Adahan who started that time evaluating the PainShield device. I started using this new portable ultrasound and after couple of weeks I started feeling some relief. Important to mention that I started with level 10 on the VAS pain scale and within a few months I reached level 0 in VAS scale which allowed me to return to full activity including playing the piano. I thank you all for that."
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