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Parkinson's Case Study / MEA

MEA, Diagnosed approximately 18 months prior to treatment with PKD. Subject recently placed on hospice due to continuous progression of symptoms. Case Study Data suggests immediate and persistent remediation of symptoms has improved of quality of life.

Aggregate discomfort due to tremor and other symptoms from a pre-treatment distress score of 26 to a post treatment distress score of 2, immediately following treatment.

Subject reported quality durable quality of life improvements with approximately three-fold decrease in symptom related distress from 26 to 8.

PEMF Symptom reduction in PKD
  Initial with Palliative 5 min Post PEMF 7 Days Post PEMF + ePad Post 2nd PEMF

Day 14
Ongoing

Head Bob Travel 6-8" 2" 3" 1" 1"
Head Bob Presence 100% 20% 30% 10% <10%
Leg Shake Travel 1-2" 0 0 0 0
Leg Shake Presence 100% 5% 10% <10% <10%
Hand Shake Travel 1-2" 0 .5" 0 .5"
Hand Shake Presence 100% 0 15% 0 <5%
Normal Gait Steps 0     3 3
Neck Back Pain 1-10 7 1 5 1 3
Physchological Distress 1-10 10 1 3 1 2
Sleep Inhibition 1-10 9 3 4 3 3
Total Distress 26 2 11 5 8

 

Key
Therapy Symptom Description

PEMF Therapy included:

  • 6 minutes of butterfly occipital lobes in horizontal position around ears
  • 6 minutes of butterfly probe and vertical positions top and back of head
  • 6 minutes zeta probe occipital area
  • 6 minutes small loop on low back
  • 6 minutes zeta probe on neck sore areas.

Head Bob Travel - The approximate distance the forehead travelled at each involuntary spasm

Head Bob Presence - The approximate percentage of time Head Bob present during evaluation.

ePad Therapy from history of brain swelling:

  • 6x8" ePad on top & back of head
  • During sleep in nightcap
  • 3.0 mR/h output.

Leg Shake Travel - The approximate distance both knees moved due to involuntary ankle motion.

Leg Shake Presence - Approximate percentage of time legs exhibited involuntary movement

Ongoing Therapy

Hand Shake Travel - The approximate distance both thumbs moved on each oscillation due to involuntary arm motion.

Hand Shake Presence - The approximate percentage of time hands exhibited visible involuntary motion.

Subjective Evaluation Keys:

  • Subject reported "I feel bad"
  • Subject reported "I Feel bood"
  • Subject reported "I feel pretty good"

Normal Gait Steps - the number of steps before shuffling starts.

Neck/Back Pain - Unresolved discomfort in neck and back.

Total Distress - Sum of all numeric guages of discomfort relating to symptoms and sources of discomfort. Decreased value during therapy indicates improved quality of life.

Phychological Distress - subjects expression of compromised of quality of life due to symptoms.

Sleep Inhibition - Reported absence of quality of sleep.

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