Observations by Healthcare Professionals

Movement Equals Improvement!

The Quadriciser® is Passive or
You Can Resist for an Active Workout!

Henry Boutros, Physical Therapist
Neuro Pain Consultants. Center for Integrated Therapy
Clarkston, MI 48346

The Quadriciser® has been successfully used to treat patients with regional pain syndrome (RPS), chronic fatigue, fibromyalgia, as well as chronic pain syndromes. Patients with RPS or Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy have experienced greater pain free movement after using the Quadriciser®. Some have experienced relief even after enduring years of irretractable pain. This has served as a valuable approach to treating this difficult disease.

Clients with chronic fatigue, fibromyalgia and chronic pain syndromes have used the Quadriciser® as a gateway to more traditional rehabilitation approaches. Typically these clients have compromised muscle performance properties ranging from muscle extensibility to contractility.

Clients who utilize the Quadriciser® are able to relax back in a comfortable chair, initiate abdominal breathing, and thereby engage parasympathetic nervous system. This engagement decreases the fight or flight mechanisms of the sympathetic nervous system, and thereby reduces cortisol levels and stress in the body which is a precursor for pain. Additionally, clients experience the rhythmic repetitive motions of the Quadriciser®, which does not require any active muscular effort on the part of the user. The chance of inducing pain is reduced and the probability of breaking the pain cycle is increased. A new paradigm of pain free movement is developed that eventually translates to active pain free motion. This forms the solid foundation for active participation in a progressive exercise protocol.

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