Magnets

I told her about the SD surgery and she suggested that I try wearing a Nikken wrap using the same two technologies. The wrap is a very comfortable looking cloth wrap that I could wear while sleeping or all the time if I wanted. If anyone has any experience with these products I would really like to hear from you before I plop down my $95.00 for the wrap.

I can't speak for the Nikken wrap but I did wear a Nikken magnetic necklace for about 18 months, hoping it would ease some of the "gravelly" and "out-of-breath" vocal symptoms I have periodically. I had RLN surgery from Dr. Dedo almost 5 years years ago and my severe SD spasms/tremors stopped with the surgery but I got some other "interesting vocal reactions" as a result of my SD surgery.

The necklace was $150. I noticed no reaction of any kind (either better-or-worse) during the time I wore it next to my incision. I have since stopped wearing it because it interferes with the other jewelry I wear around my neck. I prefer "silver" instead of the brassy-look of that Nikken necklace.

There are a couple of things to bear in mind regarding magnets. I do believe in magnet-therapy in general, by the way, so keep that in mind while reading these "two things." I did quite a bit of research prior to putting that necklace on in the first place.

First thing: Magnets only "work" when the disturbance that you have in your system responds to them. In other words, whatever you are trying to address needs to be susceptible to electro-magnetic energy. Circulation imbalance and stuff like that. The incision from Berke-surgery seems like a good candidate but it all depends on your own body. There's not much of a guarantee with magnets. Works for some and not others. (BTW, they've had great success in using them with race horses but I don't know which brand or configuration they use to wrap those thoroughbred legs).

Second thing: Nikken is a multi-level-marketing company and the stuff is not cheap. I was lucky because my mother's podiatrist was a Nikken distributor and he loaned her alot of magnet-stuff (mattress-pad, etc.)for a 30-day trial before she had to purchase it AND she bought me the necklace. Had I had to purchase it myself, I would be doing the same kind of research you are doing. I was truly hoping my necklace would help me a little but it didn't at all. With some, the magnet products are successful. It would be nice if your physical therapist could loan you the wrap for 30-days to see if you respond to it prior to purchase.

Good luck on your research and potential purchase decision.