This is the introductory visit to start a sequence of StemWave treatments, an energy treatment strategy that decreases pain, improves function and starts regenerative changes in the damaged tissue.    At this visit you will receive the first StemWave treatment and if you decide to proceed with the 8 visit protocol will also start the bonus treatments of "Health Walking" and "Low Inflammation Eating".    Health Walking will teach you how to engage your core muscles and have good alignment as you walk.   Low Inflammation Eating will teach you how to eat in a way that decreases the diet causes of increased pain. 

What you'll get:

• Initial treatment with Stemware with approximately 500 pulses of energy used to both treat the area of problem but also Map the most inflamed areas.   We modify the energy output to keep the pain from the treatment in the mild range.  The treatment lasts 5-7 minutes. 
• If you decide to continue with the 8 treatment protocol, introduction to "Healthy Walking" with the first change in posture instruction while walking.
• If you decide to continue with the 8 treatment protocol, introduction to Anti Inflammatory Eating.   This is a simple but profoundly effective strategy that is critical to enhancing healing.

In this first treatment/ mapping session we are looking to see if there is some decrease in pain and some improvement in function.  If either of these occur, the chance of significant improvement with the full protocol which is spread out over 2 months is very good, approximately 85% chance of noticeable and sustained improvement.