Hi everyone...I'm new to the forum. I'm 48 and had my surgery in 1973...one Harrington rod, bone graft from hip, 9 months in a body cast. I've done very well although I now have a lot of lower back pain which began when I threw my back out about 4 years ago. I literally moved wrong one day and ended up in excruciating pain (I should add, it's not the first time this has happened...I threw it out years prior when I was moving and lifting boxes that I really shouldn't have been lifting given the fusion). One thing that helped tremendously was seeing a network chiropractic doctor...this is a "no-crack' technique and worked wonders. Unfortunately, my doctor switched to being a full time flower essence practitioner and now my pain has returned. I highly recommend it for anyone experiencing a lot of lower back pain, as well as neck and shoulder pain. Recently I've been experiencing a lot of pain in the area where my hip graft was taken so I'm wondering about arthritis in that region.
But the back pain isn't what I'm curious about today. I was wondering if anyone is familiar with Infrared Light Sauna therapy and whether it's okay for someone with a Harrington Rod. I've suffered from chronic fatigue for the past seven years and have been diagnosed with hign heavy metal levels in my tissues...lead, mercury and copper (interesting that they've found a link between high copper levels in girls and scoliosis!). Chromium levels are low to normal so I'm not sure that my fatigue issue is related to metal toxicity from the rod. Anyway, one of the safest way to detox metals turns out to be infrared sauna therapy, which uses infrared lights in the safe light specturm vs. steam and hot air. The advantage is that the temperature is much lower in an infrared sauna and the light penetrates into the deep tissues. In all the research I've done, the primary concern raised for people with metal implants is the implant heating up...but they add that metal rods tend to deflect the light rather than absorb it and it generally isn't a problem. Yesterday, I ran across one article that questioned whether the light might alter the cement which is used to position and attach metal implants. Is cement used in scoliosis surgery? I can't seem to find out a whole lot about this and my really curious to find out more since I'm all set to go with the therapy, but don't want to do it unless I know that it's really safe for me to do.
Thanks,
Alexis
But the back pain isn't what I'm curious about today. I was wondering if anyone is familiar with Infrared Light Sauna therapy and whether it's okay for someone with a Harrington Rod. I've suffered from chronic fatigue for the past seven years and have been diagnosed with hign heavy metal levels in my tissues...lead, mercury and copper (interesting that they've found a link between high copper levels in girls and scoliosis!). Chromium levels are low to normal so I'm not sure that my fatigue issue is related to metal toxicity from the rod. Anyway, one of the safest way to detox metals turns out to be infrared sauna therapy, which uses infrared lights in the safe light specturm vs. steam and hot air. The advantage is that the temperature is much lower in an infrared sauna and the light penetrates into the deep tissues. In all the research I've done, the primary concern raised for people with metal implants is the implant heating up...but they add that metal rods tend to deflect the light rather than absorb it and it generally isn't a problem. Yesterday, I ran across one article that questioned whether the light might alter the cement which is used to position and attach metal implants. Is cement used in scoliosis surgery? I can't seem to find out a whole lot about this and my really curious to find out more since I'm all set to go with the therapy, but don't want to do it unless I know that it's really safe for me to do.
Thanks,
Alexis
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