Frequency Specific Microcurrent in Pain Management 1st Edition, Kindle Edition

Purchased this text book after reading her book Resonance, which captivated my attention and I couldn't put the book down. The text book is excellent. It gives you a beginner's guide to using microcurrent. Very informative. You will need to attend the training session(s) to learn how to treat a broader range of pain syndromes.

Very specific to the instrument used and necessary for anyone learning to use and administer FSM therapy. Easy to read, a good resource.

I have used Frequency Specific Microcurrent (FSM) in my practice for almost a decade. It is one of the primary physical medicine/sport medicine tools I use, in addition to interferential, auriculotherapy, therapeutic ultrasound, acupuncture, and tui na. I have a robust referral network that includes several chiropractors, physical therapists, massage therapists, and pain management specialists. My referral partners often send people to me because I can get results with their patients when their own modalities alone are not sufficient. FSM plays a significant part in that effectiveness.The previous reviewer's knee-jerk assessment that this book has "very significant problems" is both overstated and naive. Dr. McMakin, along with her staff and advisors, pretty much single-handedly developed FSM. In doing so, she developed tools that allowed other clinicians to do the same intervention. To say that there are problems with her book because she has a financial stake in her approach is like saying Dean Ornish is conflicted because he benefits from his writings on a heart-health diet.Visionaries like Dr. McMakin, Dr. Ornish, Dr. Oz, Dr. Weil, and Dr. Starwynn, who developed the Acutron Mentor machine and protocols I also use, employ books to promote themselves, their products, and their approach. Anyone who is not aware that a book is a marketing and education tool, not a research study, or who thinks they can learn to safely use a physical medicine tool without hands-on training in a seminar should perhaps spend a bit more time educating themselves about reality before making pronouncements in a public forum. Dr. McMakin has worked tirelessly to promote research within this field, but when and if other researchers will take up that opportunity is not her responsibility.That being said, I was a bit disappointed with the book after having waited so long for it to be published. As other reviewers have noted, "Frequency Specific Microcurrent in Pain Management" is an excellent introduction to the clinical utilization of FSM and I am grateful to have such a well-rounded reference text. I have not yet had a chance to view the included DVD, but I am sure it will useful, not only for myself, but in educating the newer members of my staff about what FSM is so they can, in turn, better educate our patients. I would have appreciated some discussion about the more complex conditions FSM practitioners face, however, such as migraines, as well as more guidance about other systems FSM can treat, especially the GI, endocrine, and immune systems.Overall, however, I am happy with the book and highly recommend it to thoughtful clinicians who are looking for effective non-pharmacological, non-surgical options in managing a variety of clinical problems, particularly those involving pain and functional disorders.

After 12 years living with Fibromyalgia, FSM cured me in 3 treatments. 200 NFL players use this therapy for helping them with injuries. Why aren't the rest of us told about it by our doctors? It's time people found out about this! (Evidently it also cures IBD, which I spent 5 years curing with Elaine Gottschall's book, Breaking the Vicious Cycle.) Sure wish I had know that FSM could have cured me in 8 weeks!

Thorough and detailed, gives hope and relief, and is detailed and clear.Well organized.Practical and honest.For those willing to put in the time and effort.

This book is invaluable for those of us who are doing Frequency Specific Microcurrent. For anyone who is in pain and desires to learn about a very effective technique this book is for you. Also for all those medical practitioners, especially those in sports medicine and those who do surgery, if you want to see your patients pain free and regain their freedom of motion in the shortest period of time, especially those who do not have time for physical therapy, this book is for you.

I have used FSM in my practice since taking my first training with Dr. Carol in 1999. Since then I and my staff have attended multiple seminars taught by this author. She is hands down the guru of Frequency Specific Microcurrent. This book represents the accumulation of clinical research that she and many of those she has taught for over a decade have accrued. This is a training seminar in a book. For those of us who have taken personal one on one training in FSM this is the textbook we have all been waiting for. A tableside reference to use in practice daily and to review when a tough case is in the office.So if you have taken the FSM training course this book is a MUST buy for you. If you have ever considered exploring the realms of reproducible scientific energy medicine then you MUST buy this book. Besides integrity, curiosity and heartfelt caring for her patients...you should know that Dr. Carol does not teach and certainly put any treatment protocols into print until she and many others have proven time and time again that it is reproducible and effective. This book is another proof that FSM is here to stay and is one of the most interesting and effective healing methods of the present and future. It gives me treatment and diagnostic options that before FSM did not exist and I would not practice without it.Dana Q. Pletcher, D.C.[...]

As an FSM practitioner for the last seven years, I thought Dr. McMakin's book was fantastic. This book is an essential for anyone who currently is using the Frequency Specific Microcurrent in a clinical setting. And it is a great book for anyone to read who is considering using FSM in practice in the future.This book shows all of the fundamental hard work Dr. McMakin has done to develop this phenomenal technology. And as she would say, "This is just the beginning." FSM is still in its infancy, yet its potential plays a huge contribution in the healing of humanity.This book gives us a great foundation, and explains this technology fully for us to use as a springboard, to develop even more applications for our patients in a clinical setting.I highly recommend it!

The Kindle version of this book is supposed to come with access to important usage videos and other documentation. But the link in it to access these at the Elsevier website gives a "Not found" error. I found the page manually, but was confronted with an access form which asks "What is the second word on page 15?" This shows that Elsevier appears to know little or nothing about page locations in Kindle since page 15 will be different on a MacBook, an iPad, and an iPhone.When I contacted Elsevier tech support, it took three days to get a reply, which asked me to supply a copy of my receipt. They then emailed back asking me for my mobile phone number so they could send me a password for direct access, which obviously meant they couldn't answer their own question.Eight days have now passed, and I still have heard nothing from Elsevier. This book was expensive, and I remain unable to access half of what I paid for. Consequently, I cannot recommend buying any books published by a company which treats customers (and authors) in this manner, and then ignores them when they complain. Needless to say, I will never purchase another Kindle book handled by this outfit.If it's published by Elsevier, caveat emptor...

Like the book. I'm a beginner and I feel confident with this manual, which is nicely laid out and comprehensive, I can really apply this brilliant modality.

Extensive medical knowledge required to understand this informative book.

Es un libro que te eseña el uso de las frecuencias para poder curar muchas dolencias y enfermedades que la medicina tradicional ni siqueira considera que pueden ser curadas, por supuesto es necesario tener la máquina para su aplicación.

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