Regaining reflexing from WUCA
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Here's the deal: the more toys, gadgets, apps that I get, the less reflective I get. Maybe my inner voice, the one that helps me focus on who I really want to be now that I am grown-up just gets lost in all this din. It's disheartening and effectively disempowering. But then I picked up this little book. Truth be told, I picked it up because the authors are friends and I know them to be good people. I read the book and realized that what it did above all else is make me reflect. The book made me think about all sorts of things that I had let the daily brouhaha allow me to conviently ignore. I feel the better for having read this smart little book and having regained the gift of reflection.
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Much needed relaxation for my tired hand.  Made the suggestion of narrowing the "Center" spray to be tighter around roots.  Hope the plastic holds up over time and I'll be sure to have it indoors in the winter so as not to have it exposed to the cold/contraction.  I feel like a garden fairy pointing my magic wand while giving much needed water in this summer's intense heat.  A fun and most helpful tool.
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I got this book a few days ago and was disappointed at first glance  -- the acupressure information was cursory and the

Chinese physiognomy aspect, which I would love to know more about, was pretty minimal.  I settled down to the actual exercises today, however -- the pairing of emotion/phrase and photo makes it easier to "get" the subtle movements required than any meticulous step-by-step description of which muscle to move when.  This is "method face-lifting," you might say -- think yourself into the attitude and you're doing the exercise.  It's intuitive and it's fun -- certainly worth a try.  Make a video and I'll buy that, too!
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It's hard to keep up, but I think you can catch on after a few times.  I can definitely feel it working.  You will need some hand weights for this video.  I used canned food until I was able to get weights.
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This stuff will clear a room and cause lots of sympathetic reflexes, if you get my drift.  We uncapped this at work and had veterans having flash backs of foreign lands.
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I like to cycle through herbals like fenugreek, maca, and tribulus.  Combined with weight training, these seem to provide an extra boost.  Allow a couple of weeks for the full impact.
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UPDATE AS OF 8/26/2013 at the bottom of review..

I bought this device to re-strenghten my hands after neurosurgery.

Previous to my surgery, I worked with my hands(mechanical) quite a lot, did indoor rock climbing, previous weight lifting and in general use my hands quite a bit, so I think I can accurately describe whether or not this is a good workout.

I would say after surgery I lost about 75 percent of my strength.

I used this for a month or two, and my grip strenght steadily increased, as well as my forearm tone.

I can't give you an accurate number on how much grip strenght I regained in pounds of force, but I can tell you my grip is pretty much back to normal.

I stopped using this device months ago, but noticed what I thought was hand weakness again, so I started using it again. I can tell you the improvements happen right away from day to day, and if you do too much, your fingers, hands and forearms will definitly burn.

This device works.

Ease of use:
I can tell you some people have a real hard time with this.  You have to match the rythem of the device and spool up the Gyro.  Some people can't seem to learn how to do this for quite a while, but I can tell you that after you learn how, it is second nature.

Durability:
This is where the device looses a star.  I find that after treating pretty carfully, it is getting a little less smooth to gryo up, and it is getting a little sloppy at the lower speeds.  To be fair, I did drop it once.

Cost:
I believe for what you get, it is reasonable.

Fun factor:
Much more fun than any other hand exercise I had done when I was a regular weight lifter.  Hand exercises are generally pretty boring.  You can't see results in your hands, and unless you have a weakness preventing you from doing something, you won't notice.  This however, is fairly fun, and quick to do.

UPDATE:
This device has helped me regain 100% of my grip strenght.  The nerves healed sure, but this also worked in conjuction with the healing process.  The effected nerves were in my cervical spine, which don't heal like peripheral nerves do, so it is quite inspiring that I got no only my grip strenght back, but maybe a little more.

I can crush peoples hands now, and I have kind of thin, "piano" fingers. I have never had problems with my grip, but I am not someone who others would think would have a "strong grip".  Before using this device, after surgery, I could squeeze someones hand, and they would say "seriously, are you really squeezing?"  Not that I go around doing that, but I have asked my good friends to let me re-test my grip strenght on them.

I would like to buy a hand Dynamometer, just to see how far I can go.  The results are inspring, and like I said above, it really isn't boring to do.
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My mother has suffered from positional vertigo for years, sometimes staying in bed for days at a time. She's gotten some relief from head maneuver exercises such as the Epley maneuver, but it was always difficult to find the time and energy to do the exercises, especially when she already felt dizzy.

She got a SimBalance pillow this past year, and it's really been a life-changer for her. She hasn't suffered any more attacks, and she doesn't worry about sudden attacks of vertigo anymore. Apparently, her natural sleeping movements on the pillow are enough like head maneuver exercises to be effective. She sleeps comfortably and is much happier now that she isn't losing days of her life to dizziness. I guess the only thing I can say is that if you take it apart to wash the cases it can be a little frustrating to put back together. Overall, highly recommended.
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After many years of not playing, I'm getting back in the game. This product was recommended by tennis instructor who uses the same version during lessons.  I demo tested and noticed a difference in control and performance immediately vs my 10 year old racquet that had been recently restrung.  It is lightweight and allows more control.  So far, very pleased with the performance for the price.

One of the big box misc dept stores Wal**** offers online lower selling price but they didn't have my grip size 4 1/4 available. Very pleased with my purchase from tennis express which was more expensive than Wal but cheaper than the 3 top big box sports chain stores.
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Im 78 years old. In 2013 I had month-long bouts of debilitating pinched-nerve pain due to arthritis and degeneration in the cervical spine. Orthopedic physical therapy, massage, acupuncture and most pain medicinenone gave relief for more than a few hours, and no prevention. The episodes came and went seemingly by their own schedule.

I was first attracted to the beautiful photos in 8 Steps To A Pain-Free Back, but the text was almost as appealing. It made sense to me that if I stood, sat, slept and moved as my body had evolved to do, even my old bones might heal. The chapter that changed my life was #2: Stretch-lying on your back. Lying as Esther instructed relieved the pain altogether, and within days, I learned to get relief it while standing or sitting as well. The fact is that after learning these techniques, I never again experienced even mild pinched nerve pain for more than a few seconds.

More recently I hurt my lower back while gardening. I experimented with the chapter on walking. There are many elements involved in changing how I walk, but what I found almost immediately was that each time I tightened the gluteous (buttock) muscles, amazingly, the pain of that injury disappeared.

Im very grateful to Esther Gokhale for her research to identify the time-honored, evolutionarily appropriate postures required for ordinary life. With the guidance of this book, relief is within my ability to achieve, inconspicuously, inexpensively, while going about my daily business.
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Im doing the Smolov squat program which is extremely taxing on your whole body.  The manta ray takes some of the focus off off your shoulder so you can focus on the lift.
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Gave this as a gift to my grandfather after he had a stroke. He was unable to move his fingers or even clench his left hand into a fist. After about fews weeks of using this product he slowly regained his finger movements -- within a month, he started clenching his fists --- and within 2 months he regained all movement in his left hand.  This product is a life saver.

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I went thru physical therapy to treat my rotator cuffs - I have had issues with both.  It worked, but only after several weeks and I had worked up to 1-1.5 hours of shoulder exercises, 3 times per week!  After therapy, the recommended home program was virtually the same.  I didn't have the time to keep up and the problem came back in one of my shoulders.  Ever since I have been trying to figure out which exercises really matter, because I don't have time to do them all.

In this book it was done for me.  The author focuses on a few simple stretches and exercises, but his research shows they are the ones that matter most.  I've been doing the program for about 4 weeks now and my shoulder is much, much better.  Not 100% yet, but I can finally throw a ball again.  I have a young son and haven't even been able to play catch with him until now.  And very importantly, this program takes so little time I can keep up with it, to prevent problems from coming back.
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After severe back pain almost incapacitated me and I had constant numbness and twitching in my leg muscles, my chiropractor had me get an MRI, which showed degenerative disc disease - 2 torn, bulging discs (mild stenosis of spinal cord and other minor issues). My doctor said I would need surgery if my leg muscles began to lose strength, and both he and my chiropractor suggested that I try inversion therapy and/or traction/VAX-D to attempt to avoid surgery. Having found that traction/VAX-D could cost me several thousand USD since it is not covered by insurance (even though unofficial evidence suggests it really helps), I opted to try out inversion therapy first. I bought the Stamina seated inversion table because other Stamina products have good reviews and I liked the seat feature (for ease of mounting and dismounting). I agree with other reviews that say that Stamina does not package their products very well (items were too loose in the box and washers were missing because of a hole in the single-layered hardware bag), but the product itself is good quality and solid when assembled. The limiter strap had been wrongly mounted, but it was easy enough to correct that.
The seat feature makes the table very easy to get on and off. Since you hang at 50-60 degrees by your feet, it is a little hard on the ankles at first (I recommend wearing shoes and pulling your pant legs down around your ankles) but, once you get used to it, it can be very relaxing (don't fall asleep!). I usually play Klondike on my iPod during the 10 minute sessions morning and evening. Maybe after a week of using this table I started to notice that my numbness and twitching had vastly reduced and my back pain was not noticeable most of the time. I am sure this table has helped me. I don't have any scientific proof to support this and it may just be coincidence, but even the psychological effect of doing something positive to help yourself is priceless in my mind. I definitely recommend this table to anyone in a similar situation to me. Well worth the money!
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Great videos. I feel really stretched and great afterwards like I just got done with a chiropractor except less popping and all. The only thing I can think of that I did not like is that some of the moves you're doing you have your head down or are facing down. Then he starts talking about doing the next thing, I mean you "flow" into the next movement. Well, I have to lift my head up to see how he's flowing or what's next, etc. It's not very flow like. I guess after a few times, you just figure it out. I am yet to that stage though so my flow looks more like amateur hour. Some day though, victory will be mine. I liked it though. Great flick.
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When I am pressed for time or tired an occasional muscle control session I can  keep my progress in strength and development improvement via muscle control exercises. This old time method is a very valuable technique. Arco and Maxick were very creative and ingenious when they created this fascinating training method....EW
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UPDATE:  My first review indicated that this lacked an exhalation resistance feature and that this lack was a problem.  Since then I have learned this was done on purpose because mixing resistance to inhalation and exhalation at the same time actually reduces the benefits considerably.  With this in mind, I've increased the number of stars to five.

I have used this device after doing research on respiratory muscle training and diaphragmatic breathing.  This device works fairly well, but it lacks a resistance feature against exhalation, which makes for an incomplete respiratory trainer.  My background: athletic, 49 years old, practice Brazilian Jiu Jitsu (BJJ) and I'm a firefighter.

The use of a device like this should be very helpful when done PROPERLY--that is--maintain minimal upper chest movement and breathe into the lower torso.  Unlike the video (where it shows you to breathe straight out the belly instead of to the sides as well), proper breathing mechanics involves equal expansion of the belly, sides, groin, etc.

Proper breathing cadence and respiratory muscle strength has been an amazing improvement to my grappling.  Many people begin grappling and, within 2 minutes, are dying (gasping like a fish out of water).  I did the same.  Since regulating my breathing cadence I've improved greatly at my endurance, and since using this device I have noticed I don't get tired at BJJ nearly as quickly anymore.  The other night I grappled for nearly 20 minutes straight with a beast of a young man and won.  My breathing was great throughout, and the only parts of me that got tired were my arms.  A remarkable improvement (meaning, a reduction in suffering!). I have noticed that my breathing while jogging up a steep hill has improved as well.

A SURPRISING benefit to this was my sleep!  I used to (for as long as I can remember) wake up every two hours or so every night.  It was something I just assumed was normal for me.  After about two weeks of using this, I belatedly realized that I was sleeping through the night (unless I had to get up and pee) more than I had ever done before! Absolutely fantastic!