Do you  want to improve your agility or sporting performance?

Do you want to get yourself a more mobile spine?

Do you want to reduce your pain?

I utilise a piece of equipment that the media has dubbed the 'bionic hand' but which actually goes by the less snappy name of Power Assisted Micro-manipulation (PAMM). It is also called TAMARS (Technology Assisted Micro-mobilisation and Reflex Stimulator), or Theraflex.

So what is it?

British Engineer Robert Taylor invented PAMM.  He looked at the spinal mechanical problem of stiffness causing pressure on the nerves and discs, and after years of research and development, introduced PAMM. The device mimics the hand of a manual therapist at 25 times the speed, and has extraordinary results for all manner of problems.

How does it work?

Below are the 'feet' of the PAMM's headset. They push in alternate directions, articulating and mobilising the spinal vertebrae.

The image to the left shows how the PAMM device activates a deep spinal reflex by tapping specific points of the vertebrae to move apart and then alternatively back towards correct positioning, thus springing the spinal joints back towards their normal physiological range, in other words, it helps to realign the spine quickly and effectively and with remarkable ease and comfort. 

The PAMM equipment works in three different modes:

In SPASM MODE the pistons of the bionic hand move extremely quickly stimulating spinal reflexes so rapidly that reflex activity is "jammed" thus helping to eliminate muscle spasm.

In REFLEX MODE the pistons move at a slower speed but still fairly fast. As the practitioner moves the bionic hand up and down the spine normal spinal reflex activity is restored helping the spine to function in a balanced way again.

In MOBILISATION MODE the pistons move at a much slower speed while the practitioner guides the bionic hand up and down the spine freeing up the movement between the vertebrae. These restrictions in movement between vertebrae may have taken months or even years to develop.

The combination of normalising the spinal column's controlling reflexes plus the freeing up of restricted vertebral movement help restore the spine to a more youthful / functional / pain free state.

PAMM has been successfully employed in helping people with mechanical back conditions, by endeavouring to improve the mechanical efficiency of the spine. The programme also has the added benifit of improving agility and therefore sports performance.

Read patients comments from PAMM users group here (Patients Testimonials)

Some 97% of patients find that PAMM brings them measurable and lasting relief. To understand exactly why it works read Robert Taylors research article (Robert Taylor's Research Article.pdf).

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See what the media say about Power Assisted Micro-manipulation

Daily Mail 7 June 2005  'I was chatting to Pierce Brosnan and all I could think about was my searing back pain.  But now this "bionic hand" has soothed away the agony.' Madeline Holt, Culture correspondent, BBC

Family Circle April 2006 '.. TAMARS  - Of  all the treatments I have tried, it has had the best results.'  Roz Lewis Health Journalist

Zest Magazine February 2006   Zest Test - Power-Assisted Micro-manipulation

Country Life July 2005  A bed and boared.  Back trouble in its organic form ....'Now I am in a position to insist that I know the only person in the world who can make bad backs better.' Jonathan Self Journalist

Financial Times May 2005   A little gadget with the strength to end a surfer's blues.  ...'For back sufferers tthe world over I have good and bad news. The good news is that this treatment seems to work. Unfortunately the availability of units is limited. If you can find a machine, try it.  It might just change your life.' Ben Hunt Journalist

Daily Express October 2001 'The machine that ironed out my damaged spine.' New treatment offers hope for disabling back conditions.

Womans Own  'My back pain was cured by a bionic hand.' Maggie was on eight painkillers a day for her bad back.  It'd been that way for ages so she didn't have much hope, when she read of a miracle cure.

Positive Health 1998  Power Assisted Micro-manipulation - a revolutionary treatment to combat back pain by Irene Phillips

Company Digest November 1999  Solving the Back Pain epidemic by Irene Phillips

Sunday Mirror 10 January 1999 'Your Health: These bionic fingers are a handy cure for back pain.' Martin Jackson 

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