TurboSonic T E S T I M O N I A L
How I Turbo-Charged My Life
Tim Calloway  |
I'll never forget that day in the doctor's office. For two years I had been demoralized by hip flexor muscle pain. As a lifelong athlete and tennis player, my time on the court had become a rare and painful occurrence. After months of sports therapy, Pilates, etc., the pain was still extreme and I had developed a noticeable limp. As a long time owner and operator of a restaurant and on my feet all day, my wife suggested that if I didn't change careers I would soon be dragging my leg around the restaurant. Completely frustrated, I decided to get my hip x-rayed.
The doctor, who was a friend of mine, took the x-ray. After waiting in his office for several minutes for the results, he finally entered and looked at me funny. "What's up," I mumbled. "Well Tim, your tennis days are over- you need a new hip," he said matter of fact. "No way," I snapped. "I'm only 59 years old and fit as a fiddle." "See for yourself," he said. He then proceeded to show me "the messy hip joint" and explained the lack of cartilage and the possibility of "bone on bone." He stated that it wasn't a matter of "if," but "when." I limped out of his office greatly stunned and depressed. We had no health insurance, so a new hip was out of the question. But at least I could still walk, sort of.
To understand my depression, it helps to understand the mind of a tennis player. To some extent, tennis is life. Although a very physically demanding sport, the rewards are abundant. You can't beat a beautiful day out in the country on a clay court. Even older players can find leagues and tournaments to get the competitive juices flowing and along with the camaraderie, it's a great pastime to help postpone the inevitable rendezvous with Father Time. Heck, I was playing doubles in tournaments and leagues with my son! It doesn't get any better than that. But those days were over.
When I got home I decided to call a close friend and tennis buddy and inform him of my demise and wallow in self pity. After listening to the prognosis of my condition, of which he was well aware, he was quiet on the other end of the line for a moment, and then he slowly spoke, "Tim, that x-ray is just one brief snapshot in time." I paused and said, "I think I know where you are going with this. You're going holistic on me." Of course he was well aware of my propensity for alternative approaches. After all, I had been selling whole wheat pizzas for 25 years. My friend's straightforward appraisal and refusal to extend pity hit me like a freight train. But after all, what are friends for. The die was cast. My future was up to me.
That future included talking to everyone in the health food industry and all the alternative health care practitioners that I had come to know. Another tennis friend directed me to an M.D. that had helped him with an experimental therapy. He looked at my x-ray and informed me that I was way past glucosamine. He told me that I had moderate to severe osteoarthritis and offered a series of painful injections in the hip area. I was hesitant.
As I continued to cast a wide net, I saw a chiropractor's ad in the local paper for a new high powered laser therapy for inflammation problems of the knee, wrist, elbow, etc. I made the call and soon arrived with my x-rays and began treatment. No promises were made because the hip is surrounded by so much tissue, but the treatments seemed to help. After a month however, I had plateaued out. Then one day after laser treatment the D.C.'s partner said as I was leaving, "Hey Tim, I just got a new machine in. Do you want a free ride?" I thought to myself- at least it's priced right!
Well, I took that ten minute free ride and it started a therapy that changed my life. After several weeks my limp disappeared and my body fat went from 22 to 18. I could now walk the dog, mow the grass, and even play tennis again. That therapy was whole-body vibration therapy.
After five months, I'm very close to playing tennis at a  competitive level again. My friends are impressed both on and off the court. I now have the strength, flexibility and balance of a much younger man. As an aging baby boomer, who has worked hard all his life, I want to be active and enjoy life when I retire someday. By now, I am acutely aware that mobility, fitness, and good health are priceless.
I was so pleased with the results that I decided to purchase the Turbosonic home unit- the Ovation. I found out that I was the first person in Missouri to purchase the Ovation. This is after all the Show-me state. And the results achieved from whole-body vibration therapy have certainly shown me.
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