Since when I was a little kid I had a problem with my hands. Every time I touched the keys they mysteriously became slippery. One of the doctors was a pediatrician. He said that there was no way anybody could stop the sweating. As a result my hands then released sweat to compensate for the coldness. The neurologist described to me three things that I could try: to work more with my hands thus increasing the circulation, take special medication that would increase the circulation, or find a person who could teach my brain to keep my hands warm.
At first I wanted to take the neurologist's third approach to the problem. After some deep thinking Shmuel decided to treat me with pulse magnetic therapy and non-invasive electrical stimulation.
While holding a small machine that created the magnetic pulse on my hand I did not feel anything. I did not understand how a machine like that could do anything and expressed my confusion to Shmuel. In response he held up a paper clip above the machine and the paper clip began to vibrate! That's how I knew that the machine was creating magnetic pulse and actually worked on my hand.
The non-invasive electrical stimulation however was a different experience. There was a machine a little bigger than my hand which created a weak electrical current. At first felt some pain. Shmuel advised me that I can adjust the electrical current to make it even weaker to lessen the pain. It took only two weeks of three times a week procedures for me to notice that the keys of my piano were completely dry after intense practice. I was comfortable to shake hands with my tennis opponent after our match because I already forgot that only two weeks before my hands were wet from sweat and I was embarrassed of a simple handshake. In school my friends stopped asking me why my hands were so wet. I felt like Shmuel Tatz made a miracle.
Pros: The best hands on physical thearpy in New York!
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