Wednesday, June 22, 2022

Randy N. came to our LifeStyle Center in September 2016 with a recluse spider bite on his right distal antero-medial leg injured 2 months previous. He had been to several physicians and told that nothing could be done but to just let it “run its course.”  He was continuing to experience considerable pain and concerned that the ulceration and redness was increasing despite his trials of topical activated charcoal.

We applied two surface electrodes (¾” washers) connected to 12 gauge stranded electrical cable through a pair of ¾” PVC pipe handles and attached to electrodes of a hand-held combination stun-gun flashlight device. The surface electrodes were initially placed on opposite borders of the medial ulceration at 12-6 o’clock, shocked briefly and then advancing the pair of electrodes to subsequent  2-8 and 4-10 o’clock positions for two additional transient high-voltage applications.

He returned three weeks later with drying of the ulceration which appeared much more shallow and the surrounding inflammation showing considerable signs of desquamation. He reported that the pain was markedly reduced but was requesting an additional treatment in hopes that he would experience even more improvement. I conferred with Dr. Abrams who advised applying the electrodes in a bipolar arrangement on opposite medial and lateral aspects of the limb. This time the medial electrode was position at 12, 3, 6 and 9 o’clock positions for four additional shocks.

He returned a week later to show us his nearly complete healing and full resolution of his pain.

– Gary Hullquist M.D.