Hi, I too have been to CPPT. I found the same thing to be true. They are very wonderful caring people. The two women they have working for them are truly a gift from God. I did receive some relief from my two weeks of treatment but because my adhesions are so severe, I was not able to achieve the levels of success as some of the other women I met while there. I had to pay out of pocket as well. I do have insurance but this was considered to be outside of the policy. Even at that, it was worth it. I found that although I am not cured, I now have a bit more stamina and can actually have a few days of relief without living in my bed with a heating pad. On an encouraging note, two of the women I met while there were able to achieve complete success. One woman was seriously considering giving up and after her week was up she was on cloud nine and was headed back to work. Each person is different but keep a positive attitude and just keep living one day at at time, you will make it!!! Give it a try and let us know how it worked for you.
Dawn
> Date: Sun, 8 Jan 2012 15:48:09 -0600
> From: tracy.joslin@adhesions.org
> To: adhesions@mail.medispecialty.com
> Subject: Anyone tried the Clear Passage Physical Therapy?
>
> Sender: jetstamp@yahoo.com (AIRPLANE)
> Subject: Re: Anyone tried the Clear Passage Physical Therapy?
>
> At Thu, 5 Jan 2012, Sandy Smith wrote:
> >
> >Where is the location in Iowa?
> >
> >At Fri, 1 May 2009, jetstamp wrote:
> >>
> >>[I was wondering if anyone here has tried the Clear Passage Physical
> Therapy
> >>
> >>There are 3 U.S. locations- I think one is in California, one is in
> >>Florida, and there is one in Iowa. The Iowa location would be a
> >>driveable distance although I would need to stay there for the duration
> >>as it isn't close enough to drive every day- I live near the twin cities
> >>in Minnesota.]
>
> Sandy,
>
> I just revisited their website- hadn't looked at it for a few years. It
> seems like they have since closed the Iowa location which I believe was
> located in Ames. They now have one in Indianapolis which didn't exist
> when I last looked. Also one in Washington DC and more locations in
> Florida.
>
> I go to a massage therapist who does medically-oriented massage. She
> seemed to think that the success rate claimed for this therapy was not
> accurate- i9t was over-rated. I personally have not heard any
> first-hand comments from patients who have tried this therapy. And I
> know that the cost they used to give on their site was pretty steep-
> think it was several thousand dollars plus travel/lodging expenses. I
> did read a post on some forum- don't remember if it was here or
> somewhere else-where a woman said she thought it helped to loosen her
> adhesions but it didn't help her pain.
>
> IMO, you can probably do just as well with a local physical therapist
> and/or doing your own stretching exercises. I used to do some from a
> book called 'Heal Pelvic Pain' by Amy Stein. They seemed to loosen
> things up at first but didn't help anywhere near as much as I needed. So
> maybe it depends on the extent or thickness of the adhesions as to
> whether physical or massage therapy can give adequate relief.
> >>
>