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Matrix therapy rapidly gets you back up & running

Medial Tibial Stress Syndrome (MTSS), commonly known as Shin splints – is a painful inflammation of the tibia, often as an overload syndrome in athletes.

For many new runners, “Shin Splints” is often a common injury. Shin splints accounts for 10-15% of all running related injuries and is more common in less experienced runners as normally their bones may not have yet adapted to the stresses of this high impact activity.

Many varied painful stress disorders apply to the tibia and the surrounding musculature and occur when the body can not heal properly due to repeated muscle contractions and tibial stress brought on by the intensified training.

We normally see more runners present with shin splints at this time of year. Marathon and half marathon runners are simply clocking up their mileage too fast, suddenly increasing their training intensity, or failing to schedule rest days into their programmes.

Like most overuse running injuries, the onset of shin splints is multifactorial and may include training errors and various biomechanical abnormalities with some people being more at risk of developing shin splints than others. They include:

New to running or running history of < 5 years.
High BMI
Females
Prior history of shin splints
Prior use of orthotics

Take the recent case of Anna a 35-year-old, very ambitious marathon runner who was repeatedly thrown back in her training schedule by painful inflammation of the tibiae (shin splints).

Just over a year ago, due to too many sprints and jogging in her training programme Anna ended up with painful inflammation of both shins. She had tried all the usually prescribed methods to rehab, but somehow this time nothing was really working for her. So she was extremely relieved when she discovered the practice of Matrix-Wellbeing.

Immediately after receiving her first treatment with the Extrazell® BMS Matrix Therapy she felt that her muscles were starting to release and her healing process had finally progressed. After just a few more sessions she noticed a very big positive change during her sporting activities.

She is very grateful to Maggie from Matrix-Wellbeing for supporting her on her path to recovery and helping in achieving her athletic goals. “She treats my whole body with an holistic approach, a lot of respect and fully utilizing her many years of experience with BMS Matrix therapy, which was essential for me to achieve a successful treatment outcome“. said Anna

When an athlete gets to fully understand the true effectiveness of BMS Matrix Therapy at the practice of Matrix-Wellbeing, they can finally realize a really positive change with fully relaxed and elastic musculature.

Remember, it can take several weeks for the tibia to heal using BMS Matrix therapy however, the earlier you seek advice from a BMS Matrix therapist professional the better and quicker you return to running or everyday life.

And finally, the best means of prevention is to progress slowly with both volume and intensity of training. Try to run on flat, soft surfaces (grass, sand) initially and it is always a good idea to vary your training routine and continue some softer surface runs to decrease the loads on your tibia.

Extrazell® concept can make a difference

“In competitive sports we are always looking for science-based and permitted therapy concepts”

We have been doing a little data analysis here at BMS Matrix and the Extrazell® concept Dr. Thomas Frölich has applied at TSG 1899 Hoffenheim in the German Bundesliga seems to be paying healthy dividends in terms of well below average player injuries!!!

Dr. Thomas Frölich of Reha-Zentrum Böblinge is team doctor for TSG 1899 Hoffenheim.

He has been successfully applying the Extrazell® concept for more than 4 years using it for treatment of the extracellular matrix (ECM) for short, matrix therapy, to successfully treat their athletes.

Around this time 4 years ago there is a noticeable step change in injury rates as a whole and per player and this has been sustained over the last 4 seasons whereby now TSG 1899 Hoffenheim has one of the lowest rates of injury for a top ranking Bundesliga club.

Read the article here

The data backs Dr. Frölich’s conclusions

In summary it can be observed, that the player down time is reduced through consistent application of BMS Matrix therapy and the recurrence rate is decreased significantly. Important to muscle injuries is the consistent and systematic implementation of these therapeutic measures, while always observing the pain limit.

It’s not just us noticing whats happened at TSG Hoffenheim

With a 50% injury days reduction over 4 seasons the fussballverletzungen (football injury) site in Germany also picked up on this fact last year.

Number of injury days per season TSG Hoffenheim 2010-2017

Feeling stiff & sore after sports?

Playing sports can often leave you feeling stiff and sore, the reason being that your muscles and tissues have not received enough oxygen and not cleared all the waste products after all the excursion you have put them through, this is referred to as delayed onset muscle soreness (DOMS) and is the pain and stiffness you feel in your muscles in the hours to days following unaccustomed or strenuous exercise.

The soreness is perceived as a dull, aching pain in the affected muscle, often combined with tenderness and stiffness. The pain is typically felt only when the muscle is stretched, contracted or put under pressure, not when it is at rest. This tenderness, a characteristic symptom of DOMS, is also referred to as “muscular mechanical hyperalgesia”.

Manual therapy has already been seen to affect and ameliorate DOMS [1], so there is no other therapy better than BMS Matrix Therapy which works at the cellular level and treats the underlying causes of any musculoskeletal discomfort and symptoms of DOMS, BMS Matrix Therapy has been proven over the last 50 years by elite athletes to alleviate the pain and stiffness associated with DOMS, hence the reason why it is used today by many elite professional athletes as part of their pre and post event regimes.

This not only enables them to perform at their very best it also reduces the risk of injury, improves flexibility, increases endurance & stamina, and removes the discomfort and symptoms of DOMS.

How do we know this? BMS Matrix Therapy is one of the German speaking worlds best kept secrets, developed in total secrecy in the former DDR (East Germany) in the 1960’s and then further developed by Professor Nazarov, doctor to the USSR elite sports and gymnastics teams. He developed biomechanical stimulation further into a potent method of increasing athletes performance in a totally legal manner and as such his work was a closely guarded state secret for around 20 years!

If you had the competitive advantage that BMS Matrix Therapy can give you, would you share that advantage with your competitors? Exactly, the answer is a resounding NO, hence it’s still one of the best kept secrets in sports medicine today!

Today we have a better understanding of how these mechanisms work thanks to the work of Biermann, Nazarov & Hofmann, and how we can exploit BMS Matrix Therapy to fully unlock our true potential.

The principles of Biomechanical Stimulation according to Prof. Dr habil V. Nazarov

The muscles are not only the motors that drive our outwardly visible movements, they are also responsible for internal movements within the body. Muscle power moves fluids around the body. Vessels both within and outside the muscles are squeezed through a process of mechanical deformation. When the muscles relax again these vessels regain their previous shape, creating a sort of vacuum that sucks in new the new oxygenated blood.

The most well known venous valves are found in the large leg veins that run outside the muscles. Backflow valve-like structures are also found however, in all venous sections of the blood vessels within the muscles – even inside capillaries.

These ensure that the flow of blood comes mainly from the nutrient and oxygen-rich side; approx. 70-80% of the body’s blood is to be found in the venous backflow. In 1974 it became possible to explain the purpose of the already well known permanent microvibrations of the muscles (physiological tremor). The primary supply of nutrients and oxygen is only made possible by these rhythmic microvibrations of frequency and amplitude within the muscles.

It has been proven that the heart itself is at least twenty-five times too weak to force the blood through the huge network of fine capillaries (which run to a total length of approx. 100,000 km). This provides an excellent explanation for the rise in blood pressure evident in people with a passive lifestyle. Older, passive, bedridden, paralysed people confined to wheelchairs therefore often have high blood pressure. Bio-Mechanical Stimulation Matrix Therapy can also be used to regulate this malady, one of the most widespread diseases of modern society!

The consequences of increasing longitudinal vibration using Bio-Mechanical Stimulation Matrix Therapy, include an increased pump function of the muscles, which in turn means an improvement in the supply of nutrients and oxygen to the cells.

All organs that are directly connected to the circulatory system of a stimulated muscle also benefit from the improvement in blood circulation. This means that even passive organs can be targeted by this treatment. Over time, regular stimulation also has the effect of forming a more dense network of capillaries causing blood pressure to be distributed more evenly throughout the tissues leading to greater flexibility, reduced risk of injury, increased endurance & stamina, and removes the discomfort and symptoms of DOMS.

“The principles of Biomechanical Stimulation” excerpt from the Series of interviews with Prof V. Nazarov “Facts about Biomechanical Stimulation” first published in the health tribune 2007, written by Ulrich Hänsenberger

1. Urakawa S, Takamoto K, Nakamura T, et al. Manual therapy ameliorates delayed-onset muscle soreness and alters muscle metabolites in rats. Physiological Reports. 2015;3(2):e12279. doi:10.14814/phy2.12279. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4393190/

Extrazell BMS Matrix wins top prize in China

Extrazell BMS Matrix wins top prize in China at the 3rd Kang Zhi Liao International Rehabilitation and Physio Equipment Distributors Conference.

The Extrazell BMS Matrix Therapy device beat 32 other new products to win the best new product prize in April 2018.

Since the 19^th century, physicians around the world have used different forms of vibration or muscle stimulation. In recent years, rehabilitation programmes and various physiotherapists have begun to realize – and focus on – the biological value of physiological processes which take place within an organism.

Diverse levels of energy, electricity, charge, pressure and traction forces regulate the preferential absorption, amplification, modulation, transformation, and transmission of different frequencies.

This fundamentally important additional bodily mechanism has been scientifically proven to occur at the very smallest cellular level and is provided by microscopically small rhythmical vibrations generated from within the musculoskeletal system, which propagate throughout virtually all living tissues and cells within the body.

These rhythmical micro-vibrations generate a localised “pressure & suction” effect within the region immediately surrounding the cells “the extracellular matrix space” assisting the transport of all substances to and from the cells and thereby playing the essential role in the logistics and regulation of the body at this very important cellular level.

This important vibratory action within the body’s musculoskeletal system is thereby a critical precondition for sufficient oxygen and micronutrients to reach all of the body’s living cells.

Working with the body’s own system the Biomechanical stimulation of Matrix Therapy goes beyond the traditional sense of micro-vibrations that are produced by skeletal muscles and transmitted to the surrounding tissue by introducing an external influence via the rhythmical oscillations of the device resonator.

Extrazell BMS Matrix Therapy is a non invasive, 100% natural, pain free and safe externally applied therapy which reactivates and repairs these cells and their environment — i.e. the extracellular matrix — using the specially developed Extrazell BMS Matrix therapy device.

The act of applying these specifically tuned natural vibrations to the body creates an asymmetrical pressure wave effect within these treated tissues, which induces and promotes the naturally occurring “pressure & suction” effect whilst consequently and beneficently stimulating the nerve receptors.

The BMS Matrix Therapy assists the body to repair and heal itself by gently introducing the body’s own natural rhythms back into the tissues and cells, we would always recommend that you try BMS Matrix Therapy as it’s proven to be effective, side effect free, long lasting, 100% natural and pleasant to receive.

Efficacy independently proven by TÜV-Süd

The BMS Matrix Therapy has been independently proven to work by non other than TÜV-Süd

The aim of the study conducted by Dr. Bernhard Dickreiter ( Orthopedic Joint Clinic Gundelfingen ) and the occupational physician Dr. med. Olaf Otto ( Präventic GmbH ) was to have presented a study as the first methodologically proven proof of the effectiveness of matrix therapy.
The aim of this therapy study, which was commissioned by BKK Gesundheit in 2009/2010 at TÜV SÜD Life Service, was to create a database for the experience gained to date with regard to efficacy.
The focus was also on the criteria of side effects, possible effects on the inability to work and the sustainability of the matrix therapy.

Study conclusion:

It was concluded in November 2011 that the matrix therapy study conducted by TÜV-Süd under the direction of Dr Olaf Otto and Dr Bernhard Dickreiter, reported on the long-term effects of matrix therapy that was applied to a collective of 470 chronic pain patients.

Over 70% of these patients experienced a reduction in pain to less than 50% of baseline levels after the fifth treatment.

In most patients, this effect was sustainable. Even after one year, most patients were able to do without any chemical painkillers. The efficacy and cost-effectiveness of matrix therapy could thus be demonstrated in a collective of chronic pain patients.

Headquartered in Munich, Germany and founded in 1866, TÜV SÜD is one of the world’s leading technical service organisations.

What do all these people have in common?

Carlos Sternecker physio to Michael Schumacher

Julia Görges German pro tennis player

Washington Red Skins

Marc Hohmann physio to the German national golf team

RB Leipzig

VfB Stuttgart

1899 Hoffenheim

Of course, they all rely on the proven Extrazell BMS Matrix Therapy products to ensure they have that competitive advantage that can only be gained through BMS Matrix Therapy.

Basically how Biomechanical Stimulation (BMS) and the Matrix Therapy effect works

The scientifically proven therapeutic effects of Biomechanical stimulation and Matrix Therapy have long been known about and are based on over 50 years of scientific research and discoveries that the body’s musculoskeletal system has a characteristic vibratory behavior all of its own.

We all understand that the primary source of circulation within our body is the heart muscle which deals with the overall circulation of blood products, even down to the very smallest capillaries, but when you think about this, the action of the heart muscle must obviously in some way be supplemented by some other additional bodily mechanisms in order to ensure the adequate supply of oxygen and nutrients are delivered to the cells and tissues as well as the removal of the metabolic waste products.

These micro-vibrations generate a localised “pressure & suction” effect within the region immediately surrounding the cells “the extracellular matrix space” assisting the transport of all substances to and from the cells and thereby playing the essential role in the logistics and regulation of the body at this very important cellular level.

This important vibratory action within the body’s musculoskeletal system is thereby a critical precondition for sufficient oxygen and micronutrients to reach all of the body’s living cells.

When any disturbances occur within this normal function, via injury, strain, stress, over work, age etc. this can lead to a slowing down or blockage of this critical cellular logistical process, in turn leading to energy deficiency (due to an insufficient oxygen & nutrient supply) The localised cellular metabolism environment then becomes more acidic and the cells can then no longer function properly, which in turn then causes the systematic pain symptoms to occur and in the longer term can cause changes and damage to the muscles, bones, nerves and vascular tissues.

Extrazell BMS Matrix Therapy is a non invasive, 100% natural and safe externally applied therapy which reactivates and repairs these cells and their environment — i.e. the extracellular matrix — using the specially developed Extrazell BMS therapy device.

The therapist is in effect using the Extrazell BMS device to externally generate these microscopically small, rhythmical micro stretching actions within the muscle fibres and tissues, which mimics the body’s naturally occurring micro-vibrations from within the muscle cells and effectively kick starts the stalled rhythmic process at the cellular level.

The normal micro-vibrational activity within these tissues and cells is thereby stimulated and restored via this process and within a very short time this leads to a return to a normalisation of the metabolic processes within the treated area and the body can heal itself naturally and more rapidly.

The painful truth about Ice Baths!

Over the past 20 years, ice baths have been a promoted post-workout recovery for elite athletes. The practice of submerging your body in cold (15 degrees or less) or near freezing water was believed to tackle exercise-induced muscle inflammation namely delayed‐onset muscle soreness (DOMS).

There have been many scientific studies over the years into this practice and so far none have concluded any significant benefits, they have actually concluded that they may cause greater post workout pain and discomfort.

This was clearly set out in a study over 10 years ago and published in the British Journal of Sports Medicine in 2007 where they concluded that:

“The protocol of ice‐water immersion used in this study was ineffectual in minimising markers of DOMS in untrained individuals. This study challenges the wide use of this intervention as a recovery strategy by athletes.”

And more recently in 2016 research conducted by the Queensland University of Technology found that ice baths have barely any effect on post-muscle exercise inflammation.

The study, published in the Journal of Physiology, concluded that the painful post-workout practice is no more effective than the age-old method of low-intensity ‘cooling down’ and indicate they do not reduce cellular stress in muscle tissue after a bout of exercise.

The pseudoscience behind the idea of ice baths is based on the fact that immersion in near-freezing water reduces muscle temperature and blood flow. As a result, it was thought that the practice of voluntary immersion would repair broken down muscles by reducing inflammation, actually the opposite is the case and far more damage can occur through micro tears in the muscle fibres and shocking the actual cells within.

The lead researcher of the study, Dr Jonathan Peake, said “Considering the discomfort associated with ice baths, athletes may be better off doing a light warm down after their training sessions or competitive events.”

“Athletes across various sports will need to re-think their strategies to minimise inflammation in the muscle.”

The best and scientifically proven strategy we know of here at BMS Matrix, which is also endorsed and proven by many leading professional athletes in the German speaking world over the last 20 years, is the one of BMS Matrix therapy followed by wIRA heating, there is nothing proven to be better at repairing muscle damage or stress at the cellular level after any physical exercise or workout.

This is now being scientifically backed by leading research at Harvard where Mechanical stimulation has been shown to repair muscle – Wyss and SEAS teams have found new strength in regenerative medicine through BMS.

Equip yourself for the future, Bio-Mechanical Stimulation & Extracellular Matrix therapy is the therapy of the 21st Century.