Good vibrations

Alphonse Cassone

There are many inventions that were originally created by or for the military and subsequently found civilian uses. Most often they make life much easier if not healthier. For example, the Global Positioning System satellites that was set up by the US Department of Defense in the 1990s is now being used in many different areas of life—to navigate our way around unfamiliar places, to locate wandering pets, or just view the exact path we traveled on the map as we bike or run.

Then, there’s the microwave energy, which was accidentally discovered from a radar equipment being tested—the device is used to detect enemy aircraft during World War II. Later, this form of electromagnetic radiation led to the creation of the microwave oven.

Several years ago, inventor and Las Vegas resident Alphonse Cassone developed a transducer (an electronic device that converts energy from one form to another like microphone and thermometer) to help the US military find new ways to use low-frequency sound waves to track submarines. He decided, afterward, to strike out on his own and began searching for new ways to use low-frequency acoustics for industrial applications.

He related that he was working on a certain experiment using low frequency to separate gold from black sand for the gold mining industry. “There was a gentleman standing next to me who related that his legs were tingling as he watched what I was doing. Despite my suggestion to keep his distance, he opted to stay and watched,” he related.

The next day, Cassone related, the man approached him with a story about how he’d been able to walk around the block the night before, explaining that he suffers from arterial sclerosis and hadn’t been able to do that for years. “He told me he believed it was the result of the tingling caused by my experiment.”

Cassone said he was hard-pressed to believe the story but nevertheless, began conducting experiments at home aimed at determining whether sound waves could actually alleviate certain medical conditions.

Becoming a believer

A few days later another man heard about the technology and tried it despite Cassone’s reluctance: “I made no promises, but he was adamant telling me that he had poor circulation and hadn’t had feeling in his feet for years. After one treatment, I got a call from his doctor a week later asking what I had done because his patient had been cured of his ailment. That is when I became a believer.”

Presenting his invention— called Medsonix Acoustic Resonating Therapy System—before his Filipino guests at Rockwell Club in Makati (the actual apparatus is installed at Clinica Manila in SM Megamall in Mandaluyong City), Cassone explained that his invention employs the same acoustic energy, radiating a form of therapy that may improve range of motion and decrease pain for osteoarthritis patients.

He related that such finding was attested by the University of Nevada, Las Vegas’ Department of Physical Therapy.

The machine—approved by the US Food and Drug Administration as a Class 1 Medical Device and has been granted three distinct US patents as a low-frequency acoustic methodology for treating pain—only requires its patients to sit around it for 30 minutes (one session). While doing so, Cassone said these individuals may do other tasks such as listen to soothing music, read books, or use their phones.

Same tingling sensation

Cassone said the noninvasive treatment will cause these patients to feel the same tingling sensation he was referring to adding that based on the patients he has met, the therapy is ideal for those experiencing inflammation, pain or other symptoms brought about by many diseases and disorders.

Patients experiencing pain caused by arthritis, migraine, sciatica, joint disorders, carpal tunnel syndrome, multiple sclerosis, bursitis, Lyme disease, fibromyalgia, diabetic neuropathy, and periphery vascular disease, in particular, have been reported to benefit from the therapy.

He added that the method of pain therapy does not interfere with medicine of any kind, even with pacemaker or other implanted or electrical devices.

“This machine simply uses electrical energy to convert acoustic energy which emits a low-frequency acoustic waveform that permeates the body and triggers the body’s natural healing process. The emitted waves travel in an omni-directional pattern. Most people who undergo the treatment experience significant improvement as soon as they get up from the seat,” he concluded.