My hubby has been complaining about neck pain so when I saw that they were offering a free first session, I jumped at the chance to sign the two of us up.
Sound wave Hawaii Therapy is located in the Windward City Shopping Center, next door to 24 Hour Fitness. There is ample parking, however they do share the same parking spaces with 24 Hour and parking can be very hard to come by. Our appointment was at 9:00 am and there weren't many spaces available, we were lucky and scored a shaded parking space...someone was just leaving when we arrive.
When you first visit there, you'll be greeted with a friendly smile and asked to take your shoes off, complete a form and also watch a short video. The video explains what wave therapy does and how it can benefit you. It shows different testimonies of people who have tried Soundwave Therapy.
After watching the video, you'll be escorted to the main area where there are reclining chairs for you to choose from. In the middle will have a round table where the sound wave will be generating from and on that table you'll find noise cancelling headphones. It helps to use these headphones as the sound can be annoying after a while. There's a TV there so that you can also watch something. There was a group that had started before us, when their session ending she added the minutes at the end so that we could get the full hour. Being the only lady among the group, I had to watch football for the first few minutes. But you can also bring a book, your own iPad, games or fall asleep to pass the time (it is a one hour session...I chose the latter). Sorry guys for snoring so loud. :)
So what is Soundwave Therapy?? It's an innovated drug-free device that emits low frequency acoustic sound waves to help improve your health and performance. The wave form is carried all direction (the reason for the round table) and is to help anyone who has chronic pain like my husband. Does it work? Well according to some of the testimonies in the video, Yes. Did it work for my husband? No.
First of all my husband suffers from ringing in the ears, which this therapy wasn't that helpful for him. He told me the sound that I heard is what he hears constantly. Now I know why I have to yell at him all the time, thinking that he's not listening to me. :) Anyway, it didn't relieve any of his neck pain which I was hoping that it would. But he did enjoy relaxing with the noise cancelling headphones and catching up with his emails on his phone. It might not have worked for him or myself (maybe we're too thick skinned) but it might work for someone else. It was cool to try out a new therapy for free!
If nothing seems to work for you to relief your pain then try this out, there's no harm in trying a new therapy. They also offer specials so check them out for yourself. read more