Hey everyone,
I came across these socks about a month ago that promise all sorts of things in regards to stability, balance, pain relief, circulation - basically nothing short of a miracle. The technology is meant to have a very specific woven-pattern at the bottom of the sole of the sock that activates neuro-receptor points at the bottom of the feet that target the peripheral nervous system that sends signals up to the central nervous system and the brainstem to promote all of the above. The fellow that introduced it to me worked at my office for a week and sells the socks and I was curious to try out a demo with them to see if they did anything.
The test basically required two standing exercises where he would try and throw me off-balance - twice with my normal socks, twice while standing on the neuropoint socks (without having them on) so my feet were getting the effects of the woven pattern. And it was very noticeable how much better my balance and stability was so I bought a pair, along with the insoles to try out for a few weeks.
It could very well be a placebo effect, because as was pointed out not long ago, there are a lot of products that come out promising all sorts of relief whose effects dwindle after a while, but I'll describe my response nonetheless. I slouch a lot because of lower back pain and have a tendency of locking my knees, with tension that builds up in those areas along with my shoulders and neck. I have to stretch or do short bursts of exercise at random times to help with circulation and loosening those areas up so they don't bother me as much. The minute I first put on a pair, I noticed a sudden shift in how I carried myself while walking and started to feel all sorts of tingling sensations at the bottom of my feet, solar plexus and legs. The felt sense was that of being more centered and grounded in my trunk. This lasted close to a week and even when I took off the socks before bed, I could feel my feet more, sensations-wise. I noticed similar but not as powerful an effect from the insoles I purchased and assumed this was because with insoles, you have a normal pair of socks between your feet and the woven pattern. Those were my observations anyways.
The big test had to do with rehearsals. I usually spend quite a few hours sitting down playing bass and the first time I went after years of not playing, had all sorts of aches and pains develop over the course of a few hours. I especially noticed this when I went out for a smoke, needing to lean on a rail to stand, finding it difficult to maintain good posture and stability, getting blurry-vision, feeling dissociative, etc. But after getting the socks, all the other rehearsals afterwards went fine. There was a qualitative difference and I had almost no issues at all. In fact, I was more engaged and my energy levels seemed to stay constant throughout because I wasn't so concerned about all these minor aches and pains.
Right now, it's been close a month so the novelty off the socks have worn off, as in when I put the socks on after a wash, I'm not noticing as immediate an effect, and that could be because either whatever neurological activation it started off has started to take a more immediate hold and my body is naturally adjusting to these changes so it's not as obvious to me anymore... or it was a placebo effect. Although generally I feel better wearing them than without.
The company itself sells its products through sales reps that work like multi-level marketing which I'm not too crazy about, because I don't think you can buy them in stores, but so far no complaints! And I've been hard-pressed to find negative reviews on the internet about the socks or insoles.
Here's a brief synopsis from their website Voxx Science – VOXXLife
I came across these socks about a month ago that promise all sorts of things in regards to stability, balance, pain relief, circulation - basically nothing short of a miracle. The technology is meant to have a very specific woven-pattern at the bottom of the sole of the sock that activates neuro-receptor points at the bottom of the feet that target the peripheral nervous system that sends signals up to the central nervous system and the brainstem to promote all of the above. The fellow that introduced it to me worked at my office for a week and sells the socks and I was curious to try out a demo with them to see if they did anything.
The test basically required two standing exercises where he would try and throw me off-balance - twice with my normal socks, twice while standing on the neuropoint socks (without having them on) so my feet were getting the effects of the woven pattern. And it was very noticeable how much better my balance and stability was so I bought a pair, along with the insoles to try out for a few weeks.
It could very well be a placebo effect, because as was pointed out not long ago, there are a lot of products that come out promising all sorts of relief whose effects dwindle after a while, but I'll describe my response nonetheless. I slouch a lot because of lower back pain and have a tendency of locking my knees, with tension that builds up in those areas along with my shoulders and neck. I have to stretch or do short bursts of exercise at random times to help with circulation and loosening those areas up so they don't bother me as much. The minute I first put on a pair, I noticed a sudden shift in how I carried myself while walking and started to feel all sorts of tingling sensations at the bottom of my feet, solar plexus and legs. The felt sense was that of being more centered and grounded in my trunk. This lasted close to a week and even when I took off the socks before bed, I could feel my feet more, sensations-wise. I noticed similar but not as powerful an effect from the insoles I purchased and assumed this was because with insoles, you have a normal pair of socks between your feet and the woven pattern. Those were my observations anyways.
The big test had to do with rehearsals. I usually spend quite a few hours sitting down playing bass and the first time I went after years of not playing, had all sorts of aches and pains develop over the course of a few hours. I especially noticed this when I went out for a smoke, needing to lean on a rail to stand, finding it difficult to maintain good posture and stability, getting blurry-vision, feeling dissociative, etc. But after getting the socks, all the other rehearsals afterwards went fine. There was a qualitative difference and I had almost no issues at all. In fact, I was more engaged and my energy levels seemed to stay constant throughout because I wasn't so concerned about all these minor aches and pains.
Right now, it's been close a month so the novelty off the socks have worn off, as in when I put the socks on after a wash, I'm not noticing as immediate an effect, and that could be because either whatever neurological activation it started off has started to take a more immediate hold and my body is naturally adjusting to these changes so it's not as obvious to me anymore... or it was a placebo effect. Although generally I feel better wearing them than without.
The company itself sells its products through sales reps that work like multi-level marketing which I'm not too crazy about, because I don't think you can buy them in stores, but so far no complaints! And I've been hard-pressed to find negative reviews on the internet about the socks or insoles.
Here's a brief synopsis from their website Voxx Science – VOXXLife
