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Went to a gun show at cal expo. Two guys were touting the wonderful effects of the bionic band. Our buddies were tested and sure enough, it works. Went home that evening and googled bionic band scam. Read more into it and apparently it falls within the realms of "kinesiology". Basically in a nutshell, mind over matter.

At first, you don't know what to expect when they "push" you, or pry your fingers apart, or even tapping your drink with it. . . It is truly amazing at how gullible folks can be, and to be able to fork out the money for nothing.

I tried this at home with my son. I found an old barbie braclet that my daughter had lying around. I went through the same routine and the guys. Only, i told my son that the bracelet had some real powers that make him strong. Wouldn't you believe it. . . It worked.

If truly an amazing products, your local physical therapist would endorse the product. Oprah would endorse the product, your own personal physician would endorse it. This is just another mlm scam to let bring in money. Trust me, it will work with anything you wrap on your wrist. Just give it the "magical" powers that may be speech and you will find that they mind over matter does work.

It is the speech basically that your mother and father stated. . . "you can do it if you put your mind to it!. . . " good luck to those who still believe it works. Use your money to buy something that truly is beneficial.

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Not-Bionic
US
Sep 27, 2009 7:50 pm EDT

I was at that same show on Saturday. I walked past that same guy and he went through the tests with me. The results were truly amazing, and I walked away astonished. I cant believe they were 50 bucks though. I just couldn’t bring myself to spend $50 on a wrist strap. I went home and started googling. There is really no information about this technology that is not an advertisement.

Now I want to try some experiments at work tomorrow with one of those rubber wristbands and see what kind of results I get.

I would like to believe in this product, but I just can't do it.

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nsicommonsense
snowflake, US
Sep 29, 2009 10:10 pm EDT

Kinesiology is much more than "mind over matter". Once more we see the result of ignorance based on oversimplification and lack of experience and understanding. This person probably tries to loosen lug nuts with a screwdriver. Like kinesiology, it's a good tool, just used the wrong way.

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cjefferey
Houston, US
Oct 07, 2009 10:44 am EDT

Dear Sir, Kinesiology, derived from the Greek words kinesis (movement) and kinein (to move), also known as human kinetics, is the science of human movement. Where you got mind over matter from this definition, I have no idea. What you where thinking of is Psychosomatic which means: of, relating to, concerned with, or involving both mind and body. However, having a Masters degree in Psychology, and having performed independent research on the product you mentioned, I have to tell you that you should check that Barbie bracelet for a small copper insert. I think it more likely that you illogic "ed" your way out of a fine product, than steered clear of a scam.

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Apollo1
Sur, US
Oct 07, 2009 3:31 pm EDT

I have personally bought one of these bands and found it works for more than just the strength and balance test that they show on the website. It took my shoulder pain away and I didn't even buy it for that. I also dream much more than I did before. You can say what you want, but unless you own one of these bands you can't possibly know what your talking about. They boast a 30 day money back policy, why do you try it before you spout off what you don't know about?

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bionicbandman
Phoenix, US
Oct 16, 2009 2:24 pm EDT

I had no idea what the band would do before I tried it at a local fire department. They performed the test one me without letting me know what to expect and the increase in balance and strength was amazing. Really, if you haven't tried it you don't know. Why not use the 30 day trial to check it out.

http://www.bionicbandman.com

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Brad in AZ
Phoenix, US
Oct 25, 2009 5:28 am EDT

I saw the band at a trade show today, and I am a chronic pain patient. When the guy at this specific stand pulled me over and asked to demonstrate the product, I just said "how much". I spent the 50 bucks, and when I walked away, I immediately felt dizzy, euphoric, and saw stars. I continued feeling odd, and I can honestly say that after being in chronic pain for 16 years, that I am not feeling any pain at the moment. Anything for me last for about 3 days in general, but I am looking forward to many things if this tiny band did this much for me. I will check back in a couple days to add a post of anything new I may encounter.

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saw8755
Belton, US
Oct 28, 2009 6:26 pm EDT

I went to a fair and the guy did the same test on me, balance and strength, I have blood clots in both legs and have a hard time walking any distance. He let me wear the band for a couple hours without buying it, so I walked around alot and did not have the pain I usually have.
Sherry in TX

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sammi321
Houston, US
Nov 02, 2009 8:44 pm EST

It is a scam! They do the balance tests without the band first and then with the band. The second time you know what to expect and compensate for it. Plus, they push at a slightly different angle. Watch the videos. They push ever so slightly outward without the band and they only push straight down with it. Sometime they have you hold onto the band instead of wearing it. That forces you to make a fist which gives you more strength. Their multi-level marketing websites say it uses "Proton Alignment Resonance Technology" and makes the protons in your body spin in the same direction and stimulates the mitochondria in your cells. A fool and their money are soon parted.

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fan of bionic band
Chandler, US
Nov 16, 2009 2:38 pm EST

If it were a scam, why would there be a 30 day money back guarantee? Just a thought.

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fan of bionic band
Chandler, US
Nov 16, 2009 2:40 pm EST

As for knowing what to expect as sammi321 says, how do you explain then the before and after and then repeat of the same test with the band off. Band off=unbalanced, band off=balanced...skeptic? Repeat test, band off=unbalanced. Only a fool can talk there way out of pure science.

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fan of bionic band
Chandler, US
Nov 16, 2009 2:51 pm EST

I meant to say band on= balananced. Here is a cool story. A guy buys a Bionic Band, and gives it to his mom who has chronic arthritis. He doesn't tell her what it is, or what it does. She wears the band for a few hours and he follows up with her. Pain is gone. She lends the band to her friend who has similar pain and she gets the same result. She calls up the distributor who sold the band to her son. She asks, "why does this work?" Now here is a question for you. If it is in every ones head, how did it work for someone who knew nothing about what it was or what it would do? They are so impressed that they sign up as distributors. This is how many of the distributors come about. If you want to hear from theses ladies personally, I can arrange it. You see I am the distributor that sold the son the band. This is a true story that can be verified and there are many more out there. If you want to chat, you can e-mail me at nanangabe@live.com

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netcast22
Sarasota, US
Nov 22, 2009 3:04 pm EST

Of course people like to voice their opinion and make a complaint about things they don't understand. If you could see the microwaves that come out of your computer and the surrounding radio waves, gama rays, etc then you'd understand. Research about neutrons and protons and figure out the science behind this before criticizing and leaving the skepticism to readers about something that is possible and just not thoroughly researched by the critics that post here. You can't help stupid, you can only guide it.

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halfgazo
vancouver, US
Nov 25, 2009 11:20 pm EST

I had a recent experience with the bionic band. Being highly skeptical of the magnet craze of a few years ago, I did not want to believe that this thing worked. I was hanging out with 2 friends, friend 1 had bought one of these at some sort of show. Friend 1 had already demonstrated this thing to my second friend, while I was in another room.
When I came back friend 2 was excited about some band he had just tried. I told them both that they were crazy and refused to give in to their antics.
My second friend was so persistent that I try it, I finally gave in with the intent of dispelling their crap. Friend 2 did the balance test on me. Keep in mind that he had just had the demo done on him so there could be no tricks to the experiment. I held my arms straight out with my feet together. He then pushed down on one arm at the bicep. It did not take much force to knock me over. I then put on the band. This time it took almost all of his strength to pull me off balance. I was determined to figure out the "trick". I had him repeat this test 5 times. All with the same result.

I also did a test with my feet together and a cupped hand at my side he pushed down with a fist in my hand.
With out the band I was knocked off balance easy. With the band he pushed with all his weight, feet off the ground and still couldn't budge me.

I don't know exactly how this thing works, but I cannot refute it. It does work. The only practical application I can think of for me would be to help with gym workouts. Although its might be pretty fun to blow peoples minds.

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Paul1969
Gilbert, US
Nov 30, 2009 11:00 am EST

BIONIC BAND BIGGEST SCAM SINCE MADOFF PONZI SCHEME..

My wife and I were out for dinner and this man sitting in the next booth was talking about how amazing this wrist band was, I asked him about it and he did the same demonstration that all bionic band scammers do, and wallah...it appeared to have magical powers...what a load. Later that week my wife and I bought some over the internet and it did nothing for us, matter a fact we went to the mall to do some shopping and there was someone selling them in a booth, he was doing the demo for people, I had mine on under a long sleeve shirt and couldn't wait to go and have him throw me off balance while wearing my magic bracelet...well he through me off balance and looked at the crowd and said, now lets put on the bionic band...well I stopped him there and slid my sleeve back revealing my $60 lifetime band to the audience and told everyone what a load of crap this was and yes, it is all mind over matter...BUYER BEWARE:

DON'T BE FOOLED INTO BUYING THIS MAGICAL BRACELET AS THERE IS NO MAGIC EXCEPT YOUR MONEY LEAVING YOUR WALLET.

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amberb669
Phoenix, US
Dec 01, 2009 3:16 pm EST
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I have one of these bands sitting in front of me, I didnt buy it, my boyfriends mom got it for him and he didnt wear it today...so I am thinking about maybe wearing it today to see what happens? Knowing my luck, the most I will get out of it is an allergic reaction to the metal touching my skin, but we will see...I personally think its a total load of crap, but I am going to attempt to have an open mind. Would I have spent SIXTY BUCKS on this thing? Hell No. But since I didnt i will try it, lol.

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mightymo
scasxc, US
Dec 04, 2009 10:11 pm EST

i dont know what to think, but the tests the guy selling them to me were pretty convincing. he even did a thing where he put the band on a cell phone. i turned my back to it. it gave me balance but when someone removed it i fell over. how would i have known when to fall, "if it is mind over matter" if i couldnt see the band being removed. try this, its pretty crazy.

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PTI
Gilbert, US
Dec 07, 2009 8:12 pm EST
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Well the results are in and as a professional coach my athelets have seen a difference, mental or not, call it what you want but if it means more wins Im all in, by the way the sports band is $25 and it was the best $25 we ever spent. I think it works both ways, if you are skeptical then your negative energy works as well and nothing you do will work.

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BionicFreak!
Glendale, US
Dec 10, 2009 10:45 pm EST

I too was a skeptic of the band until i bought one and wore it like i do my underwear. I went to get a pedicure one day. I had one of the bands on my ankle. I took it off b/c i didn't want to get it wet. Long story short I lost it & the next day I woke up to carpal tunnel pains out of this world in both wrists. I ended up having to go to Urgent Care b/c it was so bad. $ spent for gas $20 $ spent for visit $200.00 $ spent for meds $20. Having the bionic band for life PRICELESS! The first thing i did was reach for my ankle no BAND.My first thought was S*** they really do work. It was not were is my band oh I got pain. It was i got pain where is my band. I went back to the nail place they did not know what i was talking about. I ended up buying a new band & signed up to become a distributor. So say what u like you got thirty days to try it. And if u dont like it or it does not work for you or u just dont wear it. Return it with no questions asked! I love em so much I will let u try one for 45 bucks! I mean really my four year old wears one. I would not put a $55 dollar band on a four year old if it did not work People!

http://felisha_austin.bionicbandfrontoffice.com/Web/us/en/index.dhtml

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BionicFreak!
Glendale, US
Dec 10, 2009 10:47 pm EST

If it is just a mind think why are Pro Football player & track stars wearing them?

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vfarrington
Gilbert, US
Dec 13, 2009 4:14 am EST

With every new product you get skeptics and people that feel the need to bash the product they know nothing about. The Bionic Band works for many many people. Yes it is true, like everything else, it is not for everybody. It doesn't take everyones pain away, it doesn't help everyone with balance and strength etc. But for the many many people that it does help, it is so worth it. After many many appointments with a chiropractor and other doctors that said there wasn't much they could do for my tendonitis. The pain was almost nil after wearing it for 8 hours. I immediately bought one, my sister who had the same pain in her right arm from tendonitis, it worked for her after a few days. If I forget to wear it, after 24 hours or so the pain is back and in full swing. I have much more energy and work faster when I wear it. My father who I thought was the biggest skeptic of all, he is an engineer, shocked me when I sent him one and told him to wear it. He called me after about a week of wearing it and said the pain in his shoulder decreased severely, at 72 years of age and very closed minded, I never expected that. A friend of mine said after wearing it for a couple days he stopped having to take naps in the middle of the day...had more energy. Loved the band, skeptic too at first. There are so many stories from people that the band has helped that it really doesn't matter what some ignorant people say about the band. As long as it helps those that need it, and those that want the help. I know many people, some are family members that are so closed minded and feel that if a doctor didn't prescribe it then it can't possibly work. Well those are the ones that spend hundreds and thousands of dollars to pay for their doctors estates, vacations and expensive automobiles. Hell I should have been a doctor that is probably the biggest scam of all. Anyway, rant and rave all you want, non believers, because those that believe and know of the product and the science behind it will continue to use the product and reap the benefits spending so much less than those who don't believe on medical treatments. www.bionicbandworks.com

Happy Holidays everyone!

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Rascal Teddy
Springfield, US
Dec 16, 2009 7:07 pm EST

I bought a Bionic band today at our local mall.
My band was 65 us
I do not have money to spend on gadgets or scams.
I have a super powerful stereo in my car.
I dont crank it really loud normaly as I get a headache when I do.
I was impressed that I could crank the speakers up and feel the bass pounding threw my body.
I waited for a headache? No Headache came.
That certainly was no test trick lol
Later I was in a differant store shopping.
As I walked along I quickly stopped to look at DVD videos.
A man walking behind me did not notice I stopped.
The man walked right into me.
I was surprized I turned and looked at this guy.
I am sure he noticed as he appoligized I was not even slightly knocked off ballance.
This was not even in the same store.
And certainly was not part of any trick test.
I feel as if my feet are getting better traction as I walk.
I do not feel scammed at all.
I will ask why I was charged 65 us when the retail price is 55 US
I belive this product is no scam!

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Jim Hutchinson
Carter Lake, US
Dec 18, 2009 7:08 pm EST

I wear the bands daily to prevent having to wear carpal tunnel braces.

My wife, knowing little about them, put a temporary tattoo on her leg because the osteoarthritis in her knee caused it to swell. Within 5 minutes the pain was gone. By the next morning, the swelling was gone. That was just the tattoo! Now she wears the wrist band daily and has no problems with her knee.

Our cat was acting like she was near death. I put a band around her neck for 2 days. Now she is almost back to normal, as normal as a 10 year old cat can be. How do animals have "mind over matter" when they have NO CLUE what is being put on them?

Fake? I think NOT! Want to read more? http://BionicSportsBand.com

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Arizona Wrangler
Phoenix, US
Dec 19, 2009 4:35 pm EST

I went to a USSSA Softball Tournament in Gilbert, AZ and was tested the same way. He put on a Performance Patch before my game and during my half hour wait before our game all the pain in my knees were gone and I had the best game of my life. I went to his Optical store Perspectacles and bought 5 for my whole family, its an unbelievable product that does stuff you don't expect. Now my mom can walk around with us without so much difficulty. To the guy that mentioned Professional ball players, I think you may want to look a little closer at the T.V or go to a game because I see them on most of the Arizona Cardinals and on some of the Suns players.

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SatDvr
San Antonio, US
Dec 21, 2009 11:46 am EST

Does the BionicBand work? Yes. How? No clue. As an engineer and scientist (with three advance degrees - two from MIT and one from Rice University) I cannot dismiss the effect - even though I cannot explain the cause. Almost 20-years ago a very wise professor told me, "If something is stupid but it works, it is not stupid." So be it.

Regarding Kinesiology; instead of dismissing it as "voodoo" intelligent individuals generally conduct research, then form an opinion. NASA/ Johnson Space Center kinesiologists specialize in anthropomorhic studies in support of human space-flight and robotics programs.

ki•ne•si•ol•o•gy, noun
1. The study of the anatomy, physiology, and mechanics of body movement, especially in humans.
2. The application of the principles of kinesiology to the evaluation and treatment of muscular imbalance or derangement.

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djjdiss@gmail
Phoenix , US
Dec 29, 2009 8:17 pm EST

My own personal story.

I was at an AIA ( arizona interscholastic athletics) convention with my girlfriend and her father, who is a ref and he was on a lunch break when we ran into these guys selling this band we did the strength test and I felt the same way about being mind tricked. Later on my girlfriend bought one without me knowing for her dad and secrectly pretending to hold my hand slapped the bracket on me. Not knowing I was wearing it I continued talking and talking till later on that night I said out loud "man my feet were killing me and now they don't" low ad behold my girlfriend says "look at ur wrist" and all I could say was holy crap. As I went to get ready for bed i took the band off. I stayed up for a couple of hours then got into bed. I laid for what must have been a good 2hours wide awake trying desperately to go to sleep. The band was giving me so much energy that I couldn't zonk out for about a total of 3 hours

Trust me after that episode im a believer. All u fools who say It doesn't work go buy the sports version which operates at 24mhz and wear it for at least 4 hours before bed then let me know if u can go to sleep at night.

By the way there are pictures of the cardinals wearing these bands and feedback from them saying they help a lot during training And what may have helped them get to the suerbowl. Check Google any non believers.

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hunterek
US
Jan 14, 2010 4:24 pm EST

I watched my office mate take the test and it's pretty impressive so I bought one. I've worn mine for 36 hours now and feel no physically different including my chronic old man aches and pains.

So just for grins I performed my own test. I put my band on a guy and did the push test. He lost his balance. So I took the band off and pushed again. He was as rigid as a pole. So go figure. Seems like the people in this forum that are claiming phsycosomatic are probably on the right track. The people that are saying "stupid" to anyone having a different experience or point of view (whichever) need to look in a mirror.

By the way, I'm a physicist and I can assure you that this positron alignment resonant frequency clap trap from a little chip of metal (or a cyclotron for that matter) is complete hogwash. But how it works doesn't matter if it works for you -- so great. If it doesn't work for you take advantage of the 30 day guarantee.

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Band Schamd
phx, US
Jan 20, 2010 12:04 pm EST

THE TEST IS A FAKE AND I HAVE PROVEN IT! I noticed at the website that the demonstrator slightly pulls down and out on the subjects arm. There is a ballance point and if you slightly pull down and towards the subject, he/she will be in the ballance zone where all the pressure is easily distributed into the body. However; and again, if the demonstrator slightly pushes out at the elbow the pressure just pushes you off ballance. I have done this with friends telling them to focus on red and that color has some effect on our strength and ballance.

It also makes a great pickup line. You do the opposite, push on a victims arm inward, they stay ballanced and strong. Then tell them to concentrate on sex, then just before you apply the pressure down and slightly away from the vic you add: "sex, with me" and she/he will helplessly fall over.

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Happy in Tucson
US
Jan 22, 2010 3:21 pm EST

I saw the Bionic Band guys at a gun show in Tucson and had a demo done on me. The only thing, my boyfriend did the demo on me, not the sales guy. He just showed us how to do it but my boyfriend (not a bionic band salesman) did my demos. I was pretty amazed. If it is just mind over mind then so be it. I play tennis for fun and exercise and have noticed a HUGE difference in my stamina and coordination. I don't care if it is all in my head, I feel better so that's all that matters.

But how can it really be mind over matter if it helped my dog too? I have a 14 year old doberman who in the last year can hardly get up out of her bed and could hardly make it up the porch steps. I put my band around her collar and I'm not even kidding, whole new dog! She was able to get up and down the steps with no problem and able to get out of her bed, no problem. I started crying because it was so amazing! I went back to another gun show a few months ago to buy one for her and they have doggie bionic collars now. I would pay $500 for one if I had to. My dog doesn't seem to be in any pain anymore so it's more than worth it. Thank you so much!

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blkknight1
Tucson, US
Jan 27, 2010 10:49 pm EST

You know, I would like to point out that this band isn't "magic", it happens to be a low frequency elctromagnetic radiation source that tranfers to your body on contact. This is proven to be factual by Albert Einstein that an entire body of water can obtain any frequency that it is exposed to. Given that our bodies are approximately 70% water, that 7-9 hz in the boinic bands is tranfered through our entire body. The atoms in our body and all matter has a certain amount of vibration depending on the frequency of the protons and subatomic particles. When we are exposed to a higher frequency from electronics like cell phones and anything that emittes a signal or electromagnetic radiation, our bodies obtain this higher artificial frequencies. these devices are often higher frequencies around 40-60 hz which is much higher than our natural 7-8 hz of the earth (depending on the area of the electromagnetic spectrum). It is in theory that these atoms cooperate at an increase rate when they are all at the the same, natural frequency. The larger impacts on the human body include higher productivity in all cells which allows for increased cellular performance and response. It's almost like having a healthy person verses an unhealthy person, if you were to do basic tests on both people, you would find that the healthy person performs better physically and mentally than the unhealthy person, which artifical frequencies at the atomic level, our cells are slightly "sluggish" compared to a completely natural or "healthy" cell with the resonant frequency of the earth. Cells make up almost everything in our bodies and are the main structures to all organs that allow us to function properly. With increased cell productivity, the heart, brain and all other organs can function at optimum performance. Since we are rarely not exposed to high, artificial electromagnetic sources, we are constantly distract from our natural strengths. I recently discovered and tried to debunk the bionic bands and through many tests, i have not had a single red flag. I myself have worn the boinic band for three days so far and i have noticed an increase in energy and a decrease in stress. So apart from the pure science (not magic) behind the bionic bands, i have myself observed the benefits i get when only wearing the band. Since this band works so well and is guaranteed for a lifetime, i'm more than likely going to become a distributer. The only question i had about the bionic band was how they are able to maintain their low frequency for a lifetime, but that's simply what puts them ahead of anyone else and it seems that they're fairly confident with the lifetime guarantee and with their satisfaction gurantee, you've got everything to gain and nothing to lose, so why do you think it's a scam again? Have a nice day

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RealtyRepairDepot
Sachse, US
Jan 30, 2010 2:45 pm EST

"IT WORKS", like it was said above "maybe you should try one before you spout your mouth off about what you don't know". A friend of mine gave me one just to try out and if I didn't see anything amazing about just give it back, no pressure here for the sale. So I wore it for the first two days and have experienced the following:
1. First time in over a year that I have slept through the entire night without waking up!
2. I have Attention Deficit Disorder (A.D.D.) and have not needed to take my medication to slow down my brain in order to focus on daily tasks and work!
3. I have increased energy and a disire to get more done throughout the day.
4. I've had a list of odds and ends tasks that have gone undone for months, over 20 items, have completed 30% of them by the second day, wow, I don't know where the ambition came from.
5. I usually have headaches in the mornings, havent had one since.

I attest that these items above were noticed in just the first couple of days. I'm on my third day wearing the band and can only think of how much more productive I will become. I have heard of AMAZING things through a network of people about the PAIN healing powers and what PAIN it has eliminated for people, even those who have been on major pain killers they have been freed of them. TRY IT YOU MAY LIKE IT! IT'S NOT BS...

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RealtyRepairDepot
Sachse, US
Jan 30, 2010 3:07 pm EST

Just a note! What I hadn't noticed in the last 3 days, how I overlooked this, maybe because I've been so busy... I have tendonitis in my left elbow, AKA-Tennis Elbow, and didn't realize that the pain was GONE. Let me spell that again for you, GONE!

Ask yourself if the St Louis Cardinal football team wears the band, with all the aches and pains that they experience daily, it might just actually work... Instead of complaing about the product and you didn't experience any satisfying results, get your money back with the 30 day guarantee. I believe in it so much I'm becoming a distributor! At 43 yrs. old I have a lot of friends my age and from years of torment to our bodies, most of us have consistant pain in one way or another. I'm sure from my own experiences they will be AMAZED as well.

Another note: the first day I got this one from a friend, somewhat of a sceptic myself, I tried the balance test on my wife and 3 kids. They were all saying it was freaky. I guess I wasn't paying attention if these people demostrating the test were actually pushing outwards to help induce the person off balance, but when I tried it on the wife and kids I did EXACTLY the same each time and I know that IT WORKS! Just because it doesn't work for you maybe you are a healty person, but there are millions of people that can benefit from it!

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SolRHN
Glendale, US
Feb 01, 2010 8:40 pm EST

When I walked by the booth, and the guy beckoned me over, I immediately thought, "well, this might be entertaining for a minute." I'm a hopeful skeptic by nature. I question everything, but I always hope for the best. Well, the problem was when the guy couldn't knock me off balance in the first place. Perhaps it was my training, or perhaps my atomic structure was in beautiful harmony that day, but whatever it was, the band could do nothing for me that I couldn't already do. The human consciousness is a very powerful tool; it is why placebo's often work (nearly 50% of the time) but if scientists knew how to perfectly balance atomic matter with such a simple thing we'd be living in a vastly different world. The only reason sports figures are wearing them is because they're either making money, or are just as gullible as a typical person. After all, professional athlete does not equate extraordinary reasoning and intelligence. I highly suggest that if you want balance, strength, and pain relief you invest in healthier eating and daily exercise. We are capable of more than we readily experience, but we are not super humans.

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AprilS124578
US
Feb 05, 2010 3:20 am EST

Im 25 and a mother of two, I have had bad knee problems since i was a child and bad ct since ive had my children. Just staying on my feet more then 30 min causes my knees to ache and typing on the computer does a number on my wrists and hands. I've taken tons of medicines over the years trying to help the problems and most the could do was give me a pain killer for them unless i got surgery(i refuse to have surgery). I have to use a brace on my right knee when ever i do any kinds of work out or anything. And trust me im one of the most skeptical when it comes to things like this. My best friend though decided to get me one after she got one herself and never did the tests one me. She just said try it and tell me how you feel. That was roughly a month ago and since then i have slight weakness in my knees on occasion (like when i have to go up and down my stairs 100 times because of the kids) but other then that, i have had no pain and have completely stopped taking my meds as of 2 weeks ago. Everyone can say they are skeptical and that it doesn't work and trust me until i tried it i prolly would of been on here saying the same thing as the op, but my results for myself have been astonishing. I never would have thought that i would be able to crawl around on the floor with my kids or chase them around the house. This story might seem minute to those skeptics, but for those that truly need something to help them and have tried everything else, i would highly recommend trying one, even if its only for the 30 day period.

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Kami=)
Hudson, US
Feb 07, 2010 5:33 pm EST

I actually bought one today. I had them do their demonstrations on me hen I had my husband do them to me so I would know it wasn't anything they were doing. I noticed the difference immediately in the balance test. My back had been bothering me all day prior to having purchased it and the pain diminished considerably within about 10 minutes. (No, I didn't just sit down 10 minutes later! =)
I am going to keep wearing it.

My husband bought one too and very quickly noticed his knees were not hurting anywhere near as bad as they had been. His knees always hurt as a result of working on concrete floors his entire life so for him to notice a decrease in pain in just a few minutes is pretty big.

I am a believer and trust me I am a huge skeptic.

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JAXlady
Jacksonville, US
Feb 15, 2010 12:43 pm EST

I saw some guys selling the Bionic Band at the Florida State Fair this weekend. They went through the song and dance with my husband while I watched to see whether they would press in different places when doing the balance test. I have seen a lot of them performed over the years for different products, nutrition items, etc. We understood the properties of how metal, vibration work since we used to wear magnets quite a while ago and copper has properties that help some with arthritis. They quoted the bands at $60 which was quite steep for a bracelet. The guy doing the demo gave me a small sample patch that is to work for 3-4 days. It is for pain management.

For me - I broke my ankle and leg severely back in 2004 and since have had huge issues with it on cold days and long walking/driving days. By the time we got to their booth, my ankle was hurting so bad I just wanted to go home. Within minutes the pain in my ankle lessoned and by the next morning when my leg usually would have to be rested I was able to go out and walk around a museum and drive 3 hours home. Typically I would be in huge pain and irritated. Surprised to feel the pain in my ankle substantially less to almost no pain. There is still no pain in my ankle and only slightly stiff and this is the 3rd day.

I searched for scam on the bands but this is really the only website with the scam listed at all. Granted most other sites that deal with the band are for advertising and all materials they hand out are pure advertisement - then again - they are selling a product!

If it provides me with pain relief for my ankle and makes walking easier without taking pain medication, $60 is kind of worth it - or even the $25 sport bands just to be worn on awful days.

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Skepticofeverything
Wichita, US
Mar 04, 2010 10:13 am EST

I am a huge skeptic on scams of this type. I would ignore and walk on by if I ever saw one of those guys at a trade show or fair etc... However, this thing does work to my surprise. My mother is often suckered into crap like this and always getting new stuff and trying it. Most of the time they don't work well if at all. Because of this I am very vocal about it. So she bought a few of these from a guy in the local mall. Brought one casually to me while talking and put it on me. I asked what this was and she just said she did not remember just where it a couple days without taking it off. I have slight problems with my knees due to car accident years ago. Nothing major, but with a lot of walking or running my knees hurt bad. I also don't sleep well at night either. These are things I have problems with but have not really worked hard to go to doctor to fix problem or anything like that. I just live with it. Without realizing it both my knees stopped hurting and I sleep better at night as well! My mom asked me how my knees were a couple days later and without realizing it they did not hurt! I was surprised to say the least. So I figured what the heck, I will keep it on a while and most likely effects will go away and I will give it back to her since she spent $80 each on hers! I have been wearing mine now for about 7 months and the pain has yet to come back in my knees! So I am a believer! Also there have been times I took it off to take a shower then went to bed forgetting to put it back on. That night I had a horrible nights sleep. Not thinking about it I would be up all night and the next morning getting dressed I would realize I forgot to put it back on. So I am still not going to say it is a miracle product. I just can't wrap my skeptical brain around it. All I can say is it does work for me. Be aware and use the 30 day money back. Don't were it for 30 days. If it works for you it will work within a few hours! I since bought one for my wife that has severe back pain and has had back surgery in the past. This band did nothing for her. I think it works great for balance and aches and pains, and for me sound sleeping. If you have cancer don't be shocked if it does not cure you. Sounds like there are both a lot of completely "sold" people writing reviews, or people that would not buy it if it cured their cancer. So I just thought I would give my personal experience and say to try it. If you are worried about being conned get it from on line. No salesmen and money back if you don't like it. I don't want to rely on what someone else tells me to do or not to do. Just try it for yourself. Surprisingly it may work. I would have never spent $80 even after the magic demo from the sales guy. Now after trying it the lack of pain in my knees I would pay for it for sure. Maybe I should pay my mom back now for it. :-)

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BigHunter1957
US
Mar 07, 2010 9:34 am EST

I bought a Bioninc Band 2 weeks ago. I returned it last week. I didnt help me sleep better or make my pain go away. I actually bought another type of band that uses hologram technology. I have to say that after buying the Bionic Band i thought it was just another usless band like the Bionic Band was. It was only $35 so I thought I would try it as it is way less than the cost of going to the doctor. My back has felt so much better and I am actually getting great sleep. The Power Band is working so well that I am going to buy them for the rest of my family. I was able to order them off the website at www.azpowerbands.com. I am a true believer of the technology and will wear my band all day every day. I have talked to a few people that have had both bands and when we do the tests with the bands a few months old we get much better resluts with the hologram bands vs the Bionic Band...

Well worth the $35

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Workoutbob
US
Mar 19, 2010 11:27 am EDT

I was at a home show last weekend in Phoenix. I saw both of these bands there and did the tests with both of them. They both seemed to work but the guys at the bionic band just ripped the other one as if it was personal more than business. The AZ Power Bands reps explained about the bands and the technology with out ripping the other guys there. We bought from them and we have really felt the effects. I am getting great sleep and my husbands back, which he has already had 2 surgeries is feeling a lot better. One thing that that the bionic band people told me was the hologram band didn't last more than a couple days or if it got near a tv it would kill it...we'll that is completely false. i have had mine by a tv and my cell phone and my band still works. I normally don't get on these things but it bothered me how the Bionic Band reps just use false information to get people to buy their product. That is not the right way to do business. We love our power band and recommend it to everybody.

They are only $35 and you can get them on the website at www.azpowerbands.com

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BionicPerrin
US
Apr 18, 2010 8:06 pm EDT
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You can perform the same balance test, without any bands, at the beach, standing first in dry sand then in wet...which should dispel any claim the test is a hoax. Still, I don't blame the skeptics for a second. The Bionic Band must be experienced personally before passing judgment. Testimonials to its effects are so unbelievable, which makes it all the more 'magical' when you yourself can feel the power as your natural energy is restored, usually instantaneously.

I like the product and the company. I'll wear my bands to my last day, and look forward to enhancing many lives in the years to come.

perrin.bionicband.com

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wanting answers
denver, US
Apr 21, 2010 9:00 am EDT

So I read all the comments and I do not see "the bashers" answering any of the questions. If it is mind over matter why does it work on someone who knew nothing about it? If it is mind over matter, why are so many people feeling better, not just balanced and more strength but better, no pain, better sleep? What are your answers for that? I understand your fear of the unknowing but if you are skeptic, then be skeptic and let those who wear it and like it...let them be healed. That is what is wrong with this world, people are so negative especially about things they do not know. How could something work that you can't figure out, how could something work that you can't see? Maybe somethings need to be left alone and this world would be a much better place. And if I were you, I would be carefule because if all these people have the power to change their balance, strength, and endurance in a matter of seconds, imagine what they can do to you if you piss them off!

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