NEW BOOK “SIDE-FX” ADDS MAGICAL
TOUCH TO MEDICAL VISITS
Renowned Magicians Integrate
Relevant Magic Tricks and Special Effects For
Therapeutic Results Between Health Care Providers
and Patients
Rancho Santa
Margarita, Calif., October 26, 2004
– Master magicians Scott Tokar and Harrison J.
Carroll today announced availability of “Side-FX”
(pronounced side-effects), an illustrative book
providing a collection of magical techniques,
special effects, illusions and puzzles to alleviate
a child’s many fears associated with a visit to the
doctor and enhance overall interaction between
health care providers and their patients.
Side-FX supplies
doctors with simple, easy-to-follow magic
instructions for more than 50 routines using tools
commonly available in any exam room. The book
provides simple recommendations on how the
techniques can be used to improve overall efficiency
of an exam including:
*
Break
the ice for interaction
*
Build
doctor / patient rapport
*
Relieve anxiety associated with an exam and reduce
stress
*
Familiarize nervous patients with unfamiliar medical
devices
*
Expedite exam time
*
Challenge and entertain the patient
“Today it’s not unusual
to find medical offices with elevated toy trains,
cartoons on the big screen and state-of-the-art video
games in the waiting room – anything that can be done to
reduce stress in younger patients,” said Scott Tokar.
“Our aim with Side-FX is to provide any health care
provider with new and unexpected methods that help make
patient interaction more productive, healing and
calming,” he added.
Side-FX techniques
aren’t just for the youth. Throughout the year and a
half spent researching and developing the book and its
techniques,
Tokar and Carroll received the same feedback time and
time again from physicians -- that many of these tricks
are ideal relationship builders for use with all age
groups and within a wide range of medical specialties.
For
example, the trick “The Paralyzed Finger” is
specifically targeted to help adult family members
understand the frustration experienced by a cerebral
palsy patient or a stroke victim.
Similarly, the effect, “The Leaping Rubber Band,” has a
long history of being useful in connection with physical
therapy through the Daniel Freeman Memorial Hospital
program called “Project Magic.”
In
addition, radiological technicians loved the optical
trick, “The Hole in the Hand,” which helps them explain
the differences in diagnostic modalities available
today.
“Filled with many
quickly learned and clearly illustrated magic effects,
Side-FX is a marvelous guide for physicians,
nurses and other caregivers who wish to relax, uplift
and connect with their patients – young and old,” stated
Naj Wikoff, Director, Healing and the Arts, C. Everett
Koop Institute, Dartmouth Medical School.
Side-FX is available
worldwide through
www.Amazon.com ,
www.BarnesAndNoble.com and at independent magic
shops worldwide. For more information, visit
www.SideFxMagic.com.
For more information or interview opportunities, please
call Scott Tokar at Corporate-Fx (1.800.MAGIC.13) or
contact
us here.
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