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Dear MendMeShop, I have been suffering on and off for 3 years with tennis elbow. When it flared up again a few months ago I started the standard treatment of resting and icing followed by excercising. After about 4 weeks I had 30% improvement, no where near enough to start playing tennis again. I ordered the ultrasound machine with every intention of returning it if I did no tget good results after 4 weeks of trying it. Well after about 2 weeks of 3 times a day treatments I was about 80% better and another week about 90% better and back on the courts. I have played twice and seem to be holding steady. I am usually quite the skeptic but I truley can't believe how this has helped. Last time I had tennis elbow I was off the courts for 9 months and in PT for 6 of it. It was worse than this time but I never dreamed I would be back on the courts after 3 weeks of treatment. I am so thrilled and have been spreading the news to my other tennis elbow sufferers. Just ordered a six pack of the gel too. Love that stuff. Feels great. Thank you so much. Rating:  Elizabeth Mealing
More Tendon Facts:
Ultrasound can speed tendonitis recovery significantly.
A fully ruptured Tendon REQUIRES surgery. It will not heal on its own.
Except for a fully ruptured tendon, Tendonitis can almost always be cured without surgery.
Left untreated, tendonitis can be extremely debilitating and lead to life long complications.
Continually using your Tendon while it is injured will lead to a worse injury.
To Heal as fast as possible: Rest
Use a Cold Compression Wrap
Get Therapeutic Ultrasound Treatment
Avoid Pain Killers
Dear MendMeShop, Thanks so very much for rushing a new adapter for my Ultrasound device. It works perfectly again, and I am excited! Also, it was very kind of you to send a bottle of the Ultrasound Gel, which I can certainly use. I have never dealt with a company that provides the excellent service Mend Me Shop does. Thank you again!!
I fell from a ladder onto a cement floor last October and broke my hip--my first broken bone--and was unable to walk for six weeks. My left foot was very swollen and bruised for months afterward. After six weeks, my hip had healed well, and my orthopedic surgeon told me I could walk again. Although I experienced no pain in my hip, there was extreme pain in my heels when I would get up to walk. I apparently banged my feet very hard on the ladder steps when I fell. The orthopedist just shrugged his shoulders and told me there were no broken bones in my foot. He did send me to a podiatrist, who diagnosed inflamed bursae in my heels. He simply told me to wear shoes with a little heel, to purchase some inexpensive heel cups, and said it might take a year or two for my feet to heal.
I followed the podiatrist's instructions, which eased the pain very little. I am so thankful I was introduced to the Ultrasound device! I have used it three weeks per Mend Me Shop's instructions and am now taking the fourth week off. My heels are 99% better, and I have almost no pain in them at this time. I am going to continue the treatment for another week or so until I feel certain everything has healed and then plan to use it for some arthritis in my right knee.
Thank you, Mend Me Shop, from the depths of my heart (and my husband's too)!
Rating: Linda Johnson Dear MendMeShop, Hello, I'm reporting into you that the arm wrap is working so good. Most of my pain is gone now.
I have good movement of the arm. Can raise it up over head now and around to the back. Before I started the treatments I was not able to do these things.
I am a believer of your product and I will continue to use it.
I went to my Doctor today for my yearly physical and I told her about me ordering this wrap, as I did not want to go through another surgery on the rotator-cuff. I just got done doing my overhead pulley exercises on my arms and then I put on the wrap and it felt so good. I still am being very careful as to not over use the arm. I was able to run my vacuum today with the right arm and did great.
Ok, just thought you would like to hear my progress and I am very happy with the results so far Rating: Louise Ranes Dear MendMeShop, I have been a hairdresser and esthetician for over 20 years now. I can not tell you how happy I am to have found your products. The Inferno Wrap for my wrist is a MIRACLE to me. I have suffered intense pain for the past 3 years due to overuse of my hands. I had been having acupuncture for the past 3 years. It helped for a while but the pain always returned. I was told I would need surgery and physical therapy.
After only a week using the inferno wrap I have no pain. I have 3 other hairdressers in my salon hooked on your products too. One for shoulder and back pain. We are all so happy now. I will tell everyone I know about MendMeShop.
Judy Barry Rating: Judy Barry
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Repetitive Stress/Strain Injury (RSI)
Repetitive Strain Injury (RSI), also referred to as Repetitive Stress Injury, is an injury or multiple injuries to the nervous system and musculoskeletal structure caused by repetitive use of one or more muscles and joints in the body. It happens when you perform the same action over and over again.
It is a general term that refers to many conditions including (but not limited to) Carpal Tunnel Syndrome, de Quervain's Disease, Writer's Cramp, Vibration White Finger, Radial Tunnel Syndrome, bursitis, tendinitis (tendonitis), tenosynovitis, and trigger finger.
A repetitive stress injury usually occurs after the age of 30 and is a result of wear and tear from the overuse of muscles, tendons, joints and ligaments as you age. These repetitive motion injuries can occur in the shoulders, back, neck, hands, hips, wrists, elbows and lower limbs.
Repetitive strain injury (RSI) is very common and is referred to by other names including: repetitive stress injury, repetitive motion injury, repetitive motion disorder (RMD), cumulative trauma disorder (CT), occupational overuse syndrome, overuse syndrome, regional musculoskeletal disorder, and work related upper limb disorder (WRULD, ULD).
RSI Symptoms
- Tenderness, swelling, and redness in the affected area.
- Pain when you move the area that may cause you to wake throughout the night.
- Numbness, stiffness, weakness or tingling in the affected muscles, tendons, joints and bones.
- Discomfort brought on by a particular task that improves when it is stopped - i.e., when pain lessens or disappears over weekends or during holidays.
RSI Causes
- Daily repetitive movements (usually longer than 2 hours per day) usually involved with working in a factory (sautering or assembling pieces), office (typing or clicking a mouse), or warehouse (lifting or twisting).
- Poor posture while working at a desk or awkward positioning while performing tasks such as shoveling, sliding, lifting, and twisting frequently.
- Heavy loads and forceful exertion on bursae, muscles, tendons, joints, and ligaments that cause trauma or fatigue.
- Frequent vibrations that cause blood vessels to constrict and impair circulation.
- Repeating the same movement during a sport or leisure activity such as gardening.
Examples of Repetitive Strain Injury
- Housemaid's Knee (pre-patellar bursitis) - long periods of time kneeling to tile or scrub a floor
- Biceps tendinitis (tendonitis) - repeated scrubbing motion
- De Quervain's Disease - repeated twisting of the wrist or pinching motions
- Tennis elbow (lateral epicondylitis) - forceful backward bending of the wrist when painting with a brush
- Golfer's elbow (medial epicondylitis) - forceful forward or twisting motion of the wrist when pulling on ropes
RSI Treatments - What You Can Do!
If a repetitive stress injury (RSI) is detected early, there is a greater chance that the condition can be reversed and symptoms can be eased.
If you have been diagnosed with RSI, it is recommended that you rest the injured body part from any aggravating factors, especially the task(s) that caused the condition. Your physician may also recommend painkillers/anti-inflammatories, physiotherapy, cold compression therapy, ultrasound therapy, Blood Flow Stimulation Therapy (BFST®) or even surgery in some cases.
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Tendon Injury Facts:
When the tendon gets inflamed it is known as tendonitis, and when the tendons are chronically overused, it may lead to microscopic tears in the collagen matrix and causes a gradual weakening of the tissues.
Achilles tendonitis is a common injury among runners, as the Achilles tendon is responsible for helping you lift off the ground with each stride.
As computers become ever more important elements of the work place and everyday life, incidents of wrist tendonitis are on the rise.
Oral Medications can mask the pain but do not aid in the healing of tendonitis. Anti-inflammatories and pain killers can cause tendonitis to worsen.
Ice and Compression are the easiest and most effective treatments for tendonitis.
Dear MendMeShop, I am currently using ultrasound on a heel spur that was so painful I could barely walk especially in the morning it's been about 9 days of treatments and I barely feel it now.
I went to the doctor, got x-rays, they determined it was heel spurs and arthritis. Best senario from them was cortizone shots or surgery I was determined to find something else, went on the net and found all kinds of wonder drugs and natural supplements to cure heel spurs I really was wary about those and then I found your website. Yay!!!
Here was something non intrusive and not painful to use plus with your money back guarantee what did I have to lose, also I have started to use it on my wifes back that has bothered her for her whole life she noticed improvement after the first treatment.
I HIGHLY RECOMMEND THIS PRODUCT TO ANYONE WITH BONE OR MUSCLE
PAIN.
I can't wait to try it on my hand which has arthritis.Thanx so much for a great product. Rating: Charles Shenk
Dear MendMeShop, Thanks so very much for rushing a new adapter for my Ultrasound device. It works perfectly again, and I am excited! Also, it was very kind of you to send a bottle of the Ultrasound Gel, which I can certainly use. I have never dealt with a company that provides the excellent service Mend Me Shop does. Thank you again!!
I fell from a ladder onto a cement floor last October and broke my hip--my first broken bone--and was unable to walk for six weeks. My left foot was very swollen and bruised for months afterward. After six weeks, my hip had healed well, and my orthopedic surgeon told me I could walk again. Although I experienced no pain in my hip, there was extreme pain in my heels when I would get up to walk. I apparently banged my feet very hard on the ladder steps when I fell. The orthopedist just shrugged his shoulders and told me there were no broken bones in my foot. He did send me to a podiatrist, who diagnosed inflamed bursae in my heels. He simply told me to wear shoes with a little heel, to purchase some inexpensive heel cups, and said it might take a year or two for my feet to heal.
I followed the podiatrist's instructions, which eased the pain very little. I am so thankful I was introduced to the Ultrasound device! I have used it three weeks per Mend Me Shop's instructions and am now taking the fourth week off. My heels are 99% better, and I have almost no pain in them at this time. I am going to continue the treatment for another week or so until I feel certain everything has healed and then plan to use it for some arthritis in my right knee.
Thank you, Mend Me Shop, from the depths of my heart (and my husband's too)!
Rating: Linda Johnson
Dear MendMeShop,
I am a runner and have been injured the last two months with a leg tendon injury. I purchased both the ultra sound and the leg inferno wrap about three weeks ago. I am now seeing great results where presently I can jog easy on it. So I am making progress. I will continue using both products as I suspect I will continue seeing results where I can race again.
Great product.
Dennis M. Rating: Dennis Martinson
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