Dear MendMeShop,

For over six months, I suffered from bursitis of the left hip. Nothing seemed to help. If anything, it was getting worse. Finally, my doctor gave me a prescription to see a physical therapist. A week before my first appointment I started using the hand held ultrasond that I received from MendMeShop. I started feeling relief. I was thrilled, and mentioned it to my therapist when I went for my first session. She said I was the third patient of hers that had purchased the ultrasound. She was getting good feedback, and asked if I would bring it in to show her. When I did, she was impressed. She also said the gel used with it, is the same high quality used in their clinic. I went ahead with a brief series of therapy treatments. I was discharged with some exercises, and told to continue to ice and use the hand held ultrasound on my hip. I have done that and I now feel that, between the icing and the ultrasound, my bursitis is being kept at bay! Another interesting thing I would like to share. I have a life long neck problem. I had a serious fall as a child, and as a result the first vertebre in my neck (the atlas) often becomes dislodged. When this happens, I become spacey and depressed and barely able to function until I can get to my upper cervical specialist in Chicago. Recently, while in Florida, I began to get the usual negative symptoms of my neck being out of allignment. I panicked. I couldn't fly back to Chicago for a treatment. I was terrified I would be miserable and my trip ruined. Out of desperation I used the ultrasound (on the low setting) on my neck. It felt wonderful, and the negative symptions subsided. I am still in Florida and doing fine. Very anxious to share this with my doctor in Chicago when I return.

Rating: Five Star Rating

Sharon Carr

 

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,

I purchased this product recently for my plantar fasciitis. I've been using it about a week, and it has helped a lot with the pain when I first get out of my bed in the morning. I previously tried something else, that was more like a sock, that pulled the toes, and that only caused pain. This is very comfortable to wear, and I love how much I'm able to adjust it! I would recommend this to anyone!

Rating: Five Star Rating

Bonnie Barber

 

Dear MendMeShop,

The Ultrasound package arrived Saturday in good order. I couldn't wait to try it for my hip bursitis. WOW, I have used it each morning and each evening and I am extremely impressed. Will follow a regular series of treatments for a few days, twice a day to see how it goes. By the way, I have not taken Hydrocortisone since starting the series of treatments. Best Regards, Stan.

Rating: Five Star Rating

Stan Stockwell

 

Dear MendMeShop,

I recently ordered the Inferno Wrap and wanted to tell you how great it worked. I had a minor MCL tear and bursitis of the knee from a fall on ice in February, yes here in the Southern US, we do have ice sometimes and we don't know how to walk on it. Well, to make a long story short, I healed much faster and will recommend your product to others. Also, a representative from Mendmeshop called and asked how the product was working. This is unheard of in today's world. I never realized how long or involved a knee injury could be. Thank you for such a wonderful product.

Rating: Five Star Rating

Vivian Miller

 

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Flexor Tendonitis/Tendinitis

Tendon Injury of the Wrist / Hand

Tendons are vital structures connecting muscles to bones. In the wrist and palm of our hands, there are two sets of tendons, called flexor tendons, which are responsible for the fine dextrous movements of the hand. They are located on the palm side, and are made up of tissue called collagen and elastin, ensuring that the tendon is both tough but flexible.

Tendons need to glide smoothly, allowing the powerful contraction of the muscle to move the intended bones and joints, and hence are enclosed by synovium, a thin sheath of smooth tissue. When the tendons become irritated, their ability to glide within these compartments is restricted, causing wrist and hand pain during movement and tenderness when direct pressure is applied.

Tendon fibers can tear apart in much the same way a rope becomes frayed. Once a tendon becomes frayed, an inflammatory response is triggered; over time an inflamed tendon can become thick, bumpy and irregular. Without proper rest and time to heal, a damaged tendon can become permanently weakened.

Causes

If tendons are stressed enough from excessive or unconditioned use, the sheath lining can become inflamed and movements may be painful to varying degrees as the tendons glide through the inflamed sheath. Tendinitis can be caused from overuse of a limb during an activity. For example, if a person undertakes a massive spring cleaning, the wrist is usually held in a hyperextended position as the palm exerts the pressure. The extensor tendons at the wrist level are strained and tendon sheaths become inflamed. In contrast, planting a winter garden may involve more forceful wrist flexion as small spades are repeatedly drawn toward the body. This strains the wrist flexor tendons which may become painful with wrist motion, tender to direct pressure and possibly swollen.

Prevention

Prevention of flexor tendinitis is exercised simply by not overdoing any activities that use a lot of wrist motion. (ie. cleaning, gardening, typing, filing and writing). Be careful about suddenly increasing the time spent on these activities, as your tendons are not properly conditioned to the added stress. Close attention also should be paid to the positioning of the wrist and hand - try to maintain the wrist in a neutral position and avoid any excessive flexing (bending the wrist forward) and extending (bending of the wrist backward).

Treatment

Rest the area, apply cold compression therapy for 10-20 minutes at a time for at least 3 times a day. Do this to the wrist/hand area for the first day up to 3 days. Blood Flow Stimulation Therapy may be used after the acute swelling is improved and rest prevents further tendon injury. The application of ultrasound over the affected area will reduces swelling quickly, increase blood flow and minimize scar tissue, helping the tendon heal more quickly.

The trick to any tendon injury is getting it to heal with minimal scar tissue formation and with as much realignment of tendon fibres as possible - something Blood Flow Stimulation Therapy and Ultrasound are great at! Even with optimum healing there is always less elasticity in a previously injured tendon. The trick is to make sure you heal this the best you can, that way your chance of reinjury down the road is much lower than average.

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,

Got to tell you a little skeptical at first, but knew ultrasound works. After 4 months of terrible knee pain,i can't believe the improvment in 1 week. Lavander gel works great. Little machine works great. THANKYOU!

Rating: Five Star Rating

Stanley Halulko

 

Dear MendMeShop,

Must admit that I haven't seen a lot of difference with it, so far. I'm doing all sorts of therapies for the ankle and the hip (piriformis syndrome), and am sure that the problem is bigger than just using a tens unit and the ultrasound. That said, I LOVE the gel that comes with the unit and if, for no other reason, use the unit so that my muscles can get the benefit of the gel. I do feel it benefits.

Rating: Five Star Rating

Sondra Lieber

 

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Dear MendMeShop,

I am actually pleasantly surprised at the effectiveness of the ultrasound device. I self diagnosed myself with Intersection Syndrome from a repeating wrist motion at work. It felt horrible for 3 weeks, tendons creaking, swelling, severe pain, and decreased range of motion. Admittedly, I have only done the procedure 3 times so far in about 4 days (and have not used it now for about 3 days), and I am using that hand fully at work now and have not irritated the injury once. Although I know it is not completely healed yet, it truly feels like nothing ever happened. I am still skeptical that this thing can work that well, but I can’t deny that as soon as I started using the ultrasound device and then wrapping my wrist in alternating hot and cold, my wrist almost immediately got better. It was literally 4 days later and it was like nothing was wrong. I seriously can’t believe it. I would recommend this to anyone.

Rating: Five Star Rating

Scott Marlette

 

pain relief and injury treatment with ultrasound therapy

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