Angel...Oh my goodness!! No, no...you didnt affend me by any means!!! So, no reason to appologize at all!! All is good!!!

Anyhow...Ive been having Fluiotherapy during my physical therpay appts since Sept...My Neuro-Pain Dr is a strong believer in it! I didnt know a thing about it, till I got to my first therapy appt...Im going to be honest, I myslef love it...My therapist who has been dealing and working with RSD patients for over 20 years, told me that she was very impressed how I tolerate the session..She said that alot of the RSD patients she works with and have the Fluidotherapy treatments, cant tolerate it!! Anyhow, here is a brief description of what it is..

Fluidized therapy (FluidotherapyŽ) is a high intensity heat modality consisting of a dry whirlpool of finely divided solid particles suspended in a heated air stream, the mixture having the properties of a liquid. Studies comparing its effective heating with that of a paraffin bath and whirlpool have found them to be similar. The indications for fluidized therapy are similar to paraffin baths and whirlpool. Use of fluidized therapy dry heat is an acceptable alternative to other heat therapy modalities in reducing pain, edema, and muscle spasm from acute or subacute traumatic or non-traumatic musculoskeletal disorders of the extremities. Fluidized therapy is contraindicated in patients with local sensory loss or open lesions.

It basically is a desensatizer for the nerves in the area the RSD is affecting...Right now its in my left lower leg/foot so I sit on a high rise bench and put my affected leg into the Fluidotherapy machine...They turn it on, and I sit while its on and doing its thing for about 20 mins...My foot and leg feels so relaxed after the session..I know this isnt for everyone, but I myself like it alot!!!

--Heidi