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Originally Posted by Dr. Smith
There are 8 different units on that page. One (the 6th one down) says:
Melody,
I don't know if this would work for Alan (I'd be interested to know if it would work for ME!  ) My first thought was that they looked like the machines hospitals put on surgery patients to avoid/prevent DVT/PAD as well. I have some reservations about there being enough pressure (the massages we do on me are point-loaded via thumbs) to reduce edema. I don't know if these machines would stimulate or restrict circulation, or which is better for edema (you probably know better than I).
I spoze it would be helpful if there were some way you (Alan) could try one for a period of time. A call to the company might find that out. I don't know if these machines would be found in a PT office/practice.
Jes' brainstorming/spitballin' here...  I get where you're coming from.
Doc |
Hi Dr. Smith.
I guess someday SOMEBODY has to be a guinea pig and do some experimenting. But I do know that I was told that when I massage Alan I have to be careful not to massage his calves because it might cause blood clots. His former nurse told me this. So I never do that. He just loves when I put the Homedics Massager up and down his lower spine. He says it feels like the G5 machine that his former chiropractic neurologist used on him.
When he came home from a treatment he was in heaven for some time. Too bad the guy moved to Minnesota.
Melody