Heal Your Back: Combine Ultrasound and
Thermal Wrap Home Therapies!
We rely on a healthy back everyday. It is essential for work, sports, and every-day getting around. Whether you are playing with the kids, hauling lumber, or training for a big event, you are utterly dependent on the health of your back.
Unfortunately, this leaves the supportive tissues of the back vulnerable to injury. Muscle strains of the lower back are most common and as with most back injuries can be prevented by good body mechanics. This includes, bending at the knees when lifting from the ground, standing and sitting with good posture, warming-up and stretching before exercise, and sleeping on a firm mattress. These simple measures for avoiding back injury can work wonders!
Dear MendMeShop,
I've been playing hockey for 30+ years. All those years of fun and abuse are starting to add up. I love to play but my legs, back and shoulders have become a constant source of pain.
From too many sessions of Physical Therapy over the years I knew ultrasound works, so I thought that maybe I could find a unit I could use at home. One Google search later I found your site and am I ever glad I did.
I bought an ultrasound unit and I find it even better than the sessions I got from my PT (is it the gel?). I figured your unit worked so good I'd try a couple more of your toys. That radiant heat thing on my back is amazing. I got it because it was impossible to ultrasound my own back but now I'm finding I use both units all over. What a great combination.
Thanks a ton. Your products will keep me in the game for a lot more years to come.
Gilles Lefebvre
Montreal, Canada
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However, sometimes these injuries are unavoidable. In fact, one-half of all working Americans admit to having back symptoms each year. It is no wonder then that back pain accounts for most health care visits and missed work.
Most commonly back pain is brought on by a singular event that proves to be too much for the back's supportive muscle tissue. However, back pain isn't always brought on by a strained or torn muscle. Other causes of back pain include: herniated disc, sciatica, spinal stenosis, spondylosis, spondylolithesis, and spinal infections.
Fortunately most cases of back pain are treatable and the majority of people will be 100% in just a few weeks. Our reliance on back health is such that any injury, a slipped disc, torn muscle, or sciatica, can debilitate our lives enough to the point of serious disruption. For this reason it is imperative that we control the pain and inflammation, so we can get on with more aggressive rehab that will stretch and strengthen the area and be the driving force behind making a full recovery.
Dear MendMeShop.com,
Thank you you for your great customer service.
Your product is excellent and your quick response to my requests is outstanding. I hope other people take advantage of your ultrasound since it compliments physical therapy and gives quicker results.
Kathryn Hallock, OH
Rating: [5 of 5 Stars!]
The MendMeShop Therapeutic Ultrasound Therapy System provides you with the tools necessary to relieve back pain and dramatically speed the healing. When using radiant energy or ultrasound, the energy waves stimulate blood flow which speeds up healing and clears away the pain causing inflammation. Beginning with your very first treatment you will feel the relief - the power - of ultrasound therapy. Ultrasound waves travel deep into your body, over 3 inches deep, delivering therapeutic benefits to the source of the pain.
Our Ultrasound system comes with a specially formulated gel which contains naturally-based, pain relieving, anti-inflammatory ingredients. The ultrasound unit actually drives the pain relieving ingredients deep into injured tissue (a process known medically as phonophoresis) giving you the pain relief where you need it. In effect, you receive enhanced ultrasound therapy treatment every session!
The MendMeShop Portable Ultrasound Device is a product that is prescribed by doctors and used in physical therapy and chiropractic clinics. MendMeShop Lavender Infusion Gel is a professional product for professional quality treatments. It's powerful, effective, hypoallergenic, and it works! Now, the tremendous benefits of therapeutic ultrasound and phonophoresis are available to you. And we back our products with a 100% Money Back Guarantee.
Upon injuring your back, cold compression therapy will reduce initial inflammation, a key component for pain relief and healing. They work because they interrupt and slow nerve and cell function in the damaged area. Once blood vessels are damaged they can no longer carry oxygenated blood to the damaged tissue and therefore cells begin to break-down. The deep cold provided by our Freezie Wraps® slows cell function thereby reducing cellular break-down. Furthermore, because the cold wraps serve to numb the nerves the wraps also reduce pain! After the initial stages of swelling have been controlled it is then beneficial to apply Blood Flow Stimulation Therapy™ to the area. Heat promotes blood flow which will flush the injured tissues of cellular waste, while providing nutrients to the torn tissues.
Back Pain Treatments
If you have back pain, resting it is recommended. Avoid activities that cause pain or may have caused the injury and begin cold compression treatments as soon as possible.
There are healing tools that can help treat your back pain and speed up the healing process so you can reduce your pain and get back to daily life. Blood Flow Stimulation Therapy™ (BFST®) will promote blood flow to heal your injury faster and more completely than any other methods available.
Freezie Wrap® Cold Compression Therapy
To decrease inflammation of your muscle pull or other back injury doctor's recommend cold compression therapy. For an acute muscle strain, cold compression therapy within the first 48 - 72 hours and after any re-injury is important to limit the amount of damage done to your tissue. Cold compression therapy will relieve pain and swelling as needed and will reduce, or even eliminate, the need for NSAIDs and pain medications.
The Back/Hip Freezie Wrap® is the cold compression tool you need to treat your back pain in an effective and convenient way. It is so versatile it can be worn anywhere over your chest, back, or hip for treatment where you need it.
Cold Compression Therapy works by interrupting and slowing nerve and cell function in the injured area and reducing swelling that can block blood vessels. This is important because once blood vessels are blocked or damaged, they can no longer carry oxygenated blood through your soft tissue and
cells begin to break-down. Without cold compression therapy cellular break-down and tissue damage continues as the cells do not get the oxygen they need to survive. By limiting the amount of damage done to your tissue, you also limit the amount of healing that needs to occur. This is a very important step to get rid of your back pain faster!
The deep cooling effect provided by the Freezie Wrap® slows cell metabolism thereby reducing cellular break-down and tissue damage. Furthermore, because the cold wraps gently numb the nerves, the wraps also reduce pain!
The Freezie Wrap® uses a supercharged cooling gel pack, that chills in the fridge, not in the freezer like ice or other freezer packs, giving you deep cold therapy without the risk of 'cold burns' or cryoburn.
Once the inflammation of your back injury has been reduced, nourishing and strengthening the muscle tissue and surrounding area is recommended. Using Blood Flow Stimulation Therapy™ will speed your recovery and heal your muscle fibers and other soft tissue more completely. Talk to your doctor or physical therapist to find out which exercises are appropriate for your situation.
Inferno Wrap® Blood Flow Stimulation Therapy™
After severe inflammation and swelling is reduced you can begin to treat your back with Blood Flow Stimulation Therapy™ (BFST®). BFST® increases the amount of blood that flows naturally to your tendon and muscle fibers to nourish your soft tissue which speeds healing.
When you rest your back and stop moving around because it hurts, the natural blood flow is reduced, limiting your body's ability to heal itself.
By treating your back with BFST® you can increase your body's blood supply to the muscle fibers and soft tissue and increase your body's natural healing power.
The Inferno Wrap® is the tool you need to treat your sore back because not only does it speeds healing, it relaxes all you back muscles. With BFST®, tissues are safely and gently stimulated. Your body responds with a rapid increase in blood flow to the area, increasing the supply of oxygen and nutrients to injured tissue cells to promote healing and loosen the tissue. Our Back/Hip Inferno Wrap® provides effective, non-invasive, non-addictive pain relief and healing with no side effects.
In addition, the improved blood flow whisks away dead cells and toxins that have built up from the damaged tissue caused by your back injury, further reducing tightness and pain. When you stop moving your back due to pain, your muscles and other tissue can become weaker and dead cells and toxins in the area can cause further tissue deterioration - this can lead to atrophy (muscle weakness and/or deterioration). By clearing the area of toxins and increasing the amount of oxygen and nutrients to your tissue, the risk of atrophy is greatly reduced. Keeping your muscle tissue as healthy as possible throughout the healing process will allow you to improve muscle strength again once your pain has gone and your back has healed.
Ultrasound Therapy
Ultrasound therapy is a great therapeutic option to compliment your BFST® treatments. Ultrasound therapy will decrease inflammation and pain, prevent knots from forming in the muscle fibers, and soften scar tissue. Therapeutic ultrasonic waves increase tissue elasticity while promoting healing in your back by opening up the blood vessels to allow greater blood flow.
If you are experiencing pain in your hip, knee, ankle or leg because of your back injury, you can use therpeutic ultrasound to treat these areas as well. With back pain you often readjust your posture and gait to take the pressure off. This puts extra pressure on other parts of your body and can cause strain. Using a home ultrasound will allow you to treat all the areas that need to heal easily and help you maintain a healthier body.
During the healing process, scar tissue builds up to 'repair' the damaged tissue. Unfortunately, scar tissue can bind your muscle fibers and other tissue together abnormally. The inflexible scar tissue causes more back pain and limits range of motion.
If scar tissue is left untreated, your back may stiffen making movement difficult and in some cases, impossible. At the very least, scar tissue leaves your muscles weaker, leaving you at greater risk of further injury. Fortunately, you can treat your back with MendMeShop® Ultrasound System to soften scar tissue and improve the tightness in your back.
Please Note: Ultrasound is not recommended for use directly over the spine.
Ultrasound can also be used to administer therapeutic medicines deep into your back tendons and muscles. This is a process known as phonophoresis. Ultrasound therapy with phonophoresis is rapidly becoming more popular than ultrasound therapy alone.
Therapeutic ultrasound with phonophoresis is safe, convenient, and easy and requires 10-15 minutes per treatment. It is based on a form of deep tissue therapy, which is generated through high frequency sound waves (that we can not hear). These waves send micro vibrations into your body and carry medicated molecules within the ultrasound gel deep into your tissue to enhance your ultrasound therapy. Ultrasound waves and medicated ultrasound gel penetrate deep to relax your muscles, decrease inflammation and accelerate your recovery rate, so you can return to your daily activities as soon as possible.
 Using MendMeShop® Lavender Infusion Ultrasound Gel during your ultrasound therapy gives you 2 therapies in 1. You get the benefit of the regenerating sound waves from the ultrasound device itself AND the added bonus of the therapeutic ingredients inside the gel being delivered into your back where it is most effective to reduce your pain and heal. 1 FREE bottle of MendMeShop® Lavender Infusion Ultrasound Gel comes with every MendMeShop® Ultrasound System and it contains the therapeutic essential oils of natural Bulgarian lavender, peppermint, eucalyptus, and menthol.
With these 3 easy therapies, cold compression, ultrasound and BFST®, you will notice significantly reduced pain and an incredible improvement in your back pain.
During your recovery, you may have to modify and/or eliminate any activities that cause pain or discomfort in your back until your pain and inflammation settle. The more diligent you are with your treatment and rehabilitation, the faster you will see successful results!
Please be aware that this information is neither intended nor implied to be a substitute for professional medical advice. CALL YOUR HEALTHCARE PROVIDER IMMEDIATELY IF YOU THINK YOU MAY HAVE A MEDICAL EMERGENCY. Always seek the advice of your physician or other qualified health provider before starting any new treatment or with any questions you may have regarding a medical condition.
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