I have lived with debilitating tendonitis in the back of my knee for 30 years. The least little increase in activity (walking, standing, walking up an incline) flared it up again. After years of despair and trial and error, I purchased some step counters which provided a quantifiable method of tracking how much I was on my feet. I also used a stop watch and turned it on every time I was on my feet and when I sat down I turned it off, to time how much I was on my feet. Once the pain and swelling was down I could only increase the number of steps at the rate of 100 steps per week on a level surface. In order not to go over my allotted number of steps I had to crawl around our apartment on my hands and knees. The key was to be consistent with the same amount of activity every single day no matter how sick I was. In order to walk up inclines, I had to start with a couple of steps and only increase by a couple of steps each week. After years, I was up to 8,300 steps per day and able to walk up and down steep inclines. What does all this have to do with BFST? In the spring my husband thought he was helping me and gave me a wagon to move dirt from one place to another. It flared up big-time; by winter, in despair, I did a web search and found King Brand BFST (blood flow stimulation therapy) leg wrap. Their description of tendonitis was exactly what I had experienced so I knew that they understood it. I immediately purchased a BFST leg wrap and the Neoprene Wrap with ColdCure Technology and was hopeful. I was down to 3,000 steps per day and no inclines at all. In almost no time (using the BFST), I was able to start increasing steps, not by 100 per week but 100 every other day. The first time I had to push wet heavy snow off of the driveway I expected a bad flare-up so when I came in I used the cold wrap then a while later the BFST (a lot). I stayed off of my feet for the rest of the day. The tendons were quivering and trembling a lot most of the night. I woke up and to my amazement, my knee was OK. The next time I had to push snow I pushed smaller amounts with each stroke and again came in, used the cold wrap then the BFST. In 5 weeks I have gone from 3,000 steps per day to 5,200 steps per day. It was a blessing in disguise having that bad flare-up in the spring because now I know I have something that truly helps to heal the tendonitis.
Susan Owens, Albrightsville, PA
Susan from Pennsylvania - ColdCure Leg|BFST Leg - Dec 15, 2016
