The BFST can provide significant pain relief whether you're dealing with rheumatoid or osteoarthritis. The BFST unfortunately can't heal the arthritis itself, but it creates an increase in blood flow that strengthens the muscles, tendons, and ligaments in the entire area that you treat, while providing symptomatic pain relief from arthritis.

BFST treatments are a gentle sort of therapy - you can expect to feel a slight warming sensation. Some people also feel a very slight tingling due to the increase in circulation, but not everybody feels tingling.

The BFST creates an increase in blood flow that lasts for four hours after each 20 minute treatment - we recommend doing 3-4 treatments daily, spaced four hours apart.

While we do not specifically have a BFST that is designed to treat the neck, we do recommend using the Wrist BFST to treat the neck area. The Wrist BFST is about 13 inches long, so it will be able to treat most of the neck at once. It attaches using velcro and is easy to put on and remove.

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Yes! You can use your BFST to treat different body parts. As long as the electronic pad inside of the wrap is positioned directly on the area where you're having pain, you can treat other body parts effectively.

Our Back/Hip BFST is the most versatile wrap available and can be used to treat almost any body part. It has an effective treatment area of 10" x 7" and can wrap around up to 52 inches total. If you're dealing with multiple injuries, this one wrap can treat anywhere on the body.

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Hi Rburke,

Thanks for your question! Following surgery, it's a good idea to use cold therapy until you notice a definite decrease in pain and swelling, and any incisions have had a chance to close up so that they are not an open wound anymore. Once you see a noticeable decrease in pain and swelling, that indicates that your inflammation has decreased - the less inflammation you have, the more effective the BFST will be.

You can also use cold therapy prior to your BFST treatments - typically you can start with 20 minutes of cold, then allow your skin to warm back up to body temperature, and then apply the BFST for 20 minutes. It's best if there's at least 4 hours of space in between BFST treatments, but you can repeat that process as it fits with your schedule until you've done it 3-4 times daily.

I hope this helps! Please let us know if you have any other questions.

The BFST works by producing electromagnetic energy, and it produces multiple frequencies of that energy during each 20 minute treatment cycle. This is why you may feel varying amounts of warmth coming from the wrap even though you use it on the same level. This is totally normal for how the BFST functions.

The difference between KB Tape and KB Wide Tape is in the width of the tape.

KB Wide Tape is 3 inches wide and is recommended for larger groups of muscles, such as the back, shoulder, or hamstring.

KB Tape is 2 inches wide and is recommended for the foot, hand, arm, wrist, calves, any area of the body that does not have larger groups of muscles.

It is a common misconception that stretching or exercises such as rolling your foot on a frozen water bottle can be beneficial when dealing with plantar fasciitis. In actuality, the plantar fascia is not meant to stretch. Stretching can lead to further tearing, which lengthens your recovery time and can lead to increased pain.

You should wait to do any sort of physical therapy or exercises until your injury has had time to heal. Stretching will not help plantar fasciitis to heal. When your pain has mostly gone away and you're not having flare-ups, that's an indication that you're about 30% healed. At this point, it's ok to start doing some gentle activity. Remember, if you feel any increase in pain or discomfort, that can be a sign that your injury is being aggravated. It's best to not push through the pain - instead, apply cold therapy and rest until your pain decreases.

You can find more information about what to do, and what not to do for plantar fasciitis at the link below.

http://kingbrand.com/Plantar-Fasciitis-Myths.php?REF=2160PV716.1522