Comments on: Treating Pain In Knee Replacement Surgery http://painreliefmachine.com/treating-pain-in-knee-replacement-surgery/ Electrotherapy for Chronic Pain Thu, 16 Feb 2012 15:00:42 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: painguru http://painreliefmachine.com/treating-pain-in-knee-replacement-surgery/comment-page-1/#comment-879 painguru Fri, 09 Sep 2011 17:32:22 +0000 http://painreliefmachine.com/?p=23#comment-879 are you doing better with your knees now? are you doing better with your knees now?

]]> By: painguru http://painreliefmachine.com/treating-pain-in-knee-replacement-surgery/comment-page-1/#comment-878 painguru Fri, 09 Sep 2011 17:31:20 +0000 http://painreliefmachine.com/?p=23#comment-878 Thanks Simon for the nice words. Unfortunately the field of electrotherapy is not widely researched or discussed. For me the key is trying to help people understand what the process is and how to achieve results using electricity. In this field it behooves manufacturers/distributors such as myself to "keep explanations cloudy and confusing" as then allows us to claim our unit is best etc. The patient is left totally confused thinking this one unit is a magic bullet and no other one will work. That is not the case when one understands the basic physic rules of cells and electricitly and duplication. No one really knows the answers to "why", but with great education for all we are achieving very good results doing the process, even if we don't totally understand the why. Thanks for your email. Have a good weekend. bobj Thanks Simon for the nice words. Unfortunately the field of electrotherapy is not widely researched or discussed. For me the key is trying to help people understand what the process is and how to achieve results using electricity. In this field it behooves manufacturers/distributors such as myself to “keep explanations cloudy and confusing” as then allows us to claim our unit is best etc. The patient is left totally confused thinking this one unit is a magic bullet and no other one will work. That is not the case when one understands the basic physic rules of cells and electricitly and duplication.

No one really knows the answers to “why”, but with great education for all we are achieving very good results doing the process, even if we don’t totally understand the why. Thanks for your email. Have a good weekend.

bobj

]]> By: Simon Eggett http://painreliefmachine.com/treating-pain-in-knee-replacement-surgery/comment-page-1/#comment-877 Simon Eggett Fri, 09 Sep 2011 17:13:09 +0000 http://painreliefmachine.com/?p=23#comment-877 Can I simply say what a aid to search out someone who truly is aware of what theyre speaking about on the internet. You positively know tips on how to convey an issue to gentle and make it important. Extra people have to learn this and perceive this aspect of the story. I cant consider youre no more in style since you definitely have the gift. Can I simply say what a aid to search out someone who truly is aware of what theyre speaking about on the internet. You positively know tips on how to convey an issue to gentle and make it important. Extra people have to learn this and perceive this aspect of the story. I cant consider youre no more in style since you definitely have the gift.

]]> By: bob http://painreliefmachine.com/treating-pain-in-knee-replacement-surgery/comment-page-1/#comment-573 bob Mon, 13 Dec 2010 14:30:08 +0000 http://painreliefmachine.com/?p=23#comment-573 Hi Karen, Just checking in. Are you doing better now following the dual knee replacement surgery? You brave to do two at once!! Hopefully by now, one month + post surgery, you are not having the excruciating pain you felt after the surgery. If it's still excruciating then make sure there is not some complication such as scar tissue impacting nerves etc. as by this time you should be experiencing less pain as the tissues should be healed. Call if problem and let us know. I assume you did not end up with Infrex as technically your pain should have been temporary and not permananent or "chronic". Hi Karen,

Just checking in. Are you doing better now following the dual knee replacement surgery? You brave to do two at once!!

Hopefully by now, one month + post surgery, you are not having the excruciating pain you felt after the surgery. If it’s still excruciating then make sure there is not some complication such as scar tissue impacting nerves etc. as by this time you should be experiencing less pain as the tissues should be healed.

Call if problem and let us know. I assume you did not end up with Infrex as technically your pain should have been temporary and not permananent or “chronic”.

]]> By: Karen Connors http://painreliefmachine.com/treating-pain-in-knee-replacement-surgery/comment-page-1/#comment-526 Karen Connors Sat, 27 Nov 2010 08:11:33 +0000 http://painreliefmachine.com/?p=23#comment-526 Hi Bob, I had total knee replacement ( both legs) 6 weeks ago. This has been the worst experience I have ever had. Even though I am on a heavy duty pain medicine Pergoset every 6 hours, I am still having a great deal of pain. I am received PT since the surgery, elevate, use ice pads for inflamation after excercise and as needed for pain. My appetite has been next to nothing because of pain meds making me nauseous. My head feels like it is in the clouds and after 4 hours, my pain returns with a vengence. I need to wait another 2 hours before I can take Pergoset again. It usually takes about 30 to 45 minutes to start helping me with the pain. I have called to try the Infrax unit. Waiting for perscription to get to you from my Drs. Office. I hope you can help me. I felt better before surgery than I do now. It doesn't seem like I am improving at all and want to get off these pain medications. Hi Bob,

I had total knee replacement ( both legs) 6 weeks ago. This has been the worst experience I have ever had. Even though I am on a heavy duty pain medicine Pergoset every 6 hours, I am still having a great deal of pain.
I am received PT since the surgery, elevate, use ice pads for inflamation after excercise and as needed for pain. My appetite has been next to nothing because of pain meds making me nauseous. My head feels like it is in the clouds and after 4 hours, my pain returns with a vengence. I need to wait another 2 hours before I can take Pergoset again. It usually takes about 30 to 45 minutes to start helping me with the pain.

I have called to try the Infrax unit. Waiting for perscription to get to you from my Drs. Office.

I hope you can help me. I felt better before surgery than I do now. It doesn’t seem like I am improving at all and want to get off these pain medications.

]]> By: John Pooler http://painreliefmachine.com/treating-pain-in-knee-replacement-surgery/comment-page-1/#comment-522 John Pooler Wed, 24 Nov 2010 00:26:47 +0000 http://painreliefmachine.com/?p=23#comment-522 My 80 year old mother, a life long right leg amputee, had knee replacement surgery about 6 weeks ago. While she is mobile and is celebrating her increasing accomplishments, she is suffering from reoccurring leg cramps in her calf muscle (which she refers to a "charley horse"). She describes the leg cramps as being very painful (note: she has a very high tolerance for pain, so I believe her). Her doctors have said that they have never heard of post operative leg cramps, and so, have not offered any possible solutions. As a runner, I start eating bananas when I get cramps, but she is allergic to them... so this is not a possibility. Questions: Have you ever heard of this situation following knee replacement surgery? Do you have any suggestions? Thanks (in advance). My 80 year old mother, a life long right leg amputee, had knee replacement surgery about 6 weeks ago. While she is mobile and is celebrating her increasing accomplishments, she is suffering from reoccurring leg cramps in her calf muscle (which she refers to a “charley horse”). She describes the leg cramps as being very painful (note: she has a very high tolerance for pain, so I believe her). Her doctors have said that they have never heard of post operative leg cramps, and so, have not offered any possible solutions. As a runner, I start eating bananas when I get cramps, but she is allergic to them… so this is not a possibility. Questions: Have you ever heard of this situation following knee replacement surgery? Do you have any suggestions? Thanks (in advance).

]]> By: painguru http://painreliefmachine.com/treating-pain-in-knee-replacement-surgery/comment-page-1/#comment-485 painguru Fri, 27 Aug 2010 20:29:20 +0000 http://painreliefmachine.com/?p=23#comment-485 Hi Norman, I'm so sorry for taking so long to reply to this. The comments are left in the blog and I'm not notified of such so only today I find your question. I hope your brother in law has found relief by now so what I say is moot. I'm assuming he is no longer having any form of muscle spasms occurring, which would have been more common post surgery in 2001, not now. Sometimes can be a major issue. Interferential is a very good therapy to relax muscle tissue and more importantly prevent spasms. Also assuming he is doing fine with whatever was prescribed then nothing else needed. Knee replacement pain should minimize over time and pain not a permanent condition of the surgery. An obvious question is "is he overweight"?. If so that is important and it's just the physics of pressure to joint. Is he using or has he tried cold therapy, a pack of ice in a plastic bag with a towel? If there is inflammation and/or the pain gets worse after doing some activity then try ice for awhile. If you've done it all, and the injections not working, then consider interferential. The carryover pain relief is very real and with the ability to use as needed seems to delay and possibly stop chronic pain. You can email me directly at bobjohnson@medfaxxinc.com. Again sorry for delay. <a href="http://www.medfaxxinc.com" rel="nofollow">bob johnson</a> Hi Norman,

I’m so sorry for taking so long to reply to this. The comments are left in the blog and I’m not notified of such so only today I find your question. I hope your brother in law has found relief by now so what I say is moot. I’m assuming he is no longer having any form of muscle spasms occurring, which would have been more common post surgery in 2001, not now. Sometimes can be a major issue. Interferential is a very good therapy to relax muscle tissue and more importantly prevent spasms. Also assuming he is doing fine with whatever was prescribed then nothing else needed. Knee replacement pain should minimize over time and pain not a permanent condition of the surgery. An obvious question is “is he overweight”?. If so that is important and it’s just the physics of pressure to joint. Is he using or has he tried cold therapy, a pack of ice in a plastic bag with a towel? If there is inflammation and/or the pain gets worse after doing some activity then try ice for awhile.

If you’ve done it all, and the injections not working, then consider interferential. The carryover pain relief is very real and with the ability to use as needed seems to delay and possibly stop chronic pain.

You can email me directly at bobjohnson@medfaxxinc.com. Again sorry for delay.

bob johnson

]]> By: Norman Bouchie http://painreliefmachine.com/treating-pain-in-knee-replacement-surgery/comment-page-1/#comment-481 Norman Bouchie Wed, 14 Jul 2010 15:20:36 +0000 http://painreliefmachine.com/?p=23#comment-481 My brother in law had knee replacement back in 2001. All of a sudden he is feeling a lot of pain in both knees. He was given a shot for one knee but haven't been able to tell him how to help with knee that has had replacement. Can you offer any help in this matter???? It is so appreciated. My brother in law had knee replacement back in 2001. All of a sudden he is feeling a lot of pain in both knees. He was given a shot for one knee but haven’t been able to tell him how to help with knee that has had replacement. Can you offer any help in this matter???? It is so appreciated.

]]> By: Janelle http://painreliefmachine.com/treating-pain-in-knee-replacement-surgery/comment-page-1/#comment-477 Janelle Sun, 11 Jul 2010 19:27:11 +0000 http://painreliefmachine.com/?p=23#comment-477 I would also support the use of ice on a consistent basis following knee replacment. As a PT this is by far the best way to minimize swelling, pain, and muscle cramping. ~JTrempe PT, ATC http://www.joint-pain-solutions.com I would also support the use of ice on a consistent basis following knee replacment. As a PT this is by far the best way to minimize swelling, pain, and muscle cramping.

~JTrempe PT, ATC
http://www.joint-pain-solutions.com

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