Physiotherapy team, Physiotherapy Institute, Sports Medicine
Center, Wingate Institute
Physical therapists as a team sport injuries Department of
Sports Medicine Center at the Wingate Institute, we treat many
athletes from youth to Israel's Olympic team, accompanied by many
sports tournaments expeditions and training camps
abroad.
Device - ELFcare is an efficient, convenient and portable for that
purpose. Possibility to integrate heating and cooling along with a
variety of therapeutic protocols device generates a unique value
during treatment.
We found the device - ELFcare very effective in the following
cases:
- Sprains and fresh (in combination with local
cooling)
- Trigger Points (in combination with local heating)
- Local injuries
- specific injuries
Maccabi Tel-Aviv
Recommendation for use of your device
My name is Ido Dana, Certified Physical Therapist, graduate of
the University of Tel Aviv. As the physical therapist of Maccabi
Tel Aviv football team and as the manager of Sport Clinic, I
rehabilitate athletes from many and different types on a daily
basis. As I perceive it my job is to identify the problem and its'
related bio-mechanical malfunctions, treat the problem and the
malfunction that caused it, and quickly and effectively return the
athlete to regular activity.
Recently you gave me your device for a trial period. After a
short while using the device, I can state that the device combines
many important therapeutic abilities in my field of expertise with
ease of use. The device offers the effective combination of
simultaneously providing electro-therapy with thermo-therapy, that
apparently a lot of thought and research was put into it. Since the
device has IF currents which are high frequency flows, the
device ensures the deep and effective immersion of the currents to
the body. The thermo-unit also ensures the deep and effective
immersion of heat and cold to the body.
Though the principles of treatment with electro-therapy and
thermo-therapy, as the advantages when treating sports injuries,
are known and clear - but for the first time this device combines
the two effectively and facilitates a wide range of programs that
treat a wide range of injuries such as tendonitis, muscle strains,
sprains etc. with ranging degrees of severity, from acute to
chronic.
In conclusion, I have enjoyed using this device, it's
effectiveness in treating sport injuries, it's ease of use and the
positive feedback from my team and my patients. I intend to
purchase the device for the use of Maccabi Tel Aviv and Sport
Clinic.
Israel's Judo national teams
Thank you for the efforts that you made on behalf of your
company.
In spite of the short notice that we gave you, your presentation
and explanations about using the ELFcare device were very useful.
In the name of the Israel's Judo national teams I would like to
thank you for your time and for giving us the opportunity to have
and use the device. The device is very useful for us and we use it
mainly for knee and shoulder injuries.
We find a lot of benefits using the device:
- The device is small and portable. It can be easily taken when
traveling. It was very useful during the last training camp the
team had in Brazil.
- The device is not specific and can be used in different manual
therapies. The variety wave types give the ability to use the
device for different injuries and body parts.
The device was helpful for the following injuries / body
structure that I used:
- Knee springs
- Tear ligaments at the knee
- Shoulder impingement
- Inflammation
I hope for keeping this fruitful collaboration for the upcoming
team trip for training camps and competitions.
Best regards,
Nimrod Moshe, Israel's Judo National teams Physiotherapist
It is very popular treatment combines Electrotherapy and Hot and
Cold Pack, but it is not comfortable and temperature during the
treatment not constant.
ELFcare combine Thermo and Electrotherapy in one unit and allows
choose and maintain desired temperature during treatment.
In treatment I'm preferring to use Cycling Thermotherapy and
Interferential sweep current. Cycling Thermotherapy
(hot/cold/hot/cold) is unique and very effective function of
ELFcare.
ELFcare is portable simple to use and very effective
device.
From this month we are starting clinical trials in our Hospital
with ELFcare, purpose of study is evaluate the pain relief in
patients of Osteoarthritis of knee.
Prof. Meir Nyska
Orthopedics department of Meir Medical Center
Pain Relief Unit
From June-October 2010, ELFcare was clinically tested in the
Pain Relief Unit of the Rambam Medical Center.
A treatment course for 10 patients with osteoarthritis of the
knee joint was carried out.
The course for each patient consisted of 10 weekly sessions with
selected individual treatment program. 8 of the 10 patients
experienced positive effects; 2 patients were unaffected.
A treatment course for 12 patients suffering back pain was
carried out. The course for each patient consisted of 10 weekly
sessions with a selected individual treatment program. 9 patients
experienced positive effect with 50% - 70% reduction of pain since
the start of the treatment. 3 patients were unaffected.
Another treatment course was carried out for 5 patients with
various acute muscular pain. 1 - 2 procedure were applied with 100%
success.
Each patient was given an individual treatment program,
including thermotherapy (warming or cooling) and various kinds of
electrotherapy.
ELFcare was successful in treating painful syndromes, notably
acute muscular pain and affected joints.
For treatment by ELFcare the individual treatment program must
be selected, but this increases the therapeutic range of the
apparatus.
The Thermoelectrode and regular electrodes were used. A
combination of the Thermoelectrode and regular electrode increases
the area of influence of the device, thereby increasing its
efficiency.
ELFcare is recommended for treatment of any painful syndromes,
whether acute or chronic.
ELFcare can be used by physiotherapists, chiropractors and
doctors treating a painful syndrome.
ELFcare is recommended for personal use at home.
Dr. Victor Shebshavich,
Pain Relief Unit
Rambam Medical Center.
It was my pleasure and honor to try ELFcare Device in the Pain
Clinics where I am working, and according to this experience, I can
say that this device is safe and successful in the treatment of
many kinds of pain.
Dr. E.Vatashscy