What are Acute Injuries?
Acute injuries are sudden, sharp, traumatic injuries that occur
immediately (or within hours) and cause pain (possibly severe
pain). Most often acute injuries result from some sort of impact or
trauma such as a fall, sprain, or collision and it's pretty obvious
what caused the injury. Acute injuries also cause common signs and
symptoms of injury such as pain, tenderness, redness, skin that is
warm to the touch, swelling and inflammation. If you have swelling,
you have an acute injury.
What are Chronic injuries?
Chronic injuries can be subtle and slow to develop. They
sometimes come and go, and may cause dull pain or soreness. They
are often the result of overuse, but sometimes develop when an
acute injury is not properly treated and doesn't heal.
What does Hot therapy
do?
Hot therapy opens blood vessels, which increases blood flow,
minimizes pain and relaxes muscles.
What is Hot therapy used for?
Hot therapy is used on injuries after swelling and
inflammation have subsided. It's also used following cold therapy
to treat pulled or torn muscles and tendons. Hot therapy at
slightly lower temperatures, sometimes called "warm" therapy, can
be applied to infants and patients with poor circulation to
increase blood flow and raise the veins, making blood draws
and I.V. therapy easier and less traumatic.
What does Cold therapy
do?
Cold therapy slows down blood flow to an injury, which
reduces swelling and pain.
What is Cold therapy used
for?
Cold therapy is used to reduce inflammation and
swelling by lowering skin temperature. It also helps relieve pain
by numbing injured tissues and reducing muscle spasms. It is
important to apply cold therapy to an injured area as soon as
possible to keep swelling to a minimum.
Is there any need for accessories such as coolers or
microwave ovens?
ELFcare's precision temperature calibration offers exact and
stable treatment - no need for hot or cold packs, microwave ovens
or cooling systems.
Can I continue treatment at home?
With ELFcare you can program the unit to carry out a complete
series of treatments. ELFcare's recall ability will report what
treatment was actually carried out, and when.
Can ELFcare be used in sports
medicine?
Since ELFcare is compact and portable, it is especially suitable
for sports medicine, as treatment can be carried out in the gym or
during time-out at the soccer finals.
I'm traveling a lot. Will I be able to carry on
with treatment during trips?
ELFcare is easy to carry, aesthetic and unobtrusive. Yoy can
travel with ELFcare wherever you goes.
How long do the batteries last?
It depends on the program of the device setting. Usually the
battery is sufficient for at least one hour of treatment at maximum
power consumption. Thanks to ELFcare's recall ability, memory is
retained by the unit even in the case of battery failure or
replacement.
Has ELFcare gone through any kind of clinical tests?
How does it rank in comparison with other
methods?
ELFcare's synergistic combination of cold, heat and
electrotherapy is clinically proven to be one of the most effective
treatment methods currently available for pain relief and
rehabilitation.