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"For acute low back pain, the only therapy with good evidence of efficacy is superficial heat."
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A Review of the Evidence for an American Pain Society/American College of Physicians Clinical Practice Guideline (Annals of Internal Medicine, 147(7), October 2007
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Anodyne Therapy nearly triples circulation in just 30 minutes
Scanning Laser Doppler Imaging below shows increased circulation in treated area.
Brighter colours mean more circulation. Flux equals volume of blood x speed of blood flow per square inch.
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Anodyne Therapy
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Prior to Treatment Mean Flux: 207
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30 Minute Treatment Mean Flux: 588
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Anodyne Therapy increases circulation 10x more than continuous extended wear heat wraps
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Results after 80 minute treatment
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Anodyne Therapy
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Other Heat Wraps
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Mean Flux Increase: 344
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Mean Flux Increase: 31
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Self treatment with heat therapy has been clinically proven to reduce back pain and stiffness in numerous studies.
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Gale GD and Rothbart PJ, Infrared Therapy for Chronic Low Back Pain: A Randomized, Controlled Trial, Pain Res Manage, Vol 11, No 3, Autumn 2006
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Nadler SF et.al., Continuous Low-Level Heatwrap Therapy Provides More Efficacy than Ibuprofen and Acetominophen for Acute Low Back Pain, Spine, Volume 27, 2002.
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Mayer JM, et.al., Treating acute low back pain with continuous low-level heat wrap therapy and/or exercise: a randomized controlled trial, Spine J. Volume 5(4), 2005 Jul-Aug
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Nadler SF et.al, Overnight Use of Continuous Low-Level Heatwrap Therapy for Relief of Low Back Pain, Arch Phys Med Rehabil, Vol 84, March 2003.
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Mayer JM, Continuous low-level heat wrap therapy for the prevention and early phase treatment of delayed-onset muscle soreness of the low back: a randomized controlled trial, Arch Phys Med Rehabil., 87(10), 2006 Oct.
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