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Speaking of exercise from a chair, is anyone familiar with the EF 250

Leg Machine from Ex N' Flex? It is similar to the Motomed that Friday

uses but is less expensive and made in Canada, not Europe. I am

seriously considering getting one so anyone who has one or has used

one in therapy or knows someone who uses it, please email me! It is

very expensive so I want to do my homework before buying it!

Thanks!

Gail

GAIL, YOU MIGHT CONSIDER LOOKING INTO PNEUMATIC INTERRMITTENT

COMPRESSION UNITS. THERE ARE SEVERAL VERY GOOD AND INESPENSIVE ONES

OUT THERE, THROUGH DURABLE MEDICAL EQUIPMENT DEALERS. THEY WERE

ORIGINALLY DEVELOPED TO BE USED IN HOSPITALS FOR PREVENTION OF BLOOD

CLOTS FOR SURGICAL PATIENTS BUT HAVE SINCE PROVEN EFFECTIVE IN CURING

STASIS ULCERS AND TREATMENT OF ALL KINDS OF CIRCULATION PROBLEMS,

ESPECIALLY IN THE EXTREMITIES.

I USED TO HAVE A DURABLE MEDICAL EQUIPMENT COMPANY AND SPENT SEVEN

YEARS, THE LAST TIME, TRYING TO GET THE MEDICAL PROFESSION TO EMBRACE

THIS NON-DRUG, MACHINICAL SOLUTION TO A VARIETY OF MEDICAL PROBLEMS.

AS THERE WAS NO MONEY IN IT FOR THEM, MOST DRS WOULD NOT WRITE A

PERSCRIPTION. IT SOUNDS CYNICAL, BUT MANY WOULD RATHER CUT A LEG OFF

THAN CURE IT.

THE APPROACH IS SIMPLE, WEARING SPECIAL BOOTS, A QUIET AIR COMPRESSOR

INFLATES AND DEFLATES THE GARMENT EVERY 30 TO 60 SECONDS. THE BLOOD

IS PUMPED FROM THE EXTREAMITY, WHICH FOR WHATEVER REASON, HAS

COMPROMISED CIRCULATION, AND IS ALLOWED ADIQUATE TIME TO REFILL THE

VEINS BEFORE PUMPING THE USED BLOOD BACK TO THE LUNGS AND ON TO THE

HEART AGAIN. THE HEART HAS PLENTY OF PRESSURE TO PUMP THE FRESH BLOOD

DOWN THROUGH THE ARTERIES BUT NO PRESSURE TO RETURN IT THROUGH THE

VEINS.

THE NAMES OF MANUFACTURERS ARE HUNTLEIGH, CHATANOOGA, JOBST,AND

WRIGHT-LINER. (SORRY IF MY SPELLING IS WRONG - NO SPELL CHECKER

TONIGHT)THE COMPANIES ALL HAVE WEBSITES IF YOU LOOK. AN MD'S RX IS

NECESSARY BUT MEDICARE AND /OR INSURANCE CO'S WILL USUALLY PAY FOR A

HOME MODEL IF YOUR DR WILL WRITE A PRESCRIPTION. GOOD LUCK! RUSS