Re: QUERY: Has anyone tried..... - Cindy

[Guest guest]

If you want a copy of the article/ ad stuff I have I can scan it and

send it to you if you like.

Sharon (Shazinoz)

> Very interesting! Just might be a good option. I'll look into it

further, thanks, Cindylouwho

> QUERY: Has anyone tried.....

>

>

> I have this brochure that my Osteopath gave me out of a Sporting/

> pyhsiotherapy type magazine on a bracing/ casting product that

sounds

> PERFECT for a lot of us EDS'ers.

> It is called Nexcare Sports " Soft Cast made by Nexcare (which is

a #M

> affiliated product).

> Here is a little bit of the information contained in the article/

ad

> thing and I can scan it and send all I have on it if anyone is

> interested.

> " A new generation of casting tape based on functional

immobilisation

> . Soft Cast - a revolutionary addition to 3M's scotchcast

range

> of casting products - is a knitted fibreglass bandage impregnated

> with a polyurathane resin, which allows flexability as well as

> resilience after curing According to 3M Product

Specialist,

> Sports & Manipulative Physiotherapist van Gaalen, " Soft

Cast

> sppeds recovery of musculo-skeletal injury by stabilising the

injured

> area without limiting muscle function completely. "

> Basically while this cast immobilises the injury it also seems to

> allow enough muscle function and movement to allow walking and

> prevent muscle wasting and other problems caused by long casting

> times. You can also get soft cast splinting reinforcements if

more

> rigid stabilisation is needed,

> The best past is that this can be cut after curing and used as a

> functional brace.

> have a look at it on

> http://www.3m.com/intl/au/nexcare/scotchcast.html or so a search

for

> it in Google etc.

> It seems like a good alternative for those like ME who are

allergic

> to strapping tapes etc.

>

> Just tought I would pass it along (I have better info than the

site

> from this article) if anyone wants a look.

>

> Sharon (Shazinoz)

>

>

>

> To learn more about EDS, visit our website:

http://www.ehlersdanlos.ca

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

ZIn my opinion, I think it would be very helpful, and anyone can add

articles.

Love Lana

> Question:

> Would this info/article be worth adding to the CEDA files?

> Bernie

>

> Re: Re: QUERY: Has anyone tried..... - Cindy

>

> In a message dated 8/21/2004 6:36:12 AM Eastern Daylight Time,

> shazzinoz@h... writes:

> If you want a copy of the article/ ad stuff I have I can scan it

and

> send it to you if you like.

> Sharon (Shazinoz)

> That would be great Sharon, I''d really appreciate it.

> Do you want a laugh?? It's funny, you know how sometimes you get

> something

> in your head & then you can't get it out? All night long, I kept

> thinking of

> different people that have asked me questions about problems over

the

> years &

> thought " Oh,, this might be great for them too " ! You can't

imagine how

> many

> times I woke up during the night thinking of them.......

Terrific, just

> one

> more thing to make my sleeping more difficut last

nightl.......... So

> it goes.

>

>

> Can you do it through the computer or do you have to scan & print

it &

> then

> send it snail mail? If so, I'd be happy to reminburse you for the

> postage.

> Thanks again.

>

> All the best,

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

I can just scan it and email it, no cost involved.

Sharon (shazinoz)

> In a message dated 8/21/2004 6:36:12 AM Eastern Daylight Time,

> shazzinoz@h... writes:

> If you want a copy of the article/ ad stuff I have I can scan it

and

> send it to you if you like.

> Sharon (Shazinoz)

> That would be great Sharon, I''d really appreciate it.

> Do you want a laugh?? It's funny, you know how sometimes you get

something

> in your head & then you can't get it out? All night long, I kept

thinking of

> different people that have asked me questions about problems over

the years &

> thought " Oh,, this might be great for them too " ! You can't imagine

how many

> times I woke up during the night thinking of them....... Terrific,

just one

> more thing to make my sleeping more difficut last nightl..........

So it goes.

>

>

> Can you do it through the computer or do you have to scan & print

it & then

> send it snail mail? If so, I'd be happy to reminburse you for the

postage.

> Thanks again.

>

> All the best,

>

>

>