How Thermoflow helps:

The fibers in the Thermoflow Fabric are impregnated with a special patented formula of Bio-Ceramics that emit safe far-infrared rays. The rays penetrate deep into the knee joint and surrounding tissues and increase the blood flow to the affected area.  

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"Do any of these symptoms sound familiar?" Morning stiffness wears off quickly. Shooting Knee pain while walking or running. Painful to stand up after long periods of sitting. Knee cap cracking or popping when the knee is flexed. Knee pain when climbing stairs. Swollen puffy knees. Pain under the knee cap. Then you may be suffering from Arthritis (Osteoarthritis & Rheumatoid Arthritis), sprained or torn ligaments, or  pulled tendons.

Diagram of a nerve (Click to enlarge)

Ligaments:

Sprained Ligaments:

Ligaments are somewhat like a strong elastic band. Under normal conditions they will stretch and then contract back to their original shape.  When a Ligament is over stretched - like and elastic band - it may never go back to its original shape.  

Torn Ligaments:

In more sever cases the ligament ends may be torn away from the bones causing sever pain and will result in joint instability. Torn ligaments are slow to heal due to the minimal blood flow.

Tendons:

Strained Tendons:

Tendons are an extension of the muscles and are more pliable than the ligaments. Pulling a tendon is easy to do - especially if you fail to warm up your muscles before intense exercising. If the muscles are cold or fatigued then they will not be able to function at optimum capacity. If this happens the tendons are called upon to do more of the work load and can easily be over stress.  

Small stresses and tendon fiber tears are not always noticeable and in most cases do not cause much pain if they are rested and have a chance to heal.  If over exertions continue and more tendon fibers are torn you will start to experience, swelling and inflammation.  

Ruptured Tendons:

If too many fibers are torn the Tendon will "Tear" and like the ligaments will not retract back to their original shape. 

Common cause of ligament and tendon injures:

Any injury affecting the knee joint can cause considerable pain, time off work and possibly even permanent disability. Knee injuries are common in all sports that require twisting movements and/or sudden changes of direction, like in racket ball, tennis, soccer, football, rugby, basketball, netball and alpine or water skiing. 

Osteoarthritis of the Knee Joint:

Osteoarthritis is a progressive, degenerative disease in which the cartilage of the knee slowly wears away. Knee cartilage can be compared to the rubber tread of an automobile tire, very durable but susceptible to wear over time.  When the cartilage of the knee joint wears or erodes away the resulting pain and inflammation can be extremely painful debilitating. 

What are your chances of getting osteoarthritis of the knee? 

The condition can affect middle-aged (30-40) and most often older people (aged 60-80). 

Causes

• prior knee injuries

• poor diet

• excessive weight

• lack of exercise

• genetic predisposition 

Symptoms

• morning stiffness wears off quickly 
• swelling and stiffening of the knee joint
• throbbing and constant ache
• pain while standing
• pain while walking short distances 
• pain changing position, such as sitting to standing
• giving out or locking of the knee
• failure of the knee to respond to medication

Rheumatoid Arthritis in Knees.

Rheumatoid knee arthritis is inflammation of the lining of the joints called synovium. (Synovium contains the lubricant called synovial fluid.)

Though less common than osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis is among the most debilitating of the over one hundred forms of arthritis. Rheumatoid arthritis disease affects 1 in 100 people. Three times as many women are affected as men.  People of all ages may have the condition, but it most commonly starts between the ages of 30 and 50. 

Causes
The exact cause of rheumatoid arthritis is unknown. 

• Some believe the body's immune system gets triggered into action when there is no threat, and start attacking the tissue lining the knee joints. 

• It is possible that a virus or bacteria may trigger the disease in people with a genetic predisposition to rheumatoid arthritis.

• May be caused by severe stress like a life-changing event such as a death in the family, divorce, loss of a job or a severe injury. 

Symptoms

• fluctuating pain

• redness

• pain and swelling in the joints and difficulty moving. 

• rheumatoid nodules (lumps of tissue under the skin). 

• Other symptoms may include loss of appetite, fever, loss of energy and anemia.
  

Treatment

Use Thermoflow Knee Bands for immediate and long term pain relief and healing You can use the non addictive Thermoflow Knee Bands even when you are on medications.  

If you think you may have a severe case of arthritis of the knee, we suggest you consult with your  doctor for a complete evaluation and a discussion of the options available for treatment. We do believe that Thermoflow Knee Bands will help relieve your pain.

"Will These Knee Bands help me after my Surgery?

Millions of people have undergone knee replacement surgery since it was introduced in its current form in the 1960s. There are approximately 250,000 knee replacement procedures performed every year in the United States alone. 

Thermoflow's Knee Bands can help before and after your knee surgery.  Being of a stretch design the Knee Band will conform to your knee and be comfortable to wear.

The Far Infrared rays emitted by Thermoflow's Knee Bands helps to reduced scar tissue and will - over time - repair the nerve endings. - How can you go wrong?