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616-957-9914
A"New"Hope"for"Pain"and"Circulatory"Problems"
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Causes&:"• Poor"circula9on"• Inflamma9on"or"swelling"
• Muscle"Spasms"
• Scar"9ssue"from"injury"or"surgery"
• Nerve"damage"from"trauma"or"disease"
• Diabetes"
• Burning,"shoo9ng,"or"throbbing"pain"• “Electrical"shocks”"or"“pins"and"needles”"in"feet"&"legs"
• Numbness"in"limbs"
• Balance"problems"
• Sores"that"do"not"heal"• Discolora9on"or"swelling"• Lack"of"foot"and"leg"hair"• Night"leg"pain,"restless"leg"syndrome"
• Cold"feet"
• Metabolic"condi9ons"(Diabetes)"
• Vascular"disease"• Alcoholism"
• Cancer"• Drugs"• Infec9ous"Diseases"
• Anemias"
• Vitamin"Deficiencies"
• Reynauds"Syndrome\Scleroderma"
• Poisoning"from"toxins"
(lead,"mercury,"Agent"Orange)"
• Spinal"Compression\Stenosis"
• Pain"described"as"burning,"shoo9ng,"stabbing,"like"electrical"shocks"or"pins"and"needles"
• Medica9ons:"
• An9Tseizure"• An9depressants"• Topical"pain"creams"
• OTC"Pain"Relievers"• Narco9cs"as"last"resort"
• Most"drugs"only"deal"with"symptoms,"not"underlying"causes"
FDA"approved"since"1994,"this"treatment"is"administered"via"a"machine"that"emits"monochroma9c"infrared"photo"energy"in"order"to"increase"nitric"oxide"in"the"blood."
It"has"been"clinically"proven"to"increase"Sensa9on"and"decrease"pain"in"the"areas"affected"by"neuropathy,"and"is"effec9ve"in"restoring"balance,"thus"preven9ng"falls."
It"has"also"been"proven"to"heal"chronic"wounds."
• Infrared"light"causes"local"Nitric"
Oxide"to"release"from"hemoglobin"
• Nitric"Oxide"increases"blood"flow"
and"reduces"pain"
• Many"people"with"chronic"pain"
don’t"have"enough"Nitric"Oxide"
• NOT"nitrous"oxide"(den9st)"• NO"is"made"from"Nitrogen"and"Oxygen"
• Nitric"oxide"drugs:"• Nitroglycerin"(dilates"blood"vessels)"
• Viagra"(dilates"blood"vessels)"• Morphine"(pain"relieving"effects)"
• An"important"molecule"for"circula9on"and"healing"
• Many"people"with"pain"don�t"have"enough"NO"
&&• Nitric"Oxide"increases"blood"flow"
• Dilates"arteries,"capillaries"
• Dilates"veins,"lympha9cs"
• Mediator"of"angiogenesis"and"other"growth"factors"
• Reduced"platelet"aggrega9on"
Nitric&Oxide&Reduces&Pain"• Direct:"
• Mediator"of"the"analgesic"
effect"of"morphine"
• Indirect:"• Reduces"hypoxia,"ischemia"
• Delivers"nutrients"to"nerves"• Reduces"inflamma9on,"
swelling"impinging"on"nerves"
Anodyne&treatment&can&&be&applied&anywhere&&
you&have&pain&
• Pa9ents"typically"feel"a"soothing"
warmth"
• It"is"not"uncommon"to"feel"results"a_er"
the"first"session"–"however"most"report"
relief"a_er"3T6"
• You"may"feel"some"9ngling"or"minor"
pain"at"first"as"circula9on"improves"
• Anodyne"Therapy"• Increasing"circula9on"• Reducing"pain,"s9ffness,"muscle"spasm"
• Therapeu9c"Exercise"• Strengthening"• Flexibility"
• Neuromuscular"reTeduca9on"
• Balance"exercises"• Gait"Training"
• Proper"walking"techniques"• Other"modali9es"and"therapeu9c"techniques"
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• We"can"assist"you"in"gegng"a"referral"from"your"doctor"
• Complete"all"treatments"unless"your"doctor"or"therapist"advises"you"to"stop"
• Home"Health"Care"and"Physical"Therapy"is"covered"100%"by"Medicare"
!
We"are"commijed"to"serving"you"with"the"highest"quality"care"in"the"comfort"of"your"home."
"Grand"Rapids"Home"Health"Care"hires"competent,"experienced,"and"courteous"professional"staff."
We&provide:&•
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616-957-9914
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