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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"

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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."

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