Re: Sequential Compression Devices for RLS
Posted: Wed Jan 13, 2016 3:42 am
pj - that one is a TENS device too - it uses electrical stimulation. The compression devices squeeze you. This is an example of a compression device:
http://smile.amazon.com/dp/B004NETAQE/r ... ZOC713GSJD and this is another one:
http://smile.amazon.com/Nitring-M02-011 ... DBA6KZCKBF.
There are quite a few different kinds on amazon, but check the Q&A sections - some suffer from poor quality (parts breaking easily) and/or poor customer service. Others are plain confusing the way they're cataloged by amazon - eg. they say size L in the title and XL in the description, or they refer to a half-leg size but there is nowhere to order that, only the full-leg size. Some give sequential compression - they start squeezing at the bottom and work their way up; some have an auto-shut-off after 15 or 30 minutes with no option to let it go longer; some allow programming of the sequence of compression up your leg or of the pressure; etc. I really think for these things it would be essential to be on-site trying them out or to ask a lot of questions of the manufacturer over the phone.
http://smile.amazon.com/dp/B004NETAQE/r ... ZOC713GSJD and this is another one:
http://smile.amazon.com/Nitring-M02-011 ... DBA6KZCKBF.
There are quite a few different kinds on amazon, but check the Q&A sections - some suffer from poor quality (parts breaking easily) and/or poor customer service. Others are plain confusing the way they're cataloged by amazon - eg. they say size L in the title and XL in the description, or they refer to a half-leg size but there is nowhere to order that, only the full-leg size. Some give sequential compression - they start squeezing at the bottom and work their way up; some have an auto-shut-off after 15 or 30 minutes with no option to let it go longer; some allow programming of the sequence of compression up your leg or of the pressure; etc. I really think for these things it would be essential to be on-site trying them out or to ask a lot of questions of the manufacturer over the phone.