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RESEARCH - ST. BONIFACE MEDICAL CENTER
STUDY
REPORT (click
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Attached hereto is our report on the findings resultant from the "Clinical
Test" carried out by us at the St. Boniface General Hospital, pertaining
to the Thermotex™ pad.
This test program was carried out to determine the therapeutic values,
if any, of this pad, when used for the relief of the symptoms of Rheumatoid
Arthritis, Osteoarthritis, and lower back pains.
A total of forty-two patients were involved in the tests. Each was treated
for a period of no longer than seven days. It should be noted that this
length of treatment was less than the recommended "time of use
period" suggested by the manufacturer for the attainment of best
results. Despite this shortened test period, the results proved to be
excellent.
Sixty-five percent (65%) of the patients reported very beneficial relief
within the seven-day test period. In fact, many of the patients literally
refused to return the test pads issued to them, because of the relief
they were experiencing.
The small group of patients, who showed no significant change, or minimal
relief, were asked to continue the treatment for a few extra weeks.
Most of these patients had severe, long-standing disease systems. After
using the pad for less than three weeks, many of the patients received
very beneficial relief as well. Taking into account the extended testing
period, eighty-seven percent (87%) experienced significant improvement.
Our tests proved conclusively that the Thermotex™ pad does in
fact deliver a "deeply penetrating yet comfortable muscular relaxing
heat."
Also noted that because of the non-dehydration feature of its element,
the Thermotex™ pad does not create any discoloration or dryness
of the skin surface such as occurs from the use of electric heating
pads on the market today.
There were no adverse effects reported by any of the patients involved
in the test except in one instance, where one patient reported that
his skin became "itchy". After careful and thorough examination,
this reported condition proved to be resultant of a condition not relative
to the pad.
In conclusion, the results of our findings in these test are that the
Thermotex™ pad, as a deep penetrating and symptom relieving therapeutic
heating appliance, is safe, and can be a tremendous benefit in its use,
wherever this type of heat delivery is deemed to be necessary.
Yours very truly,
Dr. Boris Rivkin, M.D. PH.D.
Dr. G Semelka, M.D. F.R.C.P., F.I.C.S.
SURFACE
TEMPERATURE
The
Thermotex™ device can generate heat without direct luminescence
on the dermas thus avoiding issues of dehydration or side effects such
as of blistering and so on. Further, Thermotex™ devices can generate
greater heat at lower levels than can conventional heating pads while
maintaining an overall lower surface temperature (10° C –
17° C lower than the General Electric Solaray heating pad).
Dr. Boris Rivkin and Dr. G. Semelka
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