After taking in your feedback, we are proud to present to you Dystrophile® ll. The same great Dystrophile® features you've grown to love, just with a few upgrades. Now made from carbon fiber which adds to it's:
-Increased strength and durability
- Lightweight Feel
-Significant longevity
Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy (also known as Complex Regional Pain Syndrome or CRPS) is characterized by pain out of proportion to the injury, edema, vasomotor and trophic changes, stiffness and decreased function. Active exercise that provides a sustained load to the extremity with minimal motion of painful joints provides the stimulus for resolution of this problem.
The Dystrophile® provides a structured exercise program that can be carried out at home by the patient. It can be graded by resistance (up to 12 pounds) and duration (generally three to seven minutes three times a day). The timer and light are activated as soon as the patient reaches the preset resistance.
The patient is positioned on the floor in a quadruped position and pushes down on the handle until the light goes on. While maintaining this pressure, the patient moves the Dystrophile® on the Dystromat or on a rug in a back and forth direction as if scrubbing a floor. If the patient is unable to get on the floor, the Dystrophile® can be placed on a table.
No sympathetic blocks, sympathectomies, IV medication or other invasive techniques have been necessary over a thirty year period utilizing this approach in a large hand practice.
Components
1 - Handle: Patient grips the handle and pushes down until the light goes on. While maintaining this pressure, the patient moves the Dystrophile® in a back and forth motion.
2 - Timer Readout: Records in tenths of a minute as long as patient maintains the pre-set load level.
3 - Reset switch: Push on the button to reset the timer to 0.
4 - Light: Switches on as long as the pre-set load is maintained.
5 - Resistance Knob: Turn clockwise to decrease pressure. Turn counterclockwise to increase pressure.
6 - Caution: Avoid forcefully turning the knob beyond its limits.
7 - Resistance Readout: Resistance pressure is calibrated in pounds (lbs) and kilograms (kg).
8 - Battery compartment (underneath): Unscrew and replace with a 9 volt battery if light grows dim.
9 - Upper Pressure Limit: Internal set screw adjusts upper limit of pressure indicator. This screw is preset at the factory and should never need adjustment.
Don't forget to pick up your Dystro-polish Cleaning kit that was specially engineered to improve performance and extend the life of your Dystrophile® and other plastics.
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