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5.0 out of 5 starsExcellent device, and it's about time it is offered for sale in this country.
ByStudebaker Hochon February 21, 2017
Verified Purchase
I've been using the Actipatch for years. It definitely works, but I've always had to buy them from Canada because our ridiculous FDA saw fit to hold up over-the-counter approval of such a thoroughly harmless and extremely helpful and effective device. I bought my first Actipatch in 2009, and I have watched over the years as Bioelectronics has improved the quality of these devices. The knee device, which I received today, is no exception. The brace which holds the actual Actipatch mechanism in place is quite sturdy, and constructed of tough one-size-fits-all elastic straps with Velcro to affix it to your knee. I'm wearing it right now, as I write this review. The Actipatch is quite comfortable, and you will get used to it very quickly.
I injured my knee in an athletic incident over 25 years ago, and I never had surgery for the torn cartilage and tendons that resulted. This patch works very well for me. After a few days of wearing it, the stiffness and discomfort I live with is greatly reduced, and the relief lasts for days. The device itself works through pulsed electromagnetic field therapy (PEMF). It does not work through magnetism, as other reviewers have suggested. The device is electronic, powered by a button battery, and it sends out pulsed high frequency electromagnetic waves which basically "pulse" edema away from the area, and it reduces swelling and inflammation. As I said, I've been using it for 8 years now, and so has my wife, who has seen her carpal tunnel syndrome alleviated tremendously by using an Actipatch.
I cannot recommend this device more enthusiastically. I've been a Bioelectronics customer for years, and I will continue to be.
