Medical device designed to improve circulation
GOOD circulation is vital to help keep us mobile and healthy. But growing older, being less active and conditions such as diabetes and osteoarthritis may all slow it down. The result can be tired, aching, heavy feeling legs, or swollen feet and ankles. Few people realise it, but the muscles of the legs and feet contract and relax, acting like a ‘second heart’ to help pump the blood uphill from the feet and ankles, back to the heart. However, poor circulation can make it difficult for your body to return blood from your lower limbs, which can cause them to ache and swell. But now many sufferers are finding a new lease of life, thanks to a revolutionary device that acts as a circulation booster. It is a circular footrest that can weave its magic while you sit back in your armchair and watch TV. It uses clinically proven electrical muscle stimulation (EMS) technology, which sends electrical pulses gently up through the feet and into the body. In a recent clinical trial, this was shown to boost lower leg circulation by 50 per cent in healthy people. This drug-free treatment can be used from just 30 minutes a day and won’t interfere with any existing medication. As it is a classified medical device you can claim back the VAT on it, if eligible, making it even better value for money. The culmination of a century of research, it uses very different technology from inferior models, which may be called massagers or talked about as TENS machines. Instead, EMS is a clinically proven technology that has been used in wider physiotherapy and rehabilitation circles for years. And the circulation booster itself is the subject of a five-year clinical trial programme by the world-renowned research team at Imperial College London. It has a proven track record and is there to help make life easier as we grow older.