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King Brand products meet over 20 different safety and quality standards that are far beyond what is required for FDA registration. If we think there is anything that can be done to make our products safer and more effective, we have done it. That is the approach to everything we do and that is why our company and products are so highly regarded.
You may or may not know what damaged your hamstring in the first place. Regardless of the cause, once it's injured past a certain point, daily activities can cause reinjury and prolong your condition. You can be certain though - if you let it heal, you can go back to normal life and not be bothered by it again.
The most important treatment for hamstring injuries is rest. Your body needs some time to heal. Stopping everything isn't possible, but lighten up as much as you can to let the underlying condition improve.
You need to accept an unpleasant fact. Your hamstring is under a lot of strain every day. That activity has an impact on healing, and for a lot of people it is very slow to heal. It is living tissue though. It can heal. It will heal. It just takes longer than most people like.
Your hamstring muscle heals a tiny bit every day. The trouble is, we can't stop walking entirely. So, we do what we can and often, even with that small amount of activity, we reinjure ourselves. We heal every day and we reinjure ourselves most days. Healing a hamstring is a long process of healing and reinjury.32x 56x To get ahead of the problem you need to make the steps forward, the healing steps, as big as you can. You also need to make the steps backward, the reinjury, as small as possible. Rest reduces the reinjury. But what can you do to stimulate healing?
You can accelerate the healing process by stimulating blood flow.1x 2x 7x This is what is happening when Physiotherapists treat you with Ultrasound. Ultrasound is a diathermic medical device that stimulates blood flow in deep tissue to promote circulation, which in turn promotes healing.2x 6x
There is an issue though. The benefits of diathermy treatments only last for around 4 hours. Most people only go to therapy once or twice per week. So, one treatment every two or three days is kind of like taking a Tylenol once every few days to treat a migraine. Once in a while won't solve the problem. You need regular treatments.
As well, Ultrasound requires a technician to treat you - you can't get one yourself to do it at home.
There is a diathermic product you can get to use at home though.
King Brand 'BFST' stands for 'Blood Flow Stimulation Therapy'. BFST devices are diathermic medical devices that promote blood flow. Even better, you can buy one yourself and use at home or wherever you are. This way, you can give yourself diathermic treatments several times each day, maximizing the benefits of this type of medical treatment. Diathermy 4 times per day, every day, will help you heal as fast as you can.13x
Blood flow is key to both the production of new tissue growth and in keeping the injured area nourished and removing waste. Blood flow is essential to hamstring healing.7x 20x
Rest is critical to reducing reinjury of your leg and minimizing the steps backward in the recovery process. BFST will accelerate healing and make your steps forward in recovery as large as possible. Healing quickly from a torn hamstring is all about maximizing the steps forward and minimizing the steps backward. With a focus on rest and regular Leg BFST healing treatments, you have the best tools available for finally healing your hamstring tear. Finally and completely.
To minimize pain and swelling, complete a cold compression treatment any time your pain level increases, or if you have been active. A ColdCure® Leg Wrap provides superior relief of the swelling and pain that comes with Hamstring Injuries. ColdCure® Leg Wraps use cold and compression together, because cold and compression are the two things you need to eliminate pain and swelling as quickly and effectively as possible.26x 51x
The application of cold compression must be uniform and complete if it's going to work the best. The cold will suck out your pain instantly. The compression will reduce swelling and gently squeeze the swelling out of the tissue so healthy blood flow in your hamstring can resume.26x The ColdCure® Leg Wrap has been custom designed to perfectly fit the large area of the hamstring, to ensure that your injury receives an even distribution of pressure and cooling power.
When you're not doing treatments with your BFST® or ColdCure® Wrap, your injured tissue becomes vulnerable to further damage. You don't want to re-injure your already fragile tissue and make your injury worse. Apply KB Support Tape™ between your BFST® and ColdCure® treatments to provide your leg with additional support and protection.
You see most professional athletes taped up all the time. It's because they are injured. But they can't stop doing their thing, so they tape when they are active to try to keep the damage to a minimum.
It's important to note that tight bands around your legs are a very bad idea. When you wear tight bands, they squeeze the area more than they give it support. That squeezing during activity can cause extra rubbing and strain on your ligaments and tendons and inner tissue, likely leading to more injuries over time. Athletes tape because tape gives support from the skin side without squeezing the joint and putting you at further risk. Tight bands and 'supports' that squeeze your hamstring while you are active are very likely to make your condition worse. Tape protects your injury. Compression sleeves do not. They are not at all the same.
So, keep your activity to a minimum while you're on the mend, and tape when you have to be active. In time you will be able to increase your activity level, gradually, as you put your issues behind you for good.
Do this and your Hamstring Injury can truly heal - finally.
King Brand® soft tissue rehabilitation medical products are the #1 choice of top Athletic Therapists and Medical Practitioners worldwide. We provide guaranteed results and customer satisfaction. Like all King Brand® products, there simply isn't a better performing option. All King Brand® products come with a 100% satisfaction guarantee. Try our products and if you're not completely impressed, you can send them back for a full refund. We know you will love them though because hundreds of thousands of people already use them and rave about the results.
The King Brand® products shown are FDA Registered medical devices. That is not all. They have also been registered with Health Canada which means they received twice as much review.
FDA and Health Canada Registration does not mean that we filled out a form to become Registered. Our medical claims are significant, and because of these claims the various agencies have looked deep into our technology.
We have submitted to FDA our proprietary research and technology to back up the claims that we make.
King Brand has participated in far more than a basic registration process. All the agencies have come to our facilities for week-long inspections to ensure that the end user is always receiving the safest, most effective medical devices we can offer. With two different countries of regulators this means our products have twice the oversight, ensuring exceptional quality and performance.
It is not required by the government agencies, but we are also ISO-13485 compliant and registered. This enforces medical standards that are established by the International Standards Organization for global manufacturers of medical devices. This means more on-site, week long, audits every year, ensuring our quality and products meet strict international standards.
Beyond what is required by any regulator, we use only the safest materials in our products. ISO-10993 regulation ensures that our products are made from higher quality materials than most baby products, including diapers. This is the highest bio-compatibility safety standard in the world. This is the highest hospital grade - think Intensive Care and Operating Rooms. Our materials go through ISO-10993 testing to ensure they are safe for you. No consumer products are produced to this high standard.
King Brand products are, in fact, hospital grade through and through. IEC-60601 is the International Standard for Medical Device safety from an electrical standpoint. In spite of the BFST® being an electrical device, BFST® can be used in hospital emergency rooms and operating rooms without affecting other equipment. You can use any medical device with a BFST® and neither device will know the other one is there. This is a very tough standard to meet, but we do it and you benefit.
King Brand products meet over 20 different safety and quality standards that are not required even for medical devices and FDA registration. If we think there is anything that can be done to make our products safer and more effective, we have done it. That is the approach to everything we do and that is why our company and products are so highly regarded.
The King Brand Recovery Packs listed below include everything you need to heal as quickly as possible from your Hamstring Tear. As an added bonus, the Recovery Packs include a big discount that's been built into the package price compared to buying the items individually.
Three Piece Recovery Pack - Save BIG on the Essentials
The Three Piece Recovery Package deal has been created to include the three essential items that you need to heal your torn hamstring.
Use the BFST® Leg Wrap to stimulate blood flow and provide nutrient rich oxygenated blood flow throughout your muscle.
Use the ColdCure® Leg Wrap for superior cold compression to relieve even the most stubborn pain. The compression also gently reduces the inflammation while the cold helps to alleviate the pain.
Use the KB Tape® to protect your hamstring from further injury during times of activity. Wide KB Tape® does this without risking further damage like happens with compression bands.
The Three Piece Recovery Pack includes one Leg BFST®, one Leg ColdCure® and one roll of KB Wide Support Tape®. These are the three most important tools for your injured leg. They work together to heal you, protect you, and reduce the pain.
Four Piece "On The Go" Pack - The Biggest Savings
The Four Piece Recovery Pack is designed for people who are always on the go, and want the convenience of treatments anywhere and at any time.
This bundle includes everything mentioned in our Three Piece Recovery Pack, and also includes our BFST® Battery Pack. With the BFST® Battery Pack, you don't need an outlet. You can take your treatments in the car, on the plane, or wherever your day takes you.
With a full charge on your BFST® Battery Pack, you will have more than enough power to complete all of your treatments for 2 or 3 days between charges.
If you want to just stick with the most essential piece, the BFST® Leg Wrap is your best choice to deal with the underlying injury. Treating any large part of your leg, this Class II medical device actively stimulates healing in your entire leg to get you on the mend ASAP! As is, this device plugs into a wall outlet for 20 minute sessions of comfortable soothing Blood Flow Stimulation. To Stimulate Healing for a quick recovery, it is really all you need. Treat yourself in the morning and at night and before any strenuous activity and your healing process will happen as fast as possible.
If your biggest issue is the pain, then you definitely want the ColdCure® wrap. The ColdCure® Leg Wrap comes with 3 swappable cold packs that contain our unique XC RigiGel® formula. This isn't that 'blue goo' that you get from the drug store, no way. This is super gel. It holds tons more cold and stays cold much longer. Its ice that bends like rubber. It's amazing. The elasticized wrap holds the cold firmly in place against your injury sucking away the pain while it gently reduces swelling and pushes the synovial fluid back into place. If pain is your #1 concern, this is your #1 solution. With the extra gel packs included, you can treat the pain over and over again, never running out of ice.
KB Support Tape™ - Protection from Re-Injury
Too busy to be injured? Have to keep going? Then KB Support Tape™ is your "must have". Constant re-injury is often the biggest reason your muscle doesn't heal. It heals when at rest, but when you get back on your feet the injury gets worse. Athletes are always taped up. That's to prevent against re-injury while they are active. And KB Support Tape™ is the best for that purpose. Taping is very under-appreciated and very effective. If you have to keep moving, you have to tape.
This is not your ordinary tape. It's wider and stronger and made for leg injuries. At 3" wide instead of 2", you get more than twice the support when you form the 'X' over your injured area.
The color is purely your sense of style.
This Rechargeable Battery Pack is designed to make your BFST® Wrap completely mobile. It attaches anywhere on your wrap and lasts for a minimum of 4-10 treatments, depending on what level you're on. This means you can do your treatments wherever you go! You can do treatments in the car, at work, or while you're doing chores around the house, all without being plugged in. Use it wherever the day takes you.
The Battery Pack is easily charged using your BFST® power supply. The indicator lights on the Battery let you know when it needs to be charged again. It takes approximately 4 hours to achieve a full charge when the Battery is at 0%.
The Battery Pack makes it so much simpler to get in your 3-4 BFST® treatments per day, because you don't have to wait around while you're plugged into an outlet anymore.
*The Rechargeable Battery Pack is specifically designed to work with your BFST® Leg Wrap. Your BFST® Wrap comes with the components you need for treatments and to charge the Battery.
The Accessory Strap can provide a more customized fit for the BFST® and ColdCure® Wraps. The strap provides up to 11+ inches of additional extension so you can use as much or as little extension as you need.
Without an accessory strap, the BFST® and ColdCure® wraps fit 26 inches around your leg. We all come in different shapes and sizes and this Accessory Strap will allow you to increase the size of your Wrap to a maximum of 37 inches if required. Simply attach one end of the Accessory Strap to the side of the wrap that has the Velcro patch, and wrap it around until it meets the Wrap on the other side.
An accessory strap can make your wraps more versatile if you want to use it on other parts of your body besides your leg. Adjust your wrap to your desired fit for every body part!
Are Other Parts Starting to Ache? - Our Vibe Massagers Relieve Stiff Muscle Pain
Suffering from a torn hamstring often leads to other parts of your body aching as you attempt to compensate for your sore leg. King Brand Vibe massagers are professional grade units that can unknot tense tissue and free you from the pain and stiffness.
There's no doubt you know the pain of muscle tension.
Lots of people feel it in their feet, their hips, and even their back.
Muscle pain can ruin your day and it can ruin your sleep.
If you haven't used a professional massager before, it's time you try one.
You'll love it.
20 minutes of targeted massage on any part of your body leaves you feeling so relaxed. You can really feel the difference.
Long after your injury is forgotten you'll still be using your massager. It will become your new best friend.
The Vibe Max shown here is our most powerful and versatile hand held massager that gives excellent results at an affordable price.
There are 3 Key Factors:
1. The severity of your injury.
2. The amount of reinjury you do.
3. Proactive treatments you apply.
What is the recovery time?
What people really want to know is, "When will the pain be gone and I can return to normal life?".
That's very different than when your tissue is actually fully healed.
Long before the Hamstring Injury is fully healed, you will be doing most of what you could do before.
If it's a very minor tear and you really protect it to not reinjure it, the pain can subside in 2 weeks.
Once the pain is gone you can start to slowly go back to normal life and if you do it carefully you will probably be doing what you did before the injury within 1-2 months.
Even though you return to normal activity and have no pain, the tissue is still healing underneath and it probably will be doing so for an additional 3 months after that.
So, for a minor tear, pain gone: 2-3 weeks, Normal life: 8 weeks, tissue as-good-as-new: 3 months.
If it's a moderate tear and you really protect it to not reinjure it, the pain can subside in 6 weeks.
Once the pain is gone you can start to slowly go back to normal life and be doing what you did before within 3 months.
Fully healing the underlying tissue to good-as-new in about 6 months.
For a major tear, if you really protect it, the pain can largely subside to almost nothing in 6 months.
Once the pain is gone, slowly go back to what you did before within 10-16 months.
Fully healing the underlying tissue to good-as-new in about 2 years.
At this point, people want to know what they can do to speed up the process.
There are definitely things you can do to proactively speed the healing process.
You don't have to do them but athletes and those who want to shorten the healing time as much as possible will use diathermic processes like BFST and Ultrasound.
It will heal on it's own, even without those proactive steps.
It will just take longer.
The short-list of things to avoid are to not drive through the pain, avoid using painkillers, and avoid exercising and stretching that can make the situation worse. As long as you are still in the painful stage, stretching is bad, not good. Physiotherapy is also for after you get past the painful period - it's good then, but it can be damaging if started too soon. If you aren't happy with the best case healing times, don't do things that are going to drag out the injury.
Physiotherapists and doctors recommend stretching and strengthening exercises because it helps to promote blood flow through your injured leg. When we are injured, we need to reduce our activity, and that leads to a weakening of the muscles called Atrophy. In the early days of recovery, it is only the motion that we need to pump the muscle. We don't need to bear a lot of weight on the leg. Really, as long as you don't feel pain, whatever activity you are doing is probably okay. So in the early days of recovering, the early days of PT, the key is motion, not exercise.
Physiotherapy is also intended to help strengthen the surrounding muscles to rebuild that lost muscle once you are on the mend. But, it can be harmful if heavy stretching and exercises are started too early.33x 52x Your injury first needs to stabilize, and in order to stabilize the injury you need to rest. If you still have significant injury, any physiotherapy you do should start off very light.
Our advice is, don't start Physical Therapy until your condition has stabilized. When you start, if you feel pain during or after PT, speak up! Your clinician can't feel what you feel, so it is very important to advocate for yourself during physio. Let them know how it feels at each stage so they can use that as a guide to treat you properly. PT is not supposed to hurt and if it does you may be re-injuring your leg. Never drive through the pain. If your physio recommends you work through the pain you should consider a different therapist.
When you rest, your blood flow slows down which doesn't help your injury heal. This is why BFST® is so important to start early on in your recovery. The BFST® will increase blood flow when you can't exercise and stretch aggressively. This enables exchange of nutrients and waste throughout the area - to promote the healing process. So, with BFST, you can have increased circulation for hours even though your actual motion of your leg is quite light and that is invaluable to your hamstring.
BFST stimulation also helps prevent reinjury when you become more active. Giving your knee BFST before any activity triggers the hamstring muscles as though there is significant exercise going on. Think of it as a warm-up lap for your leg before you actually start the exercise. That warm-up is invaluable in preventing reinjury, particularly if you were fairly immobile beforehand. Start BFST early. The earlier the better! Use the BFST® to warm up your hamstring before PT and before any other heavy activity. This will help prevent further injury as a result of the PT activity.
At the beginning of your injury, even before the injury has had a chance to stabilize and long before you start physio, the ColdCure® Wraps will help keep the pain and swelling under control. Cold compression is highly recommended to stabilize a fresh injury. And when you are active, invariably, you're going to aggravate your condition to some degree. If you're very active, you may aggravate it a lot! After any activity where you may have aggravated your injury, use cold compression to minimize the negative impact and stabilize your leg muscle. Always use your ColdCure® wrap after any heavy activity and after PT.
The KB Support Tape™ should be applied every morning and worn all day long to help prevent re-injury, including to PT. It protects you when you move. KB Tape is armor for your injury. For many people, King Brand® products, used in the comfort of your own home, are all that is required without having to attend and pay for Physical Therapy appointments. Because you don't have to move to use them, the King Brand BFST® and ColdCure® Wraps can be started any time in your recovery process.
I bought the ice, the ColdCure and the BFST for the leg. My brother also got two of the ColdCure because I told him they were amazing.
I feel like so many more people would benefit from your products. I get mad that doctors don't say "hey let's try to do this" rather then moving straight away to surgery.
I could barely walk, and after three treatments I felt amazing.
Thank you so much.
Lynelle from MassachusettsBFST Leg, ColdCure Leg Feb 21, 2024
The BFST® Wrap stimulates blood flow through your Hamstrings while you are at rest. This is very important because while at rest, the blood flow to your Hamstrings is seriously impeded. It is the oxygen and nutrient-rich blood that enables the healing process, so adequate blood flow is required for your Hamstrings to heal properly and quickly.
The BFST® device is easy to use. Put it on, plug it in, turn it on and sit back and relax. BFST® treatments feel great. People often notice a slight tingling sensation and warmth deep in their leg as the BFST® starts the blood flowing. The effects of each 20 minute treatment last for up to 4 hours. There is minimal additional benefit to treatments past 20 minutes. Spreading the treatments out over the course of the day is much more effective than doing back-to-back treatments.
For best results, spread your treatments out over the course of the day. An ideal treatment regimen would be one treatment first thing in the morning, another treatment in the afternoon, a treatment in the evening and the last treatment of the day right before bed.
For best results, the BFST is designed to be used over exposed skin. Using it through clothing will reduce the transmitted energy somewhat although a treatment through light clothing is much better than no treatment at all. You do not need to put it tight on your skin either. Simply wrap it around your leg gently. If there are gaps between the wrap and your skin, the energy easily passes right through the space and goes deep into your hamstring.
BFST® treatments are very comfortable and soothing. The BFST® uses Electromagnetic Energy to stimulate blood flow underneath the surface of the skin. It is warm, but not hot. It does not vibrate like a massager. (You shouldn't use a massager on soft tissue injuries) It does not cause your muscles to tense in jolts like with a TENS machine. (TENS machines are very bad for soft tissue injuries) The BFST® isn't supposed to do either of those things. Rather, it is soothing and sometimes gives you a gentle tingling sensation in the treatment area. BFST® treatments are very pleasant and enjoyable.
Don't be confused, while the treatments feel gentle they are still very powerful. Think about an X-RAY or an MRI. Even though you don't feel the energy during those procedures, a lot of energy is definitely going deep into your body. If you put your ear close to the BFST® when it is on, you can actually hear it going through the cycles. It's very subtle, but you can hear it if you listen. It isn't just delivering one energy level at one frequency. It's quite complex. Just like an MRI machine, the BFST® buzzes and hums and gets louder and more quiet as it goes through the treatment cycle. It sounds just like a mini-MRI machine. Over the 20 minute treatment period it goes through a treatment cycle to deliver the most energy in the most effective way. It is designed to help give you the fastest healing time possible, in the comfort of your home.
During each BFST® treatment you will only feel a mild warming sensation. At any point during your treatment, it feels hot you are using it on too high of a setting and you should turn it down to a lower setting. After several treatment sessions, the treatments will feel like they are getting less and less warm. This is ideal. This is your body responding to the BFST® treatments by increasing your subdermal blood flow. The more BFST® treatments you do, the less warmth you're going to feel. This is a good sign. Your tissue is becoming more healthy. Your body is getting stronger. This means that your circulation through your injury is improving, and your injury is improving. When the feeling of warmth during a treatment is almost all gone, this is the signal that it is time to move up to the next level. People usually move up to the second level after a few weeks of treatment.
You're a great company. This kept me from having to have arthroscopic surgery.
Doctors like to give you two or three of those, and then they tell you, "you have bone on bone and we better go ahead and give you a new knee".
Those doctors did some strange things to my poor leg. And they made me walk forever to get some x-rays.
I didn't even go to the first arthroscopic surgery. I thought, let's see if we can do this naturally. So I started looking online and found King Brand.
Using it (BFST) three times a day, I didn't have surgery. I have no pain now, and my knee meniscus grew back! And I sing the praises of this company to everybody who tells me they're in pain.
If you have questions, the awesome people at King Brand are there to answer them. It's like calling customer service in the United States in the 60s or 70s. Thank you so much for being so helpful.
Lauren from CaliforniaBFST KneeMay 03, 2023
Knee Injuries can be so painful and debilitating that it causes us to rely heavily on pain killers. But honestly, pain killers are not your friend. It is understandable that you are looking for the relief from pain. Remember, though, the pain is there to stop us from hurting the area further. The pain is your body saying please stop doing that! While pain killers are a welcome relief, they can be dangerous to take when you're active. Pain killers can completely block the pain signal, making you unaware of any further damage you could be doing to your leg. Pain killers should be restricted to times of rest.25x 50x
When it comes to pain killers, some products are much more effective than others. Some can actually help your injury when used correctly and others will only make it worse. According to the National Institute of Health, our own government body tells us that Acetaminophen overdose is the leading cause for calls to Poison Control Centers (>100,000/year) and accounts for more than 56,000 emergency room visits. And acetaminophen (Tylenol) won't help you get better one bit. It only puts you at risk of more injury. If you want help choosing the right pain killer and want advice on how to use it more safely and correctly, give us a call at 1-844-672-9440. We will give you excellent guidance. No charge. No purchase necessary.
To maximize healing and minimize pain and swelling, complete a BFST® treatment right before bed. We can give you advice on medication you can take to reduce the pain and help you heal while you sleep. The BFST® treatment will work towards healing while you sleep, and the medication will work to relieve the pain and inflammation so that you can experience restful sleep. During the day, ColdCure® treatments are the best choice to continue to reduce inflammation while you are active. Our medical grade injury tape, KB Support Tape™, is excellent for reducing reinjury and pain when you need to be active as well. If you're in pain, give us a call now for free advice 1-844-672-9440.
For dealing with the swelling and pain associated with a hamstring injury, nothing works better than cold and compression.
ColdCure® technology was developed specifically to address the need for a cold compression device that does not freeze the skin and underlying tissue. As a result, ColdCure® therapy can be applied for extended periods of time, providing superior relief from the swelling and pain that comes with a torn hamstring injury. While King Brand® makes ColdCure® devices for all parts of the body, there's no better version than the ColdCure® Leg Wrap. Put it on and you will instantly feel relief and relaxation as it draws the pain and tension out of your leg and body. You can walk with it on and it feels wonderful the entire time you are wearing it.
ColdCure® Leg Wraps are made entirely of very stretchy material. They wrap around your hamstring comfortably and apply a very gentle pressure over your entire muscle area. The wrap comes with 3 swappable cold packs that contain our unique XC RigiGel® formula. XC RigiGel® holds its form and doesn't migrate to other areas of the wrap, meaning it always stays in place to treat your injured area. The gel won't move, even when put under heavy pressure for long periods of time. The gel packs are inserted inside the wrap one at a time, so you can have the other two charging in the freezer to keep your therapy going. Do your ColdCure® treatments in 20 minute intervals throughout the day, or as long as you need the relief.
Not all support tape is created equal. At King Brand®, our tape is medical tape, not athletic tape. This means our Tape is manufactured to ISO 10993 standards, which ensures that our Tape is made from extremely safe, biocompatible materials. Our Tape is actually made from safer materials than most baby products, including toys, clothing and even diapers. Don't let the big brand tapes fool you. Most of them are made from toxic materials, because there are no standards for athletic tape like there are for medical tape. Some big brand tape glues even contain carcinogenic ingredients. At King Brand®, your health and safety are of utmost importance, which is why KB Support Tape™ is manufactured to such high standards.
Larger muscles require larger support, which is why we offer our Wide KB Support Tape™ for Hamstring Injuries. Our Wide KB Support Tape™ is available in 2 different colors: Black & Beige. There's no functional difference between the colors, they just allow you to express your personal style.
Each taping application is going to be applied differently depending on where you're feeling the pain. When taping your Hamstring Injury, the best way is to use a 'T' or an 'X' formation. The first piece of tape is going to be applied along the length of the Hamstring muscle, starting behind the knee. This piece of tape will be eight to 10 inches in length, depending on your preference. The end one inch of tape is going to be placed with 0% stretch. This is called your 'anchor'. The anchor helps keep the tape in place so it doesn't peel off prematurely. Once you have your anchor placed, stretch the tape about 50% and lay it along the length of your Hamstring. This will help provide additional support to your hamstring muscle. The last one inch of tape will also be placed on your upper hamstring with 0% stretch.
The second and third piece of tape will lay perpendicular to the first piece of tape and will be three to five inches in length. Where the two pieces of tape overlap is where you are feeling the most pain. This will depend on where your injury occurred. It may be in the middle of your hamstring, it may be more towards your knee, or it may even be higher up towards the top of your hamstring. Application is entirely dependent on where you're feeling the pain. Again, you will want the first and last one inch of tape to be applied with 0% stretch to be your anchor. The middle of the tape will be stretched out with roughly 50% stretch.
With taping, it's important to follow your pain. Where the pain is felt the most, is where the tape should overlap. This is where you will have the most support. Over time, your pain may migrate. If it does, change where you are taping to continue providing yourself with the best injury protection possible.
Before they get injured, most people have never heard of King Brand. There was no need. Our purpose is highly specialized. But after they've experienced King Brand, our customers never forget us.
At King Brand, we want you to have the best experience possible. We want you to get better. We want to teach you how to use our products, and how to get the best results. Our team of Treatment Advisors spend countless hours being trained on how to support our customers as best as they can. They are endlessly learning how to treat specific injuries and how each of our products work. And that's all they do. All day long they guide people on how to treat soft tissue injuries exactly like yours.
15 years since our beginning. And every year we've continued to improve our products. We constantly improve them to make them more and more effective. We have invested heavily into our technology and that's why the products work so well.
We now have thousands of 5 star reviews from very happy customers. We have shipped over 500,000 products to over 300,000 injured customers. Many of them have received our personal coaching on how to get the best results. We reach out to all of our customers after their products are delivered to offer our support and knowledge.
Our Treatment Advisors aren't sales staff. They have no expectation to sell our products. There are no commissions. Their job is to help you get better. Our Treatment Advisors will only help educate you on how to get the best results using our products. They will honestly let you know if our products aren't able to assist you with your healing.
The products work incredibly well. The Treatment Advisors are here to support you. People who've used King Brand products before, always come back to us if they have another injury. They search for us by name because they remember how well we helped with their last injury. We have many, many customers who were so happy with their experience that they come back over and over again to buy products for family and friends. People recommend King Brand and that's the best testimony of all.
And you have a money back guarantee. We will help you get better.
You've got wonderful customer service, I'm telling you.
If your products work as good as your customer service, I feel good about it.
How many places can you go where you get to talk to someone who actually knows something?
You know. You don't push. You just explain things, and it kind of sells itself.
I'm just really happy that you're taking care of me, it's very nice.
Victor from OklahomaWide Roll Tape | ColdCure Back | BFST Back Aug 09, 2025
BFST® + ColdCure® + KB Tape™
BFST® for Rapid HealingColdCure® for Pain & SwellingKB Tape™ to Prevent Re-Injury
Combination Therapy means using ColdCure® and BFST® in combination by alternating treatments, as well as using KB Support Tape™ between your treatments. Combination Therapy is much more effective than using just one product or the other. This is because you're getting the pain and swelling relief of ColdCure®, the healing benefits of BFST®, and the protection and re-injury prevention of KB Support Tape™, resulting in the absolute best treatment for your Hamstring Injury.
A very important part of treating your injury is to use the ColdCure® Wrap to help reduce not only the visible swelling you may see on the surface, but also the inflammation you may have and cannot see, deep down in the soft tissue. You can use it several times a day. Use it anytime you want pain relief and after any significant exercise of the injury even if it doesn't hurt afterward.
You should rely more heavily on ColdCure® treatments immediately after exercise because the inflammation will continue to re-develop when you are active. Being aggressive with back to back cold treatments after exercise will give your body a chance to get ahead of the inflammation, and prepare your injury for the blood flow that's needed to help heal quickly.
If you are having a hard time identifying whether you have inflammation, here's a quick trick. If you are feeling a sharp stabbing pain, this is your body letting you know that you're pushing yourself too far. If you feel a dull ache that is intensifying, either during activity or after activity, this would be the inflammation starting to build up. Apply your ColdCure® Leg Wrap any time you're feeling that dull ache start to intensify.
Introduce your BFST® treatments at your less active times of day and before significant exercise. Keep your swelling and inflammation under control with ColdCure® but do not use ColdCure® and BFST® close together. Use BFST® in the morning, before bed, and after longer periods of resting your injury. When doing your treatments, you should only feel a slight warming sensation. At any time if it feels HOT or uncomfortable, discontinue use as you still have too much inflammation and swelling to complete a treatment.
Each BFST® Treatment will last only 20 minutes, but the increase in blood flow will last up to four hours. Ideally your treatments should be spaced out throughout the day, so you can promote good blood flow all day long. If you can't do 3-4 treatments a day, your two most important treatments are first thing in the morning, and right before you go to bed. This will ensure that you have a great start to your day and you can rest well at night.
If you are planning on being active throughout the day, complete a BFST® treatment before any type of physical activity. It can be as simple as going for a walk, or even doing the dishes. Always assess how you are feeling after any activity, as there's a chance you may need to apply your ColdCure® to treat any new inflammation developing during your activity.
The goal with your BFST® Treatments is not to increase on the levels as quickly as possible, but to condition your circulatory system to allow for the much needed increased blood flow. Staying on the lowest level to where you feel any warmth - remember it's just a slight warmth - will be the most effective way to start healing your injury. When can you move up to the next level? You can move up in levels when you feel barely any warmth from the wrap at all. This means that you've successfully conditioned your circulation and you're ready to move up. Some people can move up in a few weeks, some people it takes a lot longer. It just depends on how well your body adjusts to the increase in blood flow.
Do a ColdCure® treatment any time you experience a pain flare-up or after any physical activity to prevent further injury and reduce swelling and inflammation. Remember, staying on top of your inflammation will allow you to complete more BFST® treatments throughout the day.
Wait 30-45 minutes after your ColdCure® treatment before doing another BFST® treatment. This time will allow the blood flow and body temperature to regulate again. Refrain from using ColdCure® within the 4 hours following your 20 minute BFST® treatment, unless you notice an increase in pain during your BFST® Treatment.
ColdCure® treatments will slow down the blood flow, which isn't ideal, but sometimes necessary to relieve the swelling and inflammation that's developing.16x The BFST® will increase your blood flow which is important for faster healing.
KB Support Tape™ is very important to help with your hamstring injury. As you move throughout the day, your skin and your tendons move with you. Using the KB Support Tape over your injury will make your skin less flexible - therefore protecting your injury - without restricting your range of motion. KB Support Tape™ can be used at the same time as your BFST® and ColdCure® Treatments without any issues, but try to have your first BFST® treatment of the day without the KB Support Tape™ applied. After your BFST® treatment has been completed, then apply the tape. Removing the tape before the last BFST® treatment of the day will provide the best results.
When you're recovering from soft tissue injuries, the pain ends long before you've finished healing. In fact, the pain is usually gone once your tissue is about 20-30% healed. The entire healing process is very complex, and takes much longer than most people realize. (You can click here for the full story on how the body heals). The key thing to remember is that long after the pain stops, your injury is still healing. This means you need to keep doing BFST® treatments in order to complete the healing process. Doing regular BFST® treatments for several months after the pain is gone is extremely beneficial. Do a BFST® treatment prior to any physical activity. This will act as a warm up for your circulatory system. You should also continue to use KB Support Tape™ to help protect the affected area from re-injury.
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BFST® Wraps are Class II FDA Registered medical devices. They comply with hundreds of pages of regulations and standards that are in place to keep you safe and ensure effective treatments. BFST® devices are designed and tested to extremely high standards of quality, safety and performance. Consumer grade products aren't - because they're not FDA Registered.
The Blood Flow Stimulation Therapy® (BFST®) Wrap is designed to promote blood flow in injured tissue below the dermal (fat and skin) layer. Utilizing our proprietary Energy Web®, specially controlled and incredibly safe, low levels of EMR energy envelop your Hamstrings (also known as the Biceps Femoris, Semitendinosus and Semimembranosus) and stimulate blood flow in the soft tissue deep beneath the skin. The resulting stimulation brings oxygen and nutrient-rich blood to the injured area, accelerating the healing process.
BFST® Wraps come with a 3 level power controller. Everyone should start their treatments at Level 1 and work their way through the levels gradually as their Hamstring Injury heals. Proceeding immediately to Level 2 or 3 will not speed up the healing process. You need to condition the body first.
During your first treatments on Level 1, you may feel a slight warming sensation deep within your Hamstrings. This is because, at first, your circulation is poor. The more treatments you do, the better your circulation will become, and the less warmth you will feel. This is good. As the warmth lessens from treatment to treatment, this is an indication that your circulation is improving. Better circulation means blood flow all the time, not just during treatments. This is the goal. When you feel almost no warmth during a treatment, it is time to move up to the next power level. Don't rush it though, more heat doesn't mean better treatment. In fact, less heat means better treatment, so take your time moving up in levels.
BFST® Wraps are far superior to heating pads. BFST® Wraps work to actively heal your tissue damage. Heating pads can't do this. BFST® Wraps stimulate healthy blood flow in the area of your injury, deep below the skin. This creates an ideal environment for healing. All heating pads do is bring blood to the surface of your skin, making it hot to the touch. The difference between a BFST® Wrap and a heating pad is huge.
The Energy Web® of the BFST® Leg device is enclosed inside a soft, comfortable neoprene wrap. The Wrap molds the Energy Web® around your Hamstrings to ensure that the entire injured area receives an even distribution of energy. The straps attached to the wrap make it easy to find the right fit. You don't need to remove the BFST® Wrap once your treatment ends. Simply unplug the controller and keep wearing it to act as a reminder of your injury.
What sets KB Support Tape™ apart from the rest? It's not athletic tape, it's medical tape. This means our Tape is manufactured to ISO 10993 standards, which ensures that our Tape is made from extremely safe, biocompatible materials. Our Tape is actually made from materials that are safer than most baby products, including diapers, toys and clothing. Don't let the big brand tapes fool you. Most of them are made from toxic materials, because there are no standards for athletic tape. Some big brand athletic tape glues even contain carcinogenic ingredients. At King Brand®, your health and safety is of utmost importance, which is why KB Support Tape™ is manufactured to such high standards.
ColdCure® Wraps are FDA Registered Class I medical devices. They exceed all government and health agency regulatory requirements for cold therapy, specifically for use in treating soft tissue injuries. When applied, ColdCure® Wraps immediately reduce the risk of further damage from excessive swelling. Doctors and Therapists agree that controlling swelling is a fundamental part of reducing long-term permanent damage resulting from soft tissue injuries.
ColdCure® RigiGel® packs are much safer and more effective than ice and products that use mushy blue gel. Why? Because RigiGel® packs are like ice, but they stay at 32°F.
While XC Gel® packs are designed to be stored in the freezer, you can store them in the fridge if you find them too cold from the freezer. Not all freezers are the same. If you find that the gel is too stiff from the freezer, leave it out for 1-2 minutes before inserting it inside the wrap. When the pack is soft enough to bend, it's ready to use for treatment.
Many people use the RICE - Rest, Ice, Compression & Elevation - method when treating a soft tissue injury such as a pulled Hamstring. What most of these people probably don't realize is that using ice can be very dangerous. The truth is that ice can actually freeze your skin and numb your nerves, causing 'cold burns' and even permanent damage to your skin and underlying tissue. The proper solution is RCCE® - Rest, Cold, Compression & Elevation. We don't want to apply ice, we want to apply cold that is just above freezing. Yes, you want cold, and lots of it - but not so cold that it is below the freezing point of water.
XC Gel® packs provide the best in coverage and cold power. They contain 3x more gel per lb than other products, for complete coverage of your Hamstrings. When stored in the freezer, our XC Gel® packs have
10x more cooling power per lb than other products. This means faster, more effective relief of your pain and swelling. It also means longer treatment times without having to get up and swap the packs as often.
ColdCure® Leg gel packs are custom designed to mold to your Hamstrings. This ensures that the entire injured area receives an even distribution of cooling power. We don't just use one common gel pack with all of our wraps. All of our gel packs are specially designed for a specific part of the body. Every body part is uniquely shaped, which is why every one of our gel packs is uniquely shaped too. This product has 100% been designed to treat Hamstring Injuries.
While regular gel packs have hot and cold spots, our gel packs have an evenly balanced cold temperature. Our unique
XC RigiGel® formula eliminates hot spots by distributing the cold energy evenly throughout the pack. This means your Hamstring Injury will receive the cooling power of the entire gel pack during every treatment. The amazing temperature-balancing power of XC RigiGel® can only be found in a ColdCure® Wrap.
XC Gel® packs have 2 different colored sides: a white side and a gold side. Both sides have all the same benefits that our outstanding XC RigiGel® formula has to offer! XC Gel® packs can be inserted inside the pack with the white side facing towards your hamstring or away from your hamstring since they're not side specific.
No one wants to sit on hold for hours, just to have a simple question answered. Now you don't have to wait! King Brand Treatment Advisors are available 7 days a week to take your calls. At King Brand, we put a lot of focus into our Customer Service and support for our customers. After all, whoever answers the phone, is the face of the company. You will always be met by kind and compassionate Treatment Advisors, who are thoroughly trained on how the products work, and help to guide you through the entire recovery process. Not sure if you're suffering from an Hamstring Injury? As Treatment Advisors, we can recommend what products will best suit your injury. Our team of Treatment Advisors are extremely knowledgeable when it comes to Hamstring Injuries and would like to help you get back on your feet as quickly as possible. We can even help you create a treatment plan that is specific to your schedule. The free professional consulting services of our King Brand® Treatment advisors comes because we care about you. We spend all day helping people just like you recover from their Hamstring Injuries.
Why do we care? We're an American company helping Americans in need. A little kindness can go a long way. You're injured and in pain, and we want to help you get better. As a customer, feel confident that you're ordering from a US company. Everything is made in the USA and it all ships from within the US. Shipping is quick and you'll be receiving a high quality medical device that will continue to work for years to come.
I have to tell you, I've just been pleasantly amazed within a weeks time the difference. Just ecstatic actually. Today I did what I'm going to call "normal things" because I haven't done normal for over 2.5 months like biking, pickleball.
Jane from Ohio BFST Leg | ColdCure Leg | Pre-Cut Tape May 24, 2023
We have several of your electromagnetic wraps and we love them all. We're always amazed by how much they help, and you guys are awesome too!
Lauren from California BFST Leg Jul 05, 2023
While many websites sell "athletic apparel" or "consumer goods," King Brand® products are FDA Registered Medical Devices. This means our therapeutic claims are substantiated and our materials meet ISO 10993 biocompatibility standards for prolonged skin contact. Because this is professional-grade technology, we recommend a formal physician's diagnosis to ensure you are applying these protocols to the correct injury.
