Anatomy of the Knee
Muscles, Tendons & Bones
Back View of Knee
Bands and braces that squeeze the Knee Tendons do not help heal the injury. Amazon is not a medical site. Amazon is a site just to sell stuff, and the bands sold there are not medical devices, they are gimmicks. All those bands are just a way for someone to make money at the expense of your health. In almost all cases, they are likely to make your injury worse. Your Knee Tendonitis is there because a tendon in your knee is injured and swollen. Squeezing the injured tendon tightly with a band just adds to the irritation.
It can feel like Knee Tendonitis has taken over your life.
You want to be able to get back to your usual routine.
You want to stop thinking about Knee Tendonitis Pain and factoring it into every activity.
Even the slightest movement of the leg causes pain when you have bad tendonitis in the knee.
To heal this condition and get back to normal life, without the pain, you just need to take 3 simple steps.
Step 1: Give the area a break and reduce the swelling.
Knee Tendonitis is a problem with inflammation in the tendon in the knee.
The Knee Tendon has become irritated and swollen from repeated small injuries.
The swelling makes it easier to injure the tendon while doing any activity.
This can result in cycle of repeated healing undone by reinjury.
To stop this cycle, first you need to take some time to rest.
Avoid whatever you were doing that caused pain and injury in the first place, and also don't do any strenuous activities that increase the inflammation.
Rest, and use cold compression like ColdCure® to get the swelling down, without using pain killers which really end up making it worse.
Step 2: Protect the area.
Most people have to work and move around at least a little bit so you need a way to protect the injury when you go about your daily life.
Medical Tape (not kinesiology tape) is the best solution for this.
First, get the swelling down with ColdCure® cold compression.
Next, use Medical Tape to protect the injured area as you go about your daily tasks.
Rest as much as you can.
But when you have to move around make sure you are taped up.
Tape reduces how much the skin covering the injury can move, which in turn limits the movement of the injured tissues underneath the skin.
This is a remarkably effective way of protecting injured tissues.
There is a reason you see professional athletes taped up all the time.
It works.
But make sure you use medical tape, not athletic tape that is loaded in toxic chemicals.
You need to wear the tape the whole time you go about doing your daily tasks.
So make sure you use tape that is designed for usage all day, every day.
King Brand Medical tape is safe and effective for all day use.
Step 3: Get blood flow to the injured tissues so they can heal.
Reduce the swelling with cold compression and protect the injury with medical tape.
That will reduce thelikelyhood of reinjury.
If you want, you can also accelerate the healing.
The bigger the healing steps, the faster you will get better.
You do this by promoting blood flow to the area to enable rapid healing.
BFST® is the best way to get blood flow to the area without risking further injury from exercise or massage.
No one has the time or the desire to rest your injury for weeks on end. You want to get back to doing the activities you love as quickly as possible. Lots of rest and protection will typically heal 90% of Knee Tendonitis cases. Some people don't want to wait. Athletes can't wait. For those who want to get rid of the pain and heal in a reduced amount of time, you can use the solution that professional athletes use.
Your Knee Tendonitis is healing 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 Knee Tendonitis is a long process of healing and reinjury. 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. 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.
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.
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 Knee Tendonitis healing.
Rest is critical to reducing reinjury of your knee 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 Knee Tendonitis is all about maximizing the steps forward and minimizing the steps backward. With a focus on rest and regular knee BFST healing treatments, you have the best tools available for finally healing your Knee Tendonitis. 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® Knee Wrap provides superior relief of the swelling and pain that comes with Knee Tendonitis. ColdCure® Knee 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.
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 knee can resume. The ColdCure® Knee Wrap has been custom designed to perfectly fit the large area of the knee tendons, 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™ in the morning and wear it all day to provide your leg with additional support and protection.
You see most professional athletes taped up all the time.
Its 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.
In your case, you are active all day long, so wear the tape for as long as you're moving through the day.
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 Knee Tendon 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 Knee Tendonitis can truly heal - finally.
The King Brand Recovery Packs listed below include everything you need to heal as quickly as possible from your knee injury. 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 underlying knee injury.
Use the BFST® Knee Wrap to stimulate blood flow and provide nutrient rich oxygenated blood flow throughout your knee.
Use the ColdCure® Knee Wrap for superior cold compression to relieve even the most stubborn pain.
The gentle compression also promotes a reduction in inflammation.
Use the KB Tape® to protect your knee from further injury during times of activity.
KB Tape® does this without risking further damage like happens with compression bands.
The Three Piece Recovery Pack includes one Knee BFST®, one Knee ColdCure® and one roll of KB Support Tape™. These are the three most important tools for your injured knee. 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® Knee Wrap is your best choice.
This treatment wrap is used to treat both the front and sides of the knee at the same time.
It doesn't matter where your injury is, the BFST® will bring blood flow through your entire knee.
This Class II medical device actively stimulates healing through your entire knee 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® Knee 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.
If pain is your #1 concern, this is your #1 solution.
With 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?
You want support, and you don't want to sacrifice your range of motion.
Then KB Support Tape™ is your "must have".
Constant re-injury is often the biggest reason your knee doesn't heal.
It heals when at rest but when you get back to your daily routine, 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.
The color is purely your sense of style. Our Pre-Cut Strips are super convenient, but the Continuous Roll gives you more control over how you tape your knee, and you get the most use out of a single roll.
Each order comes with one roll of KB Support Tape™ that is 16 feet long.
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 3-10 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® Knee 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 extension so you can use as much or as little extension as you need.
The BFST® and ColdCure® Knee Wraps extend 26 inches around your knee.
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 achieve the best possible fit and treatment.
Just 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 BFST® or ColdCure® Wrap on the other side.
Adjust to your desired fit.
The purchase of every BFST® and ColdCure® Wrap comes included with the free professional consulting services of our King Brand® Advisors. This added benefit is precious in terms of your treatments and overall recovery. Take advantage of having a supporting team to help guide you through your entire recovery process. We want to help you understand how to use your BFST® and ColdCure® Wraps correctly, in order to get the best results possible for your recovery.
Not only are our Treatment Advisors trained on how to use our products effectively, but they are also thoroughly trained on treating Knee Tendonitis.
Tell them what you need to do, and they can help create a treatment plan that's specific to your individual needs.
Our Advisors spend all day helping people just like you every stage of their recovery.
We are truly dedicated to helping you feel better as quickly as possible.
Talk to us.
Tell us your lifestyle and schedule and let us help you put together a treatment program that will work best for you.
We'll guide you on when and when not to take painkillers and which ones are best if some can actually help.
We have a lot of knowledge to share.
At every point in your recovery, you can call us and we will be there for you.
Why do we care? We're an American company helping Americans in need. A little kindness can go a long way, and that's why our Treatment Advisors are here for you. 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, that ships all of our products 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.
The BFST® Wrap stimulates blood flow through your Knee Tendons while you are at rest. This is very important because while at rest, the blood flow to your Knee Tendon is seriously impeded. It is the oxygen and nutrient-rich blood that enables the healing process, so adequate blood flow is required for your Knee Tendonitis to heal properly and quickly.
There's no doubt about it, for healing most tissue injuries in the body, blood flow is the most critical element in rapid recovery.
The blood flow brings the building blocks for new cell growth.
It carries away the waste and damaged tissue.
It brings antibodies to protect against infection.
Your blood flow supplies the cells in your body with everything it needs and removes much of what needs to be taken away.
While your heart ensures a sufficient supply to your body as a whole, in the individual parts of your body there are a lot of factors that determine how much that area receives.
Motion in local tissue can play a significant factor in blood supply.
But when you are injured, that motion is less and so is that trigger to bring blood to the area.
People often don't understand that motion is enough and that doesn't mean putting a heavy load on your joint.
When you dangle your leg - not lift it - and swing it gently back and forth with limited range of motion, that's enough to stimulate circulation. Adding the weight of your body or doing stressful exercise doesn't improve the flow significantly more than unloaded motion.
The motion plus the added loads can end up resulting in reinjury.
Find light gentle motions that you can do with no pain at all and do those several times each day.
Just move the body part without any strain, you don't need to add more load.
Diathermy is a medical process to promote blood flow in tissue that is at rest.
Diathermy is a process by which energy is sent deep into the body to stimulate blood flow in tissue far below the skin.
An example of diathermy are the ultrasound treatments that people get when they go to physiotherapy.
The challenge with ultrasound is that all diathermic treatments are only effective for up to 4 hours.
But people go to the physio clinic once every couple of days, so they are only getting occasional treatments when their body needs several each day.
Also, ultrasound is an older, more risky process that can damage subdermal tissue, so it needs to be performed by a technician - you can't do it at home.
The good news is that you have an option to ultrasound.
BFST™ devices from King Brand are diathermic devices that people can buy to treat themselves at home.
With a home diathermic device, you can treat yourself multiple times each day and significantly improve your blood flow and the healing process.
And they're more powerful than ultrasound too.
And safer.
An Ultrasound device is very focused and the effective area can be less than 1 square inch in the underlying tissue.
That's why it needs to be constantly moved around, both to cover the whole injury and to prevent the tissue from burning.
BFST devices have massive coverage areas, treating up to 70 square inches without needing to move it around.
They are typically up to 10x more powerful than ultrasound too - and completely safe.
Blood Flow Stimulation Therapy™ (BFST®) gives your injured leg the blood flow it needs to heal quickly and completely. BFST® brings extra oxygen and nutrient-rich blood to the injured area - a requirement for the body to heal itself.
With a King Brand® BFST® Knee Wrap, blood flow can be stimulated in the area of injury while you are at rest. With improved blood flow and without physical activity and the risk of re-injury, you can recover from your Knee Tendonitis or Knee Tendon Surgery at a surprisingly rapid rate.
For optimal results, do 3-4 BFST® treatments per day. Since the effects of each 20 minute treatment last for up to 4 hours, it's best to spread your treatments out over the course of your 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.
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.
Knee Tendonitis 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.
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 Knee Tendonitis, 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 Knee Tendonitis.
While King Brand® makes ColdCure® devices for all parts of the body, there's no better version than the ColdCure® Knee Wrap.
Put it on and you will instantly feel relief and relaxation as it draws the pain and tension out of your knee.
You can walk with it on and it feels wonderful the entire time you are wearing it.
ColdCure® Knee Wraps are made entirely of very stretchy material.
They wrap around your knee comfortably and apply a very gentle pressure over your entire injured 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 stored 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.
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 Knee Tendonitis worse.
Apply KB Support Tape™ to your knee between your BFST® and ColdCure® treatments.
This will provide your injured tissue with additional support and protection.
Our skin is soft and elastic and can stretch much more than the tissue underneath.
When you apply KB Support Tape™ to your skin, it becomes a much more rigid surface than before, serving to limit how much the skin can stretch.
The Tape makes your skin a source of outside support to hold your tissue in place, helping to prevent re-injury.
That's why we call it armor for your injury.
BFST® + ColdCure® Treatments
BFST® for Rapid Healing
ColdCure® for Pain & Swelling
KB Tape™ to Prevent Re-Injury
Combination Therapy means using ColdCure® and BFST® in combination by alternating treatments, as well as using KB Support Tape™. Combination Therapy is much more effective than using just ColdCure® or just BFST®. This is because you're getting both the pain and swelling relief of ColdCure®, the healing benefits of BFST®, as well as the protection and re-injury prevention of KB Support Tape™. The combination results in the absolute best treatment for your Knee Tendonitis.
A very important part of treating your condition is to use the ColdCure® Wrap.
This will help to help reduce 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 your knee, hip, or leg, 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 injured knee for the blood flow that's needed to help heal quickly.
Introduce your BFST® treatments at your less active times of day and before significant exercise if you have to do some.
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, the treatment will not be as effective as if it is just mildly warm.
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 mopping the floor.
Always assess how you are feeling after your activity, as there's a chance you may need to apply your ColdCure® to treat any new inflammation generated during your activities.
The goal with your BFST® Treatments are 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 Knee Tendonitis. 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 is sometimes necessary to relieve the swelling and inflammation generated.
The BFST® will increase your blood flow which is important for faster healing.
KB Support Tape™ is very important to help with your condition's recovery. 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. 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 Knee Tendonitis, 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 tissue healing). The key thing to remember is that long after the pain stops, your underlying 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 leg from re-injury.
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, including KT tape and RockTape 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 areas require larger support, which is why we offer our Wide KB Support Tape™ for Knee Tendonitis.
KB Wide tape is 3" wide instead of the standard 2".
That means a lot more support for your injury.
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.
Your Knee Tendonitis isn't the same as someone else's.
There's no single way to tape a Knee Tendon.
It depends on where you hurt.
Each taping application is going to be applied differently depending on where you're feeling the pain.
When taping your Knee Tendonitis, the best way is to use a 'T' or an 'X' formation.
You can also tape in a "U" shape with the middle of tape on the tendon just below the kneecap and the two sides going up the side of the knee.
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 Knee Tendon.
The last one inch of tape will also be placed with 0% stretch.
The second piece of tape will be placed across the first piece of tape, so the two pieces form an 'X' or a 'T' shape.
This second piece will be three to five inches in length and have a bit of stretch in it too.
Where the two pieces of tape overlap should be where you are feeling the most pain.
This will depend on where your injury is located.
It may be in the middle of your right at the knee or it may be more towards your hip.
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.
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
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 knee 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 Knee Tendonitis 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 the tendons in your knee. 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 knee 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.
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
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, the ColdCure® Wrap immediately reduces 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.
All of our ColdCure® Wraps are entirely made of very soft, stretchy material. They come with 3 swappable cold packs that contain our unique XC RigiGel® formula. 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.
Many people follow the RICE - Rest, Ice, Compression & Elevation - formula when treating a soft tissue injury. While RICE is a popular method, the reality 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.
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, the exact and best temperature for pain relief.
While they may start at about -4°F straight from the freezer, after a few minutes they will go to 32°F and stay at 32°F for a long time.
Not all freezers are the same so we build extra safety into the packs. If you find the gel pack too stiff from the freezer to use in the wrap, that's because it came out too cold to be safe. Leave it out for 1-2 minutes though and it's good to go! Then it will bend enough for inserting it inside the wrap. When the pack is soft enough to bend, it's ready to use for treatment. So simple and so safe!
More Gel = More Cold. XC Gel® packs contain 3x more gel by weight than ordinary gel packs. This means they cover a much larger area. When stored in the freezer, XC Gel® packs have 10x more cooling power than other products. So, you get longer treatments without having to recharge the gel packs as often. It also means faster relief of pain and swelling. Bigger gel packs with more gel inside, plus superior cooling power, ultimately means a better, more effective treatment.
Regular gel packs are notorious for having hot and cold spots. When cold pressure is applied to an injury, the gel starts to warm up in that specific spot faster than the rest of the pack. Our XC RigiGel® packs distribute cold energy evenly throughout the entire gel pack. The energy in our gel packs is transferred from the cold spots to the warm spots much more effectively. This is a valuable improvement as your injury will receive a consistent cold treatment, every time. The temperature balancing power of this gel formula is unmatched.
XC RigiGel® is firm yet flexible. We describe it as 'gel that bends like rubber' because even though it bends and molds to the shape of your body, it always stays in place. Unlike gooey blue gel that easily gets pushed to other areas of the wrap, our gel won't flow away from your injured spot. Even under very extreme pressure, it stays soft, but it won't budge. No matter how much pressure, the gel always stays in place over your injured spot. RigiGel conforms to the painful area for an even, consistent treatment every time.
ColdCure® Leg gel packs are specially designed to conform to the curve of your body to provide your injury with an even distribution of cooling power. Every one of our ColdCure® Wraps comes with gel packs that are custom designed for the body part to ensure the best fit and treatment possible. We don't just use one generic gel pack shape. Every body part is uniquely shaped, which is why all of our gel packs are uniquely shaped too. If you want a product that is 100% designed to treat Knee Tendonitis, you need the ColdCure® Leg Wrap.
The illustration shows the Cold Treatment effective coverage area. The coverage wraps around the curve of your leg, covering the entire area of the injured Knee Tendon.
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.
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.
Do you want to find out how well you are recovering from your Knee Tendonitis? Track your Symptoms and Treatments using our Symptom Tracker. This easy to use tool provides a method for you to log lots of information about what you're experiencing, how you are managing your condition, and how your life is impacting your condition. Our specialists can review the information and provide you valuable feedback on a routine to minimize re-injury and shorten your recovery time.
Think about all the times you've wished you had asked your doctor or therapist about something you forgot to mention. When you see them, they rush you and you're back out the door quickly, and you're kicking yourself for not getting your questions answered. Have questions? At any time, you can request a King Brand Trained Treatment Advisor to reach out to you to answer any questions you might have about your treatments, recovery, symptoms and much more. You can record all the notes and information you want in symptom tracker so the specialist always has all the information possible to give you the best advice. This is much better care than you get with the usual medical network. All this is free as a King Brand customer.
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.
