To heal Shoulder Bursitis you need to treat the underlying injury that started the problem in the first place. In most cases this is a tear in the muscle but sometimes it can come from isometric strain. To heal you need to rest, reduce inflammation, and protect the damaged tissue from reinjury. If you want to really speed up healing, then stimulate blood flow to the injury with BFST.
You may or may not know what caused your Shoulder Bursitis 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 Shoulder Bursitis 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 shoulder is a heavily used joint and due to day-to-day activity, it is very slow to heal.
It is very resilient tissue though.
It can heal.
It will heal.
It just takes a bit longer than you wish.
Your Shoulder Bursitis heals a tiny bit every day.
The trouble is, we can't stop using our shoulder.
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 your Shoulder Bursitis can be 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 it 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.
You have a lot of bursas in your shoulder, although probably only one of them is injured right now. Their purpose is to act as a slippery pillow between the muscles, ligaments, tendons and bones in your shoulder. They're filled full of synovial fluid, which is a very helpful component of healing. Your bursae protect all the tissues in your shoulder from rubbing and pushing on each other as you move. And when one of those other kinds of tissues does get injured, your bursa produces more synovial fluid and swells more and becomes more slippery. This is a natural defence to try to add more protection to the injured tissue. (It's worth learning about it if you want to follow this link about Shoulder Bursitis Anatomy and Health.)
Blood flow is key to both the production of new healthy tissue, keeping it nourished, and removing waste.
So yes, blood flow is critically important to the recovery of your Shoulder Bursitis.
Typically, exercise and strenuous activity increase blood flow, but when you are injured you need to rest.
Rest and Blood flow are essential to your bursa healing.
Rest is critical to reducing reinjury of your muscle 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 Shoulder Bursitis is all about maximizing the steps forward and minimizing the steps backward.
With a focus on rest and regular buttock and thigh BFST healing treatments, you have the best tools available for finally healing your Shoulder Bursitis.
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® Shoulder Wrap provides superior relief of the swelling and pain that comes with Shoulder Injuries. ColdCure® Shoulder 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 synovial fluid back into the middle of the joint where it will protect and heal the tissue. This is why the ColdCure® Shoulder Wrap has been custom designed to perfectly fit the top and sides of the shoulder, to ensure that your injury receives an even distribution of pressure and cooling power.
Whether you know that you have Shoulder Bursitis, or you suspect that you're dealing with Shoulder Bursitis, it's always recommended to try and get an X-Ray or MRI to get a proper diagnosis.
Afterall, the more you know, the better you can take care of your injury.
If you do know, you should tape your shoulder to help prevent re-injury from your activities throughout the day.
You see most professional athletes taped up because they inevitably get injured, and they can't stop doing their thing, so they tape when they are active to try to keep the damage to a minimum.
KB Support Tape™ is the perfect complement to a quick recovery.
Without restricting your range of motion, KB Support Tape™ is powerful, even if you can't feel it.
Perfectly protecting your Shoulder Bursitis, KB Support Tape™ provides maximum protection so you don't have to deal with the constant re-injury cycle that quite often comes from Shoulder Bursitis.
Your shoulder moves a lot through the day, and when you're injured you feel every little movement.
You can't stop and wait for your Shoulder Bursitis to go away.
KB Support Tape™ is designed to protect your tendons, muscles and ligaments and prevent further damage as you go through the day.
You need to stop that painful re-injury process to make a full recovery.
You don't want to re-injure your fragile tissue and make your bursa injury worse.
Apply KB Support Tape™ every morning to provide your shoulder with support and protection.
Taping shoulder injuries can vary based on which muscles are involved in the injury.
For Shoulder Bursitis you want to tape directly on the injury location based on where it hurts.
You will see so many suggested ways to tape online but most of them will not help.
Let the pain guide you.
Make an "X" with the tape right where it hurts.
Maybe that is on the upper arm area.
Maybe it is on the back or the chest near the shoulder.
Or maybe it is on top of the shoulder.
Regardless of where it is located you want to focus your taping there.
Talk to our treatment advisors for more help with taping your specific injury.
Regardless of what started your Shoulder Bursitis, the difficulty with recovering from a shoulder problem is because it's vulnerable to chronic re-injury.
This re-injury is happening every time you do an activity that involves the use of the shoulder (moving your arm, lifting something, etc).
When you rest, you heal.
When you're active, you aggravate the injury.
It's a classic case of one step forward and another step back!
To get past this chronic condition you need to make the steps forward (the healing) as big as possible and the steps backward (the reinjury) as small as possible.
This is where these products make a huge difference.
We make the forward steps bigger and the backward steps smaller and you get better faster as a result.
These are the products that you need to heal quickly, and relieve pain quickly.
For faster healing, you need the BFST® Shoulder Wrap.
This electrically powered device stimulates the healing process deep in the injured tissue and maximizes the amount of healing your body does is a given time.
You will heal more quickly with BFST treatments.
For superior pain relief and to reduce swelling, you need the ColdCure® Shoulder Wrap.
Not only does it relieve pain instantly and reduce swelling, but it also helps to stabilize your injury after periods of activity reducing the impact of your backwards step.
Taping your shoulder helps reduce the amount of damage your bursa takes through the day.
A little bit of support and protection adds up over the course of your busy day.
Taping your injury will ensure that every day you come out better than the day before.
Do this and your Shoulder Bursitis can truly heal - finally.
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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.
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The King Brand Recovery Packs listed below include everything you need to heal as quickly as possible from your shoulder 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 shoulder injury.
Use the BFST® Shoulder Wrap to stimulate blood flow and provide nutrient rich oxygenated blood flow throughout your Shoulder.
Use the ColdCure® Shoulder Wrap for superior cold compression to relieve even the most stubborn pain. The compression also gently squeezes the synovial fluid out of the bursa and back into the synovial cavity where it belongs. Pushing the synovial fluid back into the shoulder contributes further to helping the underlying condition heal.
Use the KB Tape® to protect your shoulder 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 Shoulder BFST®, one Shoulder ColdCure® and one roll of KB Support Tape™. These are the three most important tools for your Shoulder Bursitis. 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® Shoulder Wrap is your best choice. This treatment wrap is used to treat both the whole area of sub-acromial bursitis. It doesn't matter where your injury is, the BFST® will bring blood flow through your entire shoulder. This Class II medical device actively stimulates healing through your entire shoulder 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® Shoulder 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 bursitis 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 shoulder, 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 10-20 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® Shoulder Wrap. Your BFST® Wrap comes with the components you need for treatments and to charge the Battery.
I have to tell you that you are the first and only company that I have met in years that are willing to talk to the person about the product they got and how to use it and are very good at answering questions. You guys are phenomenal.
Customer: 34094294BFST Knee | Pre-Cut Tape Feb 09, 2022
Don't know if you are suffering from Shoulder Bursitis? As Treatment Advisors, they can recommend what products will best suit your shoulder pain. Our Advisors are extremely knowledgeable when it comes to Shoulder Bursitis and general shoulder pain. They are also thoroughly trained on BFST® and ColdCure® technology and treatments. They can even help you create a treatment plan that is specific to your schedule. The free professional consulting services of our King Brand® Advisors comes included with every BFST® and ColdCure® Wrap purchase. This is a huge bonus in terms of your treatments and recovery. Our Advisors spend all day helping people like you through every phase of their recovery.
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. We get that. That's why our Treatment Advisors are here for you seven days a week. As a King Brand® customer, you can be confident that you are ordering from a US company that produces and ships FDA Registered Medical Devices within the United States and will be delivered to you quickly. You will be receiving a high quality medical devices that will continue to work for years to come. We want to help you get better as quickly as possible - whether or not you purchase our products.
You are doing something that most companies don't do and that's impressive. You do offer amazing service and suggestions! Your advisors are like I'm talking to a Doctor or a nurse. That's pretty impressive, that is. I've never experienced such competent help when I've purchased anything else, that's for sure!
Customer: Private RegistrationColdCure ShoulderSept 05, 2018
Physiotherapists and doctors recommend stretching and strengthening exercises because it helps to promote blood flow through your injured shoulder. Remember, it's the motion in our shoulder that causes the synovial fluid to circulate. When we are injured though, 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 joint. We don't need to lift weight with the shoulder. 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. Your injury first needs to stabilize, and in order to stabilize the injury you need to rest. If you still have significant injury, any physio 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 elbow. 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 with the synovial fluid - to promote the healing process. So, with BFST, you can have increased circulation for hours even though your actual motion of your joint is quite light and that is invaluable to your shoulder.
BFST stimulation also helps prevent reinjury when you become more active. Giving your shoulder BFST before any activity triggers the shoulder as though there is significant exercise going on. Think of it as a warm-up lap for your shoulder before you actually start the exercise. That warm-up is invaluable in preventing reinjury, particularly if you were fairly immobile before hand. Start BFST early. The earlier the better! Use the BFST® to warm up your shoulder 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 vary 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 shoulder. 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 want to thank you for the wonderful job that the King Brand shoulder wrap was doing for me - now, I don't have any pain, and I don't have to go to surgery. After five months, now I'm going to the gym and lifting weights, and before I started, I couldn't even comb my hair. That's pretty amazing. I loaned it to a friend of mine who has a problem with his shoulder, and he's using it. I think it's helping him too. Thank you for your service, and for your wonderful product.
Dan from California BFST Top Shoulder - Jan 25, 2024
BFST® stimulates blood flow to your shoulder while you are at rest. This is very important because while at rest, an immobile and inflamed shoulder can otherwise have seriously impeded blood flow. It is the oxygen and nutrient-rich blood that enables the healing process. Adequate blood flow is required to feed the synovial fluid and in turn, for the bursa and surrounding tissue 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 shoulder 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 shoulder gently.
If there are gaps between the wrap and your skin, the energy easily passes right through the space and goes deep into your shoulder.
The 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.
Because your shoulder wrap is close to your ear, when it is on, often you can actually hear it going through the cycles.
It's not loud, but you can hear it if you listen.
It isn't just delivering one energy level at one frequency.
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.
If it feels hot you are using it on too high of a setting.
Over time, after several treatment sessions, the treatments will feel like they are getting less and less warm.
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 healthier.
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.
Shoulder Bursitis 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 Shoulder Bursa. 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.
Avoid the dangers of pain killers. King Brand ColdCure® Wraps are much safer and more effective than pain killers. ColdCure® Wraps start relieving the pain caused from a swollen bursa within minutes. There's no need to wait for 20 minutes for your pain killers to start working. There's no need to wait 4 hours between treatments! ColdCure® Wraps are specifically designed for your Shoulder. It doesn't matter what size your shoulder is, this is a custom wrap specifically designed to reduce the swelling in your bursa, and you can use them as much as you like. If there's pain, apply your ColdCure® Wrap!
For dealing with the pain and swelling that comes with Shoulder Bursitis, 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 pain and inflammation that comes with Shoulder Bursitis. While King Brand® makes ColdCure® devices for all parts of the body, there's no better version than the ColdCure® Top Shoulder Wrap. Put it on and you will instantly feel relief and relaxation as it draws the pain and tension out of your entire shoulder. You can walk with it on and it feels wonderful the entire time you are wearing it.
The ColdCure® Shoulder Wrap is made entirely of very stretchy material. It wraps around your shoulder and applies a very gentle pressure over your bursa. The wrap comes with 3 swappable gel 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 Bursitis. 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.
I've used your product on a number of injuries I've had, and it's been a great, great treatment program.
Deirdre from CaliforniaColdCure Top Shoulder Aug 19, 2023
KB Support Tape™ provides lightweight, comfortable compression to relieve your swelling throughout the day. It also helps to prevent re-injury by giving your healing tissue targeted support and protection, without restricting your range of motion.
KB Support Tape™ comes in 2 different styles: Pre-Cut Strips and a Continuous Roll. These styles also come in 3 different colors: Blue, Black & Beige. There's no functional difference between the colors, they just allow you to express your personal style.
The Pre-Cut Strips of KB Support Tape™ are fast, easy, and convenient. Since they're already cut into ready-to-use strips, you can just apply and go! Every roll of Pre-Cut KB Support Tape™ contains 20 individual strips. Each Pre-Cut Strip is 2 inches wide and 10 inches long.
The Continuous Rolls of KB Support Tape™ are perfect if you're looking for a more customizable tape. You can cut the Tape into a variety of different shapes and sizes to achieve a completely unique application for your injury. Each box contains 1 Continuous Roll of KB Support Tape™ that is 2 inches wide and 16 feet long.
Taping for a shoulder injury can vary widely. Don't look on the internet for how to tape and follow that direction blindly. There are so many ways shown, because no two injuries are the same. It depends on where your underlying injury is. Tape where you are feeling the most pain.
The KB Support Tape® should be applied in a T or X formation. Where the two pieces of tape intersect is centered over the injury. Usually, you put one strip in the direction of your shoulder and one strip across it. Having the tape overlap overtop of the injured area, where you feel the most pain, will help provide you with the most support.
When you are applying your tape, the ends of the tape should be applied with 0% stretch. This is called your anchor. The anchor allows you to the security to know that your tape will stay in place for as long as you need it. When applying your tape, you should apply roughly 50% stretch. This will help provide the gentle support that you need.
Taping is a bit of a learning process. The first couple tries might be frustrating but you will get much better at it over time. As you go through your recovery, you will continue to modify your taping method to ensure that you are always covering your points of pain.
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 toys, clothes and 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. 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.
I've been using all of your products and have been figuring it out. There pretty amazing from what I have to say. I'm really impressed, the design of both of the wraps is amazing, there easy to use and when you have a sling you can use it with either one of them. I've been using them more often because they make sense, they work, and I'm glad to have gotten them.
Lori from IdahoAccessory Sling|BFST Side Shoulder|Wide Roll TapeMay 01, 2023
Do you want to find out how well you are recovering from your Shoulder Bursitis? 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 reinjury 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.
I have used it and has done the job. I had fallen on my shoulder and it took the pain away after a day. Many thanks
Leslie from ConnecticutBFST Top Shoulder Jun 16, 2023
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 Shoulder Bursitis.
A very important part of treating your Shoulder Bursitis is to use the ColdCure® Wrap. This will help 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 your shoulder 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 shoulder 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. 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 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 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 Shoulder Bursitis. 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 generated. The BFST® will increase your blood flow which is important for faster healing.
KB Support Tape™ is very important to help with your injury 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 shoulder 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 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 shoulder bursa from re-injury.
I ordered one of your products, the BFST that I use for my shoulder and I absolutely love it.
Tony from New York - BFST Top Shoulder Dec 14, 2022
BFST® Wraps are FDA Registered Class II medical devices. This means they have been designed, manufactured and tested to the highest safety standards in the industry. This is to keep you safe and ensure effective treatments. BFST® Wraps comply with hundreds of pages of regulations and standards. The FDA holds manufacturers of medical grade products like the BFST® Wrap accountable, unlike manufacturers of lower quality, non-FDA Registered consumer goods.
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 levels of EMR energy envelop your entire shoulder 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 on Level 1 and work their way through the levels gradually as their 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, the area around your bursitis will feel quite warm. This is because at first, your circulation is poor. The more treatments you do, the less warming sensation you will feel. This is good. As the warmth lessens from treatment to treatment, this is an indication that the circulation in your shoulder is improving. Better circulation means blood flow all the time, not just during treatments. This is the goal. When you feel very little 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.
The Energy Web® of the BFST® Shoulder Wrap is enclosed in a soft, comfortable neoprene wrap. The wrap shapes the Energy Web® to conform to the shape of your shoulder, ensuring there is an even distribution of energy over the entire area. The wrap is easily adjustable using the attached Velcro® straps. After treatment, the wrap does not need to be removed. The straps can be further tightened to provide snug support and protection for your shoulder. The device easily disconnects at the wrap from the power supply and controller so you are free to move about your home when not receiving treatment, while still wearing the wrap for support and comfort.
For more in-depth information about how an injury heals click here for our Healing Page.
You guys have good products. It's impressive that you can skip surgery and heal naturally.
Jeffery from AlabamaBFST Side Shoulder Jun 03, 2022
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® Shoulder 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 shoulder bursitis, you need the ColdCure® Shoulder Wrap.
The illustration shows the Cold Treatment effective coverage area. The coverage wraps over the top of your shoulder, covering front and back, and down the top of the arm, covering the entire area of the shoulder.
For more in-depth information about how an injury heals click here for our Healing Page.
You guys have taught me so much. I've got results so fast, that I forgot it was injured.
Nancy from OregonAccessory Sling|BFST Side Shoulder|ColdCure Side Shou...Aug 03, 2023
I love the product. It has really helped a lot. Having that secure feeling holding everything in place is really nice too.
Diana from FloridaColdCure Side Shoulder|Accessory Sling|Wide Roll Tape... Aug 03, 2022
I am a past customer of your products and I have to say that I LOVE what the shoulder wrap did for me! ...and the products that I chose helped me to heal!! I have shared this information with several people and they are singing your praises!
Susan from AlabamaBFST Top Shoulder|ColdCure Top Shoulder|Pre-Cut Tape Feb 08, 2024
I'm so pleased to talk about the ColdCure/BFST Shoulder Wraps.
I very suddenly and unexpectedly developed an excruciating pain in my left shoulder and spent 10 hours in an Emergency room to discover it was bursitis.
Had no idea what it was or how much crippling pain it caused, even nearly two weeks later.
I searched the web for clues to how to treat it after the trip home when the hospital treatments ease or end the pain.
I searched the web and found the King Brand Healthcare Products site which gave some good descriptions and graphics of what it was, how it affected your joints and what kind of products worked best.
I ordered both the ColdCure Wrap and the BFST Shoulder Wraps and used them as directed.
The pain lessened within a few days and after another week it was not only much better, but I was able to use my arm again.
A week later the pain was nearly completely gone.
I still use the heat-wrap BFST Shoulder Wrap and my shoulder is back to normal.
Hope this thing called bursitis never comes back, but if it does, I have the correct equipment for it and will use it in a heartbeat!
King Brand offers some quality products, so I know it will last if I ever need it again.
Thank you!
Jan from CaliforniaBFST Shoulder|ColdCure Shoulder Dec 08, 2015
The cold pack is amazing, works much better than the cold pack I was using. Last night was the first night I've slept through since I got my injury. It's been amazing.
Mark from Washington BFST Side Shoulder|ColdCure Side Shoulder Oct 29, 2022
