The ColdCure is intended to be used as an "as needed" therapy. You would want to apply the ColdCure when you have an increase in pain or swelling. When you first receive your products, it's a good idea to use the ColdCure exclusively until you see a definite decrease in pain and swelling - usually for a day or two, depending on the severity of your injury. If you have an injury that relies on cold therapy, such as a Baker's Cyst, it's good to get into the habit of using your ColdCure prior to each BFST treatment.

By using the ColdCure, you will be decreasing inflammation. The less inflammation you have, the more effective your BFST treatments will be. To use your ColdCure and BFST in combination therapy, just follow these steps;
First, use the ColdCure for at least 20 minutes to decrease inflammation.
Then, give your skin time to warm back up to body temperature - this can take 20-40 minutes.
Finally, once your skin is warmed back up, you can apply the BFST. It will go off by itself after your treatment is over in 20 minutes.

Your BFST treatments should be spaced four hours apart, so you can repeat that process every four hours or so. To optimize your treatment and accelerate the healing process, you can use your products in combination three or four times daily.

This link provides detailed information about combination therapy. As always, please feel free to call or email our customer service team with any questions.

http://kingbrand.com/Combination-Therapy.php?REF=2160PV534.1522

The difference between the Knee Recovery Package and the Baker's Cyst Recovery Package is in the shape of the ColdCure.

The Knee recovery package contains one Knee BFST, one Knee ColdCure, and one roll of KB Tape. The Knee ColdCure is best used to treat the front and sides of the knee, with a "U-shaped" coverage area shown in yellow at the following link.

http://shop.kingbrand.com/product_info.php?products_id=201&REF=2160PV0.1522

The Baker's Cyst Recovery package contains one Knee BFST, one Leg ColdCure, and one roll of KB Tape. The Leg ColdCure can be used on any part of the leg. Pain from a Baker's Cyst may be the strongest at the back of the knee - the Leg ColdCure has a curved rectangle shaped coverage area measuring about 10"x7".  It can effectively treat any area of the leg, and you can view the coverage area at the link below.

http://shop.kingbrand.com/product_info.php?products_id=219&REF=2160PV0.1522

KB Tape is extremely useful to wear any time that you're going to be exercising, or using the area that is injured a lot. KB Tape works by holding the groups of muscles and skin together, forming a sort of "armor" for your injury, and preventing aggravation.

It is designed to last at least 24 hours per application, but may be left on for up to three days. Wearing the tape may also help with pain during the night. It provides light support and compression, as well as having a stabilizing effect on your injury.

To apply the tape, I'd recommend taking a look at a website called "howtotapeinjuries . com." It shows photos and step by step instructions for how to apply the tape onto almost any body part. Link below!
https://howtotapeinjuries.com/

Yes, it is absolutely normal for the LED lights on the battery pack itself to turn on and off during BFST treatments!

There are LED lights on the controller, or the part of the cord that connects the BFST and the battery together, with the white piece of plastic and power button. As long as the lights on the controller remain on throughout the treatment, it does not matter if the lights on the battery pack turn on and off.

It's true that the BFST does produce some heat - however, that is not its main function. The BFST is designed to produce electromagnetic energy, and the heat you feel coming from the wrap is a byproduct of that energy. The warmth you feel from the BFST will not be as strong as what you would feel from a heating pad for a good reason - you'll typically feel warmth of a few degrees above body temperature.

Warmth or heat can lead to pain relief, but it can actually slow down the healing process. Heating pads tend to draw blood to pool nearer the surface of the skin, and that pooling blood can aggravate any existing inflammation. That's why the BFST is designed to produce less warmth. If you do use a traditional heating pad, it's best to use it for 10-15 minutes at a time.

The BFST uses electromagnetic energy to actually increase your blood flow and lead to healing the soft tissue. A regular heating pad can't actually help you to heal. The BFST provides all the pain relief that a heating pad would, and it works to heal the cause of that pain.

You should always stay on the lowest level where you feel any amount of warmth, even a very slight warmth, coming from the BFST - typically, this means starting off on level one.

As your treatments with the BFST go on, you'll notice that the warmth you feel from the BFST will continue to get less and less. This is a good thing! It means that your circulation is increasing.

The way you'll know when you're ready to move up from level one to level two is when you don't feel any warmth, for an entire twenty minute treatment on level one. You should be feeling next to no warmth whatsoever for a whole twenty minute treatment before you move up to level two.

It's very important for the increase in circulation to be gradual, so it's a good idea to take your time moving up levels.

The BFST is symptomatically effective on arthritis. This means that while the BFST can't actually heal the cause of arthritis, it can provide significant pain relief and management. The BFST increases your circulation, and by doing this, it provides oxygenated blood flow, which carries nutrients to the area you treat, and carries waste products away.

Each BFST treatment will continue to stimulate your blood flow for four hours, so using the BFST 3-4 times daily should result in pain relief from arthritis.

More details at the link below!
http://kingbrand.com/Arthritis-Home.php?REF=2160PV781.1522

As always, please feel free to reach out to King Brand with any questions.

Hi Bethesource,

We typically recommend using the BFST on bare skin, with about two fingers space between the wrap and your skin.

As for exercises or stretches, I don't have any specific stretches to recommend, but I do advise paying close attention to any pain signals your body may send you during exercises or stretching. Certain exercises or stretches can actually aggravate your injury further, so if you do an activity that causes pain or discomfort, I suggest listening to the pain and doing it less or not doing it at all.

I am not familiar with Xeroshoes, but after seeing their website, their shoes sound like they promote a healthier, more natural way of walking, so if those work for you - awesome!

I can tell you've definitely done your research and that you're very motivated to heal. Consistent use of the BFST will help to heal soft tissue injuries, so you are on the right track!