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HEATED MASSAGER

WARMS COLD LEGS

BY JANICE O’BRIEN, my feet and 15 minutes on my calves
DURHAM BRANCH MEMBER three times a week and I’m very
t a recent Research Triangle pleased with the results after such a
A branch meeting, I told Dr. Greg short time. The circulation in my low-
Stilwell, a podiatrist, that my legs are er legs has improved, the skin color
always ice cold from the knee down. is better and my legs are markedly
He told me that this is not an unusual warmer. I have more sensation in the
complaint from patients with CMT. bottom of my feet and my feet feel
very relaxed. I measured the circum-
After the Zoom meeting, branch ference of my leg above the ankle
co-leader Jeanne Boehlecke sug-
gested that I try a foot massager with before I started using the massager
and I’ve lost half an inch on each leg,
a heat feature. After much research,
I purchased a model that not only a decrease in swelling.
massages your feet but also has the The massager I purchased has
capability of rotating 360 degrees so an adjustable bar that serves as a
you can position it for your calves or handle for ease of carrying as well as
arms, either sitting up or lying down. a support for the desired position. It
The massager can be programmed also comes with a remote control.
for five- to 30-minute massages.
I do not have a medical degree nor themselves. I just want to share
I opted for five minutes for my trial am I endorsing this product, and this with other CMT patients who
run just to see how my feet would it’s important to consult a physician experience the same symptoms that
react. It was a bit more of a deep before using it. People whose legs I do and who may want to consider
massage than I expected, but I soon are numb may not be able to feel the trying a foot massager as a solution.
got accustomed to it. I have been us- temperature of the heat massager I certainly hope that you get the
ing the massager for 15 minutes on and need to be careful not to burn encouraging results that I did.

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