WTF?

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  • Doobz
    Doobz Posts: 2,800
    some form of compression / tens / massage machine?
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  • fidbod
    fidbod Posts: 317
    I think it is a compression /icing device... neoprene cuff with water pumped through the inside to help chill the muscle down. Had one used on my shoulder post op.
  • cougie
    cougie Posts: 22,512
    Yes I've a mate who had a similar thing for a knee injury.
  • Kléber
    Kléber Posts: 6,842
    Yes, it's used as a recovery tool for tissue injuries but also the cooling effect on the blood helps a rider when they are hot. Think of it like one of those ice packs for a bottle of wine.

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  • dennisn
    dennisn Posts: 10,601
    During a hospital stay once I had something similar on each leg. It was a sort of bladder
    which filled with air, squeezing the leg slightly, then deflating, then squeezing, then....
    It's purpose was to keep good circulation going in bed ridden patients, but I can see it having uses in sports massage. For me it felt great and was very relaxing. I slept with them on for a week or so. I kept kidding the nurses that I was going to steal it and take it home. It felt that nice.

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