Bone stimulators

Hi

Has anyone got any experience of the use of bone stimulators such as the physio-stim model? I've read a lot of good articles about its use in promoting fracture healing but have absolutely no idea where to get hold of one. I believe they are prevalent in the USA. Are they available for use in the UK anywhere?

Also has anybody got any advice for the use of conventional (ie NHS Megapulse/Curapulse) PSWD for promotion of fracture healing? From what I can gather a long duration pulse with a mean power of 5 Watts would be suitable for a chronic fracture (>6 weeks). Would people agree with this?

Any ideas on either topic gratefully received. Thanks again.

Hi

Has anyone got any experience of the use of bone stimulators such as the physio-stim model? I've read a lot of good articles about its use in promoting fracture healing but have absolutely no idea where to get hold of one. I believe they are prevalent in the USA. Are they available for use in the UK anywhere?

Also has anybody got any advice for the use of conventional (ie NHS Megapulse/Curapulse) PSWD for promotion of fracture healing? From what I can gather a long duration pulse with a mean power of 5 Watts would be suitable for a chronic fracture (>6 weeks). Would people agree with this?

Any ideas on either topic gratefully received. Thanks again.

Hi,

Have no experience of bone stims, but know that low intensity pulsed u/s (LIPUS) is used for the treatment of acute fractures as well as those that show delayed or non-union.
Sports Med 2003:33 (2) : 95-107

Regards.

Hi,
I have successfully used pulsed magnetic field generators to improve delayed bone union post fracture or surgery. The cases I used the unit on were quite chronic non or delayed unions, and had not responded to various other medical options such as bone grafting, plastering, antibiotics etc
The theory is that the normal low level electrical charge that occurs when bone is under stress cannot occur if the fractured bone ends are too distracted, or there is a plug of insulating tissue such as infection etc. The normal callus formation does not occur without the electrical stimulation across bone ends, therefore no calcification of callus.
A pulsed magnetic field is required to ensure the artificial electrical stimulation generated by the collapsing field effect. Static magnets do not provide this stimulation.
I have not published my results, nor can I validate the findings, other than to state that healing had not occurred in these cases with any other intervention over 6 - 12 months, until the pulsed magnetic field was trialled. Improvement was noted on x-ray review within 6 weeks, with further improvement following later.
Once healing began, the usual treatments were recommenced.
Hope the above is of interest.
MrPhysio+

Hi


I have got a physio-stim light 303L from orthofix. This is the "U-shaped" model designed for placement on the limb, either directly on the skin or on top of a cast.


The device is used but works perfectly. I sell the device for about 400 USD.

Please send me a private message if interested.

Regards

hi mrphysio
i personally suggest you to publish the results which you got by using bone stim.since you are having the pre and post application x-rays in delayed non union cases,you can still do it.it will open up new line of research later .