2003
SEA Games in Vietnam
I was first introduced to Farabloc during
the 2003 SEA Games in Vietnam by Dr. Goh.
During the semi finals with Myanmar, my
elbow got “locked” and twisted.
It went “snap” - 3 snaps in
all.
Dr. Goh gave immediate medical treatment
and recommended me to use Farabloc.
My finals was about 1 hour away and my
elbow was sore and painful. Farabloc was
really useful because it reduced the soreness
that I felt at my elbow and I could carry
on doing my warm-ups as usual, which was
very essential.
After the competition, I took it off
as I did not know I could wear it throughout
the whole night. When I woke up in the
morning, my pain intensified and my elbow
was sore to the extent that I couldn’t
stretch my arm out fully.
But after putting on Farabloc again,
I found that my arm regained a wider range
of movement and the overall feeling of
“soreness” was reduced.
Cheryl Goh
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Farabloc abdominal binder
The Farabloc abdominal binder is working
wonderfully well on me! Post-gardening,
post-exercise, post-computer couch has
been neck and back pain free since I had
it on. It’s not just toying my mind
is it?
I’d like to try out the foot and
knee and will arrange to purchase.
Thank you very much for letting me try
the good Farabloc on myself. I look forward
to the multicentre trial.
Assoc. Prof. Dato’ Dr. Zaliha,
P.M.P., S.M.S., D.P.M.P.
M.B.B.S. (Mal), D.M.R. (RCP Lond), FAFRM
(Hon), Grad.Cert Med.Acu.(Monash), CIME
(USA)
Consultant Rehabilitation Physician
Head
Department of Allied Health Sciences
Faculty of Medicine
University of Malaya
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I feel ecstatic and I must write this
note to tell you why.
I have been suffering from osteoarthritis
of the knee for a long time. Being an
ardent badminton player. I could only
enjoy 2 games the most during my twice-weekly
workouts.
Since I’ve used Farabloc knee covers,
I am now playing more than 3 games a night!
My family and badminton kakis are surprised
about my recovery. My knee pain has lessened
and I am physically in better shape.
Douglas
Singapore
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Osteoarthritis
My mother had osteoarthritis
for years and whenever she wakes up from
her sleep to make her way to the washroom,
she had to support herself by holding
onto the chairs and tables.
A friend of mine introduced me to Farabloc
and I bought a knee cover for her. After
wearing it for 2 days, she is able to
walk without any aid. In fact she had
just asked permission to go out and join
her friends at the void deck, something
she had not been able to enjoy for some
time.
Thanks for this wonderful product!
Alice
Singapore
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Pain in the Shoulder
I was a “Regular” in the Singapore
Sports Council Medical centre, treated
almost everyday for the last 3 years for
shoulder injuries. I had a constant nagging
pain in the right shoulder due to its
overuse. Being an athlete, it wasn’t
easy as I had to bear the pain and continue
training for major games.
In March 2002, I was first introduced
to Farabloc by my sports doctor, Dr Patrick
Goh, who had a great interest in my well
being. He suggested that I gave Farabloc
a try, as I had not recovered and was
preparing for the next set of games.
I have to say that I
was skeptical at first, as I could not
understand how a piece of cloth could
help me in my pain management.
Being positive, I gave
it a try, as I had nothing to lose. I
made myself a jacket to cover the shoulder
and arm, as the pain and numbness goes
down my right arm.
I used it for a few weeks,
and the results proved to be fruitful.
I wore it to sleep and felt refreshed
when I woke. I could have a good night’s
sleep without the nagging pain. I felt
less pain while "shooting" and
was able to concentrate better during
the competitions. The doctors and physiotherapists
are also happy to see me improving.
That led me to 2 gold
medals for the Indoor Championships In
Singapore (NUS), and 5 out of the 7 gold
medals for the Pesta Sukan 2002.
I am very fortunate to
have been given the opportunity to use
Farabloc I seriously would recommend it
to all who have similar conditions like
me and hope for your speedy recovery!
Jay Tan
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Pain in the Knee
Injury Related Pain
Listen to what the British
Columbia Track Team has to say:
"I used it twice
this month. First after a very hard workout,
for four hours while at work and then
when my knee was sore. Both times I used
Sport Body Toner also and both times I
recovered quickly. I believe the Farabloc
helped quicken the recovery in conjunction
with SBT."
A. T.
Vancouver, BC
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Pain in the Knee
"I feel moved today to write to you
to express my unqualified gratitude for
the magnificent release from pain I have
experienced through the use of yor incredible
Farabloc fabric!
Seventeen months ago
I suffered a complex lower leg fracture
which involved my knee joint, and required
extensive surgical repair, including the
insertion of several pins, screws and
a metal plate to support the affected
areas through the subsequent stages of
healing.
I had been advised that
recovery from an injury of this nature
would be a slow and painful process, and
thought that I had prepared myself for
that. However, after fourteen months of
daily pain, continuing inflammation, restricted
mobility, and additional unpleasant side-effects
from medications prescribed to alleviate
my physical distress, I was frankly becoming
weary of the whole process, and struggling
with the additional burden of depression.
Then things literally turned around with
the discovery of your product! The very
week that I decided to go off all medications
due to side-effects, I purchased one of
your Farabloc cloths, and began wrapping
my knee area at bed-time. I covered the
full length of my scar as suggested, and
left the cloth on during the entire night
in an attempt to find some relief from
the pain which to that point had caused
nightly sleep disruption. Relief was immediate
as I quickly became aware of a pleasant,
pulsating warmth which was very soothing,
fell asleep without effort, and awoke
in the morning to the surprising knowledge
that I had, in effect, slept the night
through for the first time since before
my accident and subsequent surgery, and
had no pain!
In addition, my knee
was considerably less stiff, and movement
was much easier while continuing to wear
the cloth the following morning, and I
was elated! I continued to apply the cloth
on a nightly basis, as well as periodically
during the day with the same results each
time, and in addition, after one week
noticed that the inflammation had also
noticeably decreased! Considering that
this had not occured to the same extent
after all the months that I had been taking
anti-inflammatory medications, I strongly
feel that there has been a link through
Farabloc, and I am so excited about the
product that I am sharing my experience
with everyone I meet who indicates they
have a need for an alternative for pain
management. The only negative aspect for
me is that the discomfort does ultimately
return with the removal of the fabric,
but I can handle this now as I know that
relief is as close as the next application!
I also feel that daily
application of the cloth has enhanced
my recovery process for there is a different,
positive quality to the physical sensations
in my leg now, and I can't help but wonder
what would have happened had I known about
Farabloc earlier in my recovery process.
In closing, I am deeply
grateful for the opportunity to use, and
benefit from your wonderful product, and
applaud you for the vision and the commitment
to pain management that is evidenced in
its creation. May God continue to bless
you in this great, good work!"
B. D.
Burnaby, BC
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Pain in the Wrist
"For one month I wore the Farabloc
sleeve for 20 min. before going to bed
on the right wrist only (to treat tendonitis).
The results were: less pain in my wrist,
much faster recovery from bruising (1-2
day difference), less bone bruising, improvement
in muscle strength, improved blood circulation
in fingers. I'm glad I took the time to
test your product. It opened my eyes as
to what Farabloc is capable of and its
wide variety of uses."
M. W.
Vancouver, BC
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Pain in the
Legs
"Nightly I wrap B size around legs,
use A size around chest area. Before Sat
& Sun rides wrap the legs under tights,
and also after the ride is over for the
rest of the day. Definitely improves recovery,
legs feel fresh. The next day the legs
are much less bred. I am able to recover
quite well while on the rides after hard
effort, and am able to ride quite strongly
on consecutive days. My legs feel fantastic,
better than I can remember them feeling
EVER! One notation is having a better
night's sleep. I am more rested on waking
and during the day, and seem to need less
hours of sleep."
J. H.
Vancouver, BC
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Pain in the Hamstring
"In June my hamstring was so injured
I couldn't do a workout on Thursday night.
After 4 nights of wearing Farabloc, I
was healed enough to compete on Sunday
and won a duathon. Two weeks later I broke
40' in a 1OK running race for the first
time. The next night I won the Tour of
White Rock Criterium. I never would have
had the ability to recover that quickly
without Farabloc. What I like best is
that Farabloc is non-intrusive and doesn't
need an appointment. I simply sleep in
the pants while my body heals and recovers
in record time."
P. H.
Vancouver, BC
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Menstrual Cramp
Discomfort Related Pain
"I have been suffering
from menstrual cramps for 20 years. For
the past 14 years I have been on prescribed
medication specifically for cramps. During
this time I always take the medication
for at least 3 days. This involves a minimum
of four pills per day. The prescription
started with 250 mg of Anaprox then went
to 550 mg of same and this month I started
taking 250 mg of Ponstan.
(When) I tried using
Farabloc for the first time, I started
on day two and it worked. I did not have
to take any pills. I wrapped the Farabloc
around my stomach area during the day
and evening, even while I slept. I had
no pain and did not need to take any pills.
I feel that I must point
out that when I tried the Farabloc I was
very sceptical. I really did not think
it would help. I was also afraid that
because I didn't think it would work that
(mind over matter) my brain had already
convinced my body it would not work.
All I can say now is
that it does work and I look forward to
not having to use pills any longer.
I cannot express my apprecciation
and gratitude for Farabloc."
D. M.
Coquitlam, BC
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Tendonitis
"I have had tendonitis for five years
in my arms. They were very painful especially
when I laid down on them.
My friend told me about
Farabloc. I spent hundreds of dollars
on anti-inflammatory, ended up flushing
them down the toilet as they made me very
ill.
The day I bought my Farabloc
my arms were so sore I wanted to take
a Demarol, but my family was visiting
from out of town. I didn't want to be
doped up so I laid with my Farabloc and
had a nap.
I noticed my arms were
feeling better, so I wore the Farabloc
all night. For the first time in years
there was relief from pain.
I tell everyone that
will listen and those that won't. I highly
recommend it."
T.
New Westminster, BC
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Phantom Pain - Amputees
To Whom It May Concern:
On February 17, 1987
my son Andrew, eight years of age, had
his left leg amputated at the hip in the
Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn. Among
the many hurdles we had to overcome were
the phantom pains Andrew had after the
surgery. There didn't seem to be any answers
to this problem. One type of medication
made the pains tolerable when combined
with a T.E.N.S. machine. They took some
of the sharpness of the shocks away. I
brought the pills and the T.E.N.S. home
with us on March 15 because Andrew could
not do without them.
On March 20, Mr. Wahl
and Mr. Kempe came to Squamish in the
hopes that they would be able to help
us with these phantom pains. They left
a "blanket" with us and told
us to wrap Andrew in it when the pains
begin, and hopefully this could be a solution.
Wanting to know if this
would work I took him off the medication
which I had tried to do two days before,
but with no success.
When the pains started
I wrapped him, waist down, in the blanket
and the relief was immediate. The pains
stopped and he relaxed. During the night
he awoke shuddering from the pains, I
used the "blanket" and he went
right back to sleep. Now I put it on him
for all night and he sleeps comfortably.
He has had no medication
since I started the blanket and I have
not used the T.E.N.S. machine once since.
I hope other people in
the same situation can be helped by this
method to deal with a difficult problem.
My thanks to these gentlemen
for their time and caring for our little
boy.
Sincerely,
P.W.
Squamish, BC
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Phantom Pain - Amputees
To Whom It May Concern:
On January 13, 1989 I
was involved in an industrial accident.
A 1 ton counterweight from a 988 loader
fell 3-1/2 feet onto my left foot crushing
it from instep to toes. The Doctors at
Royal Columbian Hospital tried to save
my foot. For the first week I was in severe
pain, taking 40mg of Morphine every 4
hours. One day an attendant from the physiotherapy
Dept. asked me to try a Blanket. After
explaining its function I agreed. Within
2 days my Morphine dosage was cut in half
in a week it was down to 4 mg per 4 hours.
However the impact of
the steel had completely crushed my foot
& circulation was severely impaired
and one by one my toes died. On February
17, 1989 the decision was made to amputate
the foot. After the operation I found
that I was having severe phantom pain
from my toes and instep of my amputated
foot. The Farabloc Blanket was put to
use again and I felt relief within hours.
Within a week I was only using the blanket
at night as this seemed to be the time
of day that the phantom returned.
By March 10, 1989 I found
I was having almost no phantom pain but
found the blanket to be of great assistance
in relieving nerve pain as the end of
my leg was coming to life.
I am sure that this instrument
of relief will be of great comfort to
me in the days ahead as I am fitted with
my new foot.
My Thanks go out to the
people who have made this Blanket available.
Sincerely
A. M. H.
Surrey, BC
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Phantom Pain - Amputees
Dear Sir or Madam:
I had my left leg amputated
below the knee in June 1994 and has suffered
almost constantly from phantom pain. These
were truly intense pains and the pills
that had been subscribed to lessen the
frequency of phantom attacks and pain
just did not seem to work.
One morning while reading
the morning paper I noticed an advertisement
for amputees who suffered from phantom
pains and suggested that they try "Farabloc"
I was a little sceptical and through the
(NET) I found a wealth of information,
thinking (what did I have to lose) I ordered
a below the knee farabloc fitting and
for me it has worked and the phantom pains
have been almost non-existent.
"I would recommend
FARABLOC to amputees who suffer as I did
for three years. "
G. P.
Toronto, ON
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Farabloc:
I bought your product
on November 12, 1988 - as an amputee,
I had a great deal of pain- your product
has changed my life - four friends with
chronic pain noticed the change in me
and also bought a Farabloc - all are better
for it ... now my doctor wishes to have
pamphlets and all available information.
Please send all your
pamplets directly to:
Dr. M.G. Nutting 15508-87
Avenue Weilos Clinic Edmonton, Alberta
T5R 4GS
Yours sincerely,
O. S.
Edmonton, AB
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"Within minutes of putting on my
Farabloc sock, I felt relief. Since then
recurrences of phantom pain have been
quickly and effectively blocked by Farabloc.
As I said, "Like the credit card
company, I never leave home without it."
C. P.
North Vancouver, BC
UBC Clinical
Study about Farabloc and Phantom Limb
Pain
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Journals
Health Care News
Farabloc is a product
promoted for the relief (not cure) of
intermittent phantom limb pain. It is
a linen fabric with ultrathin steel threads
to be worn over the stump and claimed
to shield nerve endings from external
electrical and magnetic fields.
In a double blind, cross-over
design, 34 subjects reported their pain
relief level on a Visual Analogue Scale
during a pretreatment period, Farabloc
or placebo treatment period, a no-treatment
or "washout" period for the
control of any carry-over effect, and
an alteration of treatment period. The
results were statistically significant
(p < .001) in favour of the Farabloc
period.
Of the 34 subjects, 21
reported their greatest pain relief during
Farabloc intervention. However, the clinical
significance of the findings may be questioned
since only two subjects reported complete
or near complete pain relief with Farabloc,
and the number of potential users is limited.
Nevertheless, Farabloc is a relatively
inexpensive alternative compared to other
therapeutic measures currently available.
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Organizations
University Hospital (Vancouver)
I would like to thank
you for the opportunity to try Farabloc
with some of the patients and staff of
the Extended Care Unit.
I was able to offer Farabloc
as an alternate method of pain management
to twenty people with a variety of chronic
pain problems. Of this group, the people
with pain related to joint discomfort
reported the best relief.
Recognizing that pain
can be extremely disabling, it was a pleasure
to be able to offer such a safe and cost-effective
modality for the management of chronic
pain.
I would like to see Farabloc
introduced to more clinical settings and
wish you continued success with Farabloc.
Sincerely,
Pam Abram,
Senior Occupational Therapist
OPI - LETTER - 25 - T
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Workers' Compensation Board,
Downsview Rehabiltation Centre
(The patient) is a 73
year old man who suffered a severe crush
injury to his left foot with multiple
fractures to the metatarsals and phalanges,
in September of 1934. He developed gangrene
in his lower extremity and had to be subjected
to a Gritti-Stokes amputation shortly
thereafter.
He has always suffered
from phantom limb sensation and pain and
various attempts to control this pain
have been futile in the past. He has had
local injections, a neurectomy, various
modalities of physiotherapy and he has
taken numerous analgesics, without any
significant relief.
Finally in March of 1986
I discussed the advantages and use of
the Farabloc. He was very eager to try
this new modality. It appeared to provide
him with the pain relief in the phantom
limb and shortly after he was supplied
with a sheet, his wife made some stump
socks out the Farabloc material for him.
He was able to wear this both with and
without his prosthesis and he obtained
tremendous relier of his phantom symptoms.
Now that he is back home
again, and ambulating once more, he has
requested the use of a Farabloc sheet
to convert into bandages for his stump.
This patient has decreased
his intake of analgesics, substantially
since the Farabloc was introduced to him.
I expect that he will continue to use
the Farabloc and continue to benefit from
it.
Yours, sincerely,
D. Bodasing, MD
Coordinator, Amputee Clinic
Document #9448K
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The War Amputees of Canada
National Headquarters
2827 Riverside Drive,
Ottawa, Ontario K1V 0C4
Tel: (613) 731-3821
Dear Mr. Kempe:
Thank you for continuing
to keep us up-to-date on the FARABLOC
product.
I forwarded the newer
information to Mr. Chadderton and to Faye
Lavell of our Service Bureau and they
were pleased to add it to their files
on phantom limb pain.
I have been asked to
write to you as several Departments within
The War Amps maintain active files on
FARABLOC.
Certainly many of our
war amps feel that your product is effective
in combating phantom limb pain. We continue
to send the information out on a regular
basis and have, of course, published extensive
material on it in The Fragment magazine.
I am sure that you will
also remember that Mr. Chadderton sent
the information to Dr. W.B.C. Robertson,
the Medical Director of DVA's Veterans
Services Head Office some time ago and
that triggered a full-scale review of
the product by DVA. Dr. Robertson expressed
his appreciation for the material as he
stated that DVA had not heard of FARABLOC.
We also continue to send
copies of the material which you have
provided to us to members of the public
who contact us from time to time concerning
phantom limb pain.
Thank you for keeping
us up-to-date on the developments which
indicate further support for your product.
Sincerely,
Shelley Henderson,
Director of Communications
Ottawa, ON
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British Limbless Ex-Service Men's
Association
Patron: Her Royal Highness Princess
Alice.Duchess of Gloucester
Vice Patron: Lady Willoughby de Eresby
British Limbless Ex-Service Men's Association
Frankland Moore House, 185-187 High Road,
Chadwell Heath, Romford, Essex RM6 6NA
Telephone: 01-590 1124
...There is no shadow of doubt that for
a number of amputees and other people
with certain injuries that this product
does give enormous benefit so our view
is that it ought to therefore be made
available especially to amputees.
With Good wishes,
B.N.E. Fox
General Secretary,
British Limbless Ex-Service Men's Association
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