For several years, I had been experiencing ever increasing pain in my right knee and limitations on my mobility and quality of life. The knee pain felt like the joint was bone on bone with grinding pain and made walking any distance impossible, requiring the use of a scooter, cane or walker depending upon the pain levels for that particular day. My doctor tried various prescription medications and injections, all of which did not provide the relief needed to regain my mobility, my previous quality of life or lessen the pain I was experiencing.
“The results I have received are remarkable. I now feel I have regained my quality of life.”
I was identified as a possible candidate for the BioniCare Knee Device as a pain management and pain improvement device. I started the program in March 2006. Any relief from the knee pain and increase in mobility and quality of life were my incentives. I started wearing the device for 8 to 10 hours per night. After just one month, my knee pain began to lesson and my mobility slowly returned to a manageable level. I was able to resume walking for short distances and over the time I have used the BioniCare Knee Device, my distance has increased markedly and I am now able to walk without assistance. I have been able to resume shopping and outings. My doctor would like me to continue using the Device in hopes my bone on bone situation will improve.
I highly recommend anyone experiencing severe knee pain to try the BioniCare Knee Device. The results I have received are remarkable. I now feel I have regained my quality of life.
Gratefully,
Karen
San Antonio, TX
I have lived with osteoarthritis for years, but I could start to feel the pain worsen in the spring of 2005. After an MRI, my orthopedic surgeon told me that I had to have arthroscopic surgery in July of 2005. Unfortunately, this surgery was unsuccessful. My physician then told me I had no cartilage left in my knee and that as my disease progressed I would go from using a cane to walker unless I had a total knee replacement.
In January of 2006, I decided to get a second opinion because I was determined to find another option to surgery and I did not want to rely on the use of assistive devices for the rest of my life. I met with my physician and he offered an alternative to surgery – the BioniCare Knee Device. I began therapy in February 2006 and used the BioniCare Knee Device 7 hours per day, every day. By October, I had accumulated over 1600 hours of use. The BioniCare Knee Device not only kept me off the operating table, but I was also able to completely stop taking any pain medications.
Dale
Canton, GA
I have had osteoarthritis in my left knee for approximately 10 years. Having taken all the popular prescription drugs for arthritis, my stomach was either upset or my blood pressure would go too high. I injured my left knee 2 1⁄2 years ago and had arthroscopic surgery and was told that I needed a total knee replacement. I was 56 years old at the time and I could only walk short distances with the use of a cane and I could only stand for a short period of time. I could not squat or kneel down. My range of motion was not real good. I could not totally straighten my leg and I had a lot of pain.
My arthritis doctor told me about the BioniCare Knee Device and I decided to give it a try. I began wearing the BioniCare Knee Device in February 2006 and I’m still using it today. It has worked a miracle on my knee! I have no pain and I’m not taking any arthritis medications now. I could tell a tremendous improvement in my knee after only a couple of weeks of using it. I walk without limping and without the use of a cane. I can totally straighten out my leg, bend, stoop, and squat. Without the BioniCare Knee Device I would have had to have a total knee replacement. It has kept me from having to have surgery and I am pain free.
I’ve worn the BioniCare Knee Device while sleeping for 9 months and have accumulated over 1450 hours. I don’t need to wear it every night now, but for 1 or 2 nights per week for maintenance or if I’ve walked a lot and feel very tired, I’ll wear it.
Thanks to BioniCare, I can go shopping with my daughter and play and take walks with my grandchildren.
I highly recommend the BioniCare Knee Device to anyone with OA of the knee. It can save them from having a knee replacement or from taking expensive and possibly dangerous drugs.
BioniCare has greatly improved my quality of life.
Sincerely,
Barbara
Benson, NC
I am a 62 year old full time caregiver to my husband. I have painful osteoarthritis in my right knee. It has been chronic for three years. My doctor told me I needed total knee replacement surgery.
I started using the BioniCare Knee Device in July 2006. In the beginning I used the knee device for four hours a day. I increased the time gradually to 6 hours a day in August and September, and in October I wore the device at night for 8 hours. After wearing the device for over 700 hours, I was able to feel a sense of relief in the level of pain in my right knee.
Overall, BioniCare has helped me function better. I no longer walk with a cane. I am able to vacuum, carry groceries, climb stairs, sit on the floor and do yoga exercises. Also, I was able to cut back on my Celebrex medication (one 200 mg. tablet every other day). I can get out of bed much quicker and do not need to steady myself by leaning on furniture. The device has become my security blanket and I still go to sleep with it every night.
I want to continue wearing my BioniCare Knee Device and recommend it to other patients with painful osteoarthritis in their knees.
Sincerely,
Deirdre
Miami, FL
I was diagnosed with osteoarthritis in February 2003, in my left knee. I was taking ibuprofen for the pain and swelling. My physician suggested the BioniCare Knee Device treatment to me in February of 2006. I have been using the knee device almost every day since then, and I have logged over 1700 hours.
The BioniCare Knee Device has helped me greatly. The pain and swelling in my knee has almost disappeared. I am able to swim for over 30 minutes without pain. I am able to walk 2-3 miles without pain. I still have some discomfort climbing and descending stairs, but the pain is less than before. I think I have a better range of motion in my knee. It is still somewhat painful to stand in one place for a long time, but that also has improved.
I would not give up my BioniCare Knee Device as I think I am still improving every day. I rarely take any medication now for the pain in my knee.
I would strongly urge anyone with osteoarthritis to try the BioniCare Knee Device. It has made a big difference in my life.
Sincerely,
Marcia
Coconut Creek, FL
Post traumatic osteoarthritis over the past 20 years led me to give up high impact sports, limit weight bearing activities and an increasing tendency toward sedentary behavior. Several surgical procedures to delay the progress of the disease, usual pharmacologic and injection therapies were no longer beneficial by spring of this year.
A colleague suggested the BioniCare Knee Device which I’ve used since the summer of 2006. Daily use of 8-10 hours totaling well beyond 1000 hours has made a notable improvement.
As a semi-retired Orthopedic Surgeon, always physically and athletically active, the BioniCare Knee Device has been a godsend. Prior to its use, I was unable to cycle long distances or on hills, drive the car any distance due to bent knee pain or walk on uneven or inclined surfaces. I am happy to report that there’s vast improvement. Just at a point in my life when time permitted, the knee arthritis precluded the pursuit of my athletic and usual activities.
Clearly, it’s a very worthwhile intervention to try before considering surgery. As an orthopedic surgeon who specialized in hip and knee replacements I would absolutely recommend use of this BioniCare Knee Device as an alternative to surgery. If I were still active surgically, my patients would be urged to use the BioniCare Knee Device as directed. The scientific principles of its efficacy have been well established in appropriate studies. Surgery can always be done. Trying all reasonable alternatives, including this BioniCare Knee Device, before deciding on surgery is good medicine and good sense.
Sincerely,
James
Dana Point, CA
