What conditions does Anodyne Therapy help?

While Anodyne Therapy is not cleared by FDA for any specific condition, any condition that would benefit from a temporary increase in local circulation or a reduction in pain, stiffness or muscle spasm may benefit from the effects of this infrared therapy device.
 

Treatment Protocols

How often will patients need to go for treatment?

Chronic conditions: Typical protocols will require patients to be treated for a minimum of 30 minutes three times per week for approximately 4 weeks. Anodyne Therapy will be provided along with other skilled therapy interventions that are needed to improve function based on the patient’s assessment and personal goals.

Acute conditions: For severe pain, treatments can be given up to three times per day. Protocols may be of shorter duration and lower frequency in some cases.

The Care Plan should always be set by a therapist, physician or nurse based on a clinical assessment of the severity and duration of the patient’s condition. Longer standing conditions may require more frequent treatments and/or longer duration than 4 weeks.

• Some patients feel pain relief in the first treatment, while others need 6 or more treatments to feel improvement. Generally speaking, if patients have not felt some improvement within 12 treatments, infrared therapy may not be effective for their condition.
• Since Anodyne Therapy relieves pain temporarily, chronic painful and/or circulatory conditions will require ongoing use of a home system to provide long-term symptomatic relief.

What are the precautions and possible side-effects?

Anodyne Therapy should not be used directly over or near:

• Active cancerous tumors
• The womb during pregnancy
• Topical heating agents such as Ben Gay, Capsaicin or Icy Hot. Completely remove these agents before applying Anodyne.

Anodyne has no known drug interactions or side-effects. However, there are a few precautions.

• Anodyne Therapy is a photo-thermal modality, and thus, there is a slight risk of a superficial burn. When our recommended protocols are followed, the risk of a thermal event is extremely rare.
• People with circulatory compromise: Sometimes there is a slight increase in tingling or burning initially as blood flow increases. This typically resolves within the first 6-8 treatments.
• People with diabetes: When increasing activity levels during therapy sessions, check blood sugars more regularly.

• There is no extra charge for Anodyne Therapy treatments if other skilled services are delivered during the visit as part of a skilled plan of care under Medicare. Private Insurance coverage may vary.
• There is no extra charge for Anodyne treatments for Medicare patients during the 100-day stay in a hospital or nursing home as it is included as part of a total rehab care plan. Private insurance coverage may vary.
• Medicare and some private insurance companies may not cover Anodyne Therapy treatments for certain conditions.
• Other medically necessary therapy services delivered as part of the care plan are covered by Medicare and Private Insurance unless benefit limits have been exceeded.

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