Cold and compression at home, in one portable unit. Fitted by a physio before you take it, so you know exactly how to use it.
$130 a week, including GST. One week minimum, then week to week.
The unit circulates chilled water through the garment while applying gentle, intermittent compression. It can also run warm rather than cold, which most hire machines cannot do.
Your physio, doctor or surgeon decides whether cold, warmth or compression suits your situation, and how often to use it. We set the machine up to match what they have asked for.
All eight come with the hire. If the area you are working on changes part way through, bring the garment back and swap it over at no extra cost.
Five things, and we set all of them with you at the fitting so you are not working it out at home.
Which of those suits you is a decision for your physio, doctor or surgeon rather than something we would guess at. Bring what they have asked for to the fitting and we will set the machine to match, and write it down for you.
Thirty minutes at Five Dock. It is included in the hire, not charged separately.
We check the machine suits you, fit the right garment, set the temperature and pressure, and show you how to run it.
Use it as we have shown you. Ring us any time if something is not working the way you expect.
Drop it in during opening hours. Billing stops at the end of that week. There is no lock-in and nothing to cancel.
We can usually arrange delivery and collection around the Inner West. Ring us and we will sort it out with you, along with when the unit is free.
No. Anyone can hire it. You do not need a referral and you do not need to be seeing us for anything else.
Most places that hire these machines make you take a fortnight. If you only need a week, you only pay for a week.
Not sure it is for you? Book thirty minutes in the clinic and use the same machine, with no hire and no commitment. You do not need to be a patient for that either.
Cold and compression does not suit everyone. Please check with your doctor, surgeon or physiotherapist first if any of the following apply to you.
Numbness or reduced feeling in the area, a circulation problem, peripheral vascular disease, or Raynaud's.
A known cold allergy or cold hypersensitivity, or diabetes with nerve damage.
An open or infected wound at the site, or a current or suspected blood clot.
Tell us about any of these at the fitting appointment, along with any recent surgery. Stop using the machine and contact us or your doctor if you get pain that does not settle, numbness or tingling that stays, or skin that turns white or blue.
As long as you need it. After the first week it rolls on week to week, and it stops when you bring it back.
The minimum is one week, so a few days is charged as one week at $130. That is still less than the fortnight most hire companies require.
Eight garments: shoulder, back, lower back, arm, elbow, knee, leg and ankle. They are all included in the hire.
Anywhere from 2°C to 45°C, so it runs cold or warm on the same unit. Pressure is set from level 0 to 5, the timer from 10 to 60 minutes, and the compression either pulses or holds a steady pressure. We set all of it with you at the fitting and write down what we used.
Usually, around the Inner West. Ring us on (02) 8054 3775 and we will arrange it and let you know when the unit is free.
We have a limited number of units, so give us a ring or book a fitting and we will tell you straight away.
Stop using it and call us. Do not try to repair it. We will sort out a swap or a fix.
Thirty minutes at Five Dock, included in the hire. We will check the machine suits you, set it up, and you can take it home the same day.
