Comments on: The Wonderful World of Voodoo Floss

By: Heidi Towns

Heidi Towns — Wed, 03 Feb 2021 15:28:15 +0000

Also I was told not to ice an injury it only masks the pain and decreases circulation which is bad for blood going in but also delays fluid from going on causes more swelling and irritation to the injury

By: Heidi Towns

Heidi Towns — Wed, 03 Feb 2021 15:26:06 +0000

My physical therapist has me doing this over a meniscus tear two-three times a day to cut off blood flow so when I take it off the blood rushes in and pushes out all the Inflammation and trapped fluid.

By: Bob

Bob — Fri, 11 Sep 2020 19:03:03 +0000

In reply to Vicky. I'm wondering the same thing. I've noticed a pretty amazing increase in range of motion in the first week but I was also doing it pretty aggressively every day and I think I hurt my knee and hip a little bit so maybe that's too much at first.

By: Vicky

Vicky — Thu, 21 Nov 2019 12:41:37 +0000

How often should one floss an area? Daily? How many times a day?

By: Andrei Semenovsky

Andrei Semenovsky — Thu, 27 Sep 2018 19:07:00 +0000

Some bands out there are not enough “grippy”. I like both, however, for different work. But if you do prefer a “grippy” version, for better tissue “shearing” I can recommend particularly this variant: amazon.com/dp/B07BD4FR8D
These sticky bands grip your skin tight and provide more deeper work with tissues. I like them.

By: Andrei Semenovsky

Andrei Semenovsky — Thu, 27 Sep 2018 19:02:00 +0000

In reply to Neal Scheider. You may experiment with this but they don't solve your problem.

By: Andrei Semenovsky

Andrei Semenovsky — Thu, 27 Sep 2018 19:01:00 +0000

In reply to Patrick Gelinas.

To define terms a bit: Tendinitis is inflammation, Tendinosis involves degenerative changes in tissues. They are also relates to each other as Acute vs Chronic, Fire in a forest VS rotten wood in swamp.
Tendinosis needs collagen supply and formation. In this logic voodoo bands have nothing to promise with tendinosis. But, if they 1) stimulate tissue nutrition by flushing old blood out and new blood in – it’s good, 2) letting tight muscles to relax and therefore decreasing load to tendons (which we remember need to be nourished and taken care of), – I would conclude that this is good adjunct to the main treatment.

And, in any case voodoo bands don’t solve the problem in the long run. They don’t “treat”.

By: Some Dude

Some Dude — Fri, 11 May 2018 16:12:00 +0000

Can you use them every day?

By: Patrick Gelinas

Patrick Gelinas — Sun, 11 Mar 2018 23:41:00 +0000

It’s clear that VooDoo flossing helps with tendinitis. But, does anyone know if VooDoo flossing is appropriate for tendinosis (given that tendinitis and tendinosis have different treatment prescriptions)?

By: David Gagné Côté

David Gagné Côté — Sun, 17 Dec 2017 14:59:00 +0000

In reply to James Braxton.

Icing + elevating + … = delaying rehab!!! Might want to read “Iced! The illusionary treatment option” if you ever get a similar injury. 🙁