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Poor Frank was suffering with double wrist and double knee pain.

admin | 26 April, 2008 11:31

Morning everybody, well we got a strange email in this mornings bag. It's from a gentleman who must be feeling close to crippled. He emailed to say he is suffering with chronic pains to both his wrists and both his knees and asks if we can help. This was from Frank in Hampshire. I said that we are sure that our wrist support and knee support will ease the pain for him, but rather than spend out money on four supports, two wrist supports and two knee supports, he should just purchase one wrist support and one knee support, which he duly did, within two days he emailed to say thank you thank you. The pain in his wrist with the wrist support had subsided massively and so had the pain in his knee whilst wearing the knee support and yes you've guessed it he ordered another wrist support and another knee support, good on you Frank and glad we could help. Pete, Lastrap

Wonderful words re our back support from Jim in Eastbourne.

admin | 26 April, 2008 11:26

Morning campers, nice email today from Jim in Eastbourne. He said I have been buying back supports from various companies on the internet and none have worked, but when you are in pain you keep trying. I was introduced to Lastrap by my Doctor who said that he had heard about a product from a Canadian doctor friend of his and suggested that I try a Lastrap back support, so with trepidation I ordered one. After only one day the relief I got was amazing, his words now, "anybody out there that is suffering with back problems, don't waste money on other back supports buy a Lastrap back support I promise you will never need another back support ever", well thanks Jim glad we could help. Pete, Lastrap

Shoulder support helps 'Frail Lady'

admin | 26 April, 2008 11:20

Good morning all, wow got a great bag of post this morning. One from Alice in Glasgow, she emailed to say thank you so much for giving her a good nights sleep. Alice is 76 and has had a shoulder problem. She first emailed us to ask as she was a frail Lady would the Lastrap shoulder support fit her. We emailed back to say that the shoulder support is fully adjustable and can fit either shoulder on Male and Female. She is so pleased she wanted to send us a cake! I did not have the heart to say no, so we have got a cake on the way to us! Thanks Alice, much appreciated. Pete, Lastrap

Poor old Joe from Washington

admin | 26 April, 2008 11:14

Morning all, more emails in this morning. One from Joe in Washington, wow, I wonder if Barac Obama will get to hear about our tennis elbow supports, from what I've read he plays tennis. So you never know the next president of the USA could be wearing a Lastrap tennis elbow support? Well it doesn't hurt to dream, anyway back to Joe. He emailed to say that he is so pleased to be once again back on the fairway's, after purchasing a tennis elbow support and an ankle support, poor old Joe he must have been in pain, but not anymore, another satisfied Lastrap customer and who knows, Joe might know Barac, ok so I'm still dreaming ! Back tomorrow. Pete, Lastrap

Ankle support working after one day.

admin | 23 April, 2008 10:46

Me again. Gavin from California, USA emailed to say that he can't thank the people at Lastrap enough. He took a chance purchasing an ankle support but after wearing it for just one day the relief he got was amazing. He has now purchased a second Lastrap ankle support and has passed our Lastrap leaflets which show our tennis elbow support our shoulder support, our knee support, our wrist support, our back support, and our ankle support to his family and friends and we have since received another order for a wrist support from his wife, glad we could help Gavin. Pete, Lastrap

Shoulder support for my daughter!

admin | 22 April, 2008 22:10

Its me again. I have to be honest here and say that this person who emailed me is my Daughter and she has been suffering with a frozen shoulder and said "Dad, will the Lastrap shoulder support work for me?" so I sent one down to her, after a couple of days she rang me to say that it's the first nights sleep she has had for 4 weeks and she can now continue with her sport which is netball, each to their own! I personally think that she is a little to old for it, whoops maybe I should not have said that and guess what I did not get paid for it. What are Daughters like? Pete, Lastrap.

Does our support work with golfers elbow?

admin | 22 April, 2008 22:01

Hello again. Another customer, Brian from Nottingham has emailed me to say "I have Golfers Elbow, will the tennis elbow support work for me?" The answer is yes, for tennis elbow you place the yellow thermovibe pad on the outside of the elbow and for golfers elbow you place the yellow thermovibe pad on the inside of the elbow. Boy was he pleased, he sent me an email to say "You have restored my faith in internet purchasing" and that after a couple of holes he took it easy with his swing then as he felt no pain he let rip. Another satisfied customer with a tennis elbow support or should I say a golfers elbow support from Lastrap. Pete, Lastrap.

Tennis elbow questions.

admin | 22 April, 2008 21:59

Good morning. Just received a very nice email from Barbara in Hampshire,who has been suffering with Tennis Elbow. Wow did she ask some questions before she purchased. Does the Tennis Elbow support do this, does it do that, in the end I had to say that we are not doctors but doctors do in fact recommend the Lastrap tennis elbow support. Well after several emails back and forth Barbara bought one, now here is the nice part. I got an email back from her to say "Thank you so much, you people at Lastrap were so helpful and I am now playing squash again, thank you". I have to say it is nice to get these emails back from satisfied customers and it goes to show not just tennis players get tennis elbow. Peter, Lastrap

Wrist support - Carpal Tunnel Syndrome

admin | 17 April, 2008 13:16

I've just received the post and found a letter from a Ms R Tanner. We receive lots of letters regarding our supports and I thought I'd share this one with you.

"I passed my direct access bike test about a month ago and bought myself a new Honda CBR 600RR which is basically a race bike. It's fantastic fun but I find the extreme riding position has put so much pressure on my wrists that I am now suffering from what I believe is carpal tunnel syndrome.

I was talking about it to one of my other biking friends and he suggested a couple of wrist supports from you guys. I visited your site and bought two wrist supports.

To be honest I didn't really believe they would work but felt I had to try them. How wrong I was, within 2 hours of putting them on I felt a huge reduction in pain levels and within 3 days my wrist pain had gone completely.

Obviously I've been talking to every biker I can find about your fantastic supports! THANK YOU!

Rebecca, Brighton."

Richard says: Thanks Rebecca, glad to be of service and look forward to helping other bikers with their aches and pains!

Sore elbow after throwing stones into sea.

admin | 16 April, 2008 21:43

I took my son to Brighton yesterday, we were walking along the beach and saw a bottle bobbing around about 100 feet from the shore. In a typical male style both my Son and I started throwing stones trying to hit the bottle. As the bottle bobbed further and further I had to put more and more into my throwing just to get near the bottle. My last throw really hurt my elbow. By the time I got home my elbow was very painful indeed.

Once arriving home I immediately put my elbow support on, within about half an hour the pain had really started to ease. I took it off this morning and the pain was gone.

I've had this throwers elbow many times before but it usually lasts from a week to sometimes a couple of months. Thanks to my Lastrap elbow support it was gone in a day.

Written by: Richard Georgiou

Lastrap Thermovibe Technical Information

admin | 15 April, 2008 20:34

Medically proven Thermovibe pads relieve pain and strengthen muscles and satisfy your need to remain active. Medical studies confirm that everyday repetitive motion injuries such as back aches, tennis elbow, carpal tunnel syndrome, and tendonitis are the result of accelerated forces of wear and tear on the body's muscles and tendons. Lastrap with Thermovibe pads are scientifically designed to intercept and absorb up to 50% of the pain causing vibrations. The permanently fluid-dynamic pad positioned inside each Lastrap support blocks the path of the vibrations and soaks up the shockwaves. When the support covers a muscle area, it employs the body's heat to warm and soothe the underlying area without overheating. This stimulates the blood flow, relaxes the muscles, and promotes healing. And the pad never needs replacing.

How do Lastrap Supports work?

Richard | 15 April, 2008 09:07

We get so many enquiries as to how the lastrap supports actually work.
I thought I would blog it all here for everyone to see and read.

There are many, many repetitive strain injury supports on the market but none of them have anything like our Thermovibe Pad inserts (these are the yellow pads that sit inside of the support). It is these inserts that absorb the damaging vibrations that are so very painful. People with the following problems would all benefit from a Lastrap support:

• Back - Pain Relief of stiffness, lumbosacral sprains & strains.
• Leg - Pain Relief of shin splints, calf tendonitis + Achiles Tendon.
• Shoulder - Pain Relief of rotator cuff tendonitis, bursitis, subacromial impingement, arthritis
• Tennis Elbow - Pain Relief of golfers and tennis elbow (epicondylitis), golfers elbow and arthritis
• Wrist - arthritis, carpal tunnel syndrom, lupus, sprains and strains and arthritis
• Knee - Pain Relief + side stabilizers for patella femoral chondromalacia (runners knee) tendonitis, arthritis.
• Ankle - Pain relief for sprained and strained ankles Relieves pain and strengthens muscles Eliminates the need for rest and inactivity and anti-inflammatory treatment

Words are fine but I feel pictures can save a thousand words so below is in pictorial form just how these remarkable supports actually work. In brief the yellow Thermovibe pad warms up to your own body temperature, then goes like a very soft putty, it is this that absorbs those damaging vibrations. No other support has them and this is why Lastrap are prescribed by doctors. OK, enough of the verbal, time to look at some pictures.

Elbow Support (Tennis Elbow)

The Lastrap elbow support sits between the hand and the elbow silently absorbing damaging vibrations. As you can imagine there are a lot of vibrations coming from the hand in day to day life. Most of these will end up in the elbow unless you have a Lastrap elbow support. You can clearly see from the images below that the vibrations are being absorbed by our elbow support.

Shoulder Support

The structure of the shoulder takes quite a beating in day to day life and can become quite painful over time. Playing sport can increase wear and tear by over 1000%. With a Lastrap shoulder support this wear and tear can be reduced to a minimum. Our shoulder support reduces the damaging vibration that cause so much of this pain and wear and tear that doctors actually prescribe it. Only the Lastrap shoulder support reduces these vibrations enough to make a substantial difference.

Knee Support, Knee Brace

All Lastrap supports include our patented Thermovibe pad insert that absorbs the damaging vibrations that cause so much pain. The job of our knee support is to reduce these painful microscopic vibrations that come from the foot and stop them before they reach the knee. This is acheived in our knee support by the use of our special Thermovibe pad insert. No other support has this.

Wrist Support (Carpal Tunnel Syndrome)

Our wrist support is unique in the field becuase of it's special Thermovibe pad insert. It is this pad that absorbs the damaging vibrations that cause so much pain. Our wrist support is ideal for issues like carpal tunnel syndrome and, as such, is prescribed by doctors.

Ankle Support, Ankle Brace, Sprained Ankle

Only the Lastrap ankle support has our patented Thermovibe pad inserts that absorb most of the damaging vibrations. It is these vibrations that cause the pain, obviously there are a lot of vibrations travelling up from the foot to the ankle that need to be absorbed and our ankle support has been proven to reduce these by over 40% drastically reducing your pain and increasing recovery. This is why doctors actually prescribe them.

Back Support, Back Brace, Lumbar Support

The Lastrap back support contains a unique, patented Thermovibe pad insert that absorbs a significant amount of the damaging vibrations that cause to much back pain. No other support has anything like these which is why the Lastrap back support is actually prescribed by doctors.

Leg Support, Shin Support

The Lastrap leg support has quite a job to do. It needs to absorb a substantial amount of the damaging vibrations that cause the pain and discomfort. Our leg supports are so effective for treating this type of pain because of their unique patented Thermovibe pads. Only Lastrap has these and this is why the Lastrap leg support is actually prescribed by doctors.

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Our customers just love our supports and service.

admin | 06 April, 2008 16:16

Today I've been ploughing through our massive amount of Ebay feedback. People say the nicest things about both our supports and service. As an example, this was left by someone who bought a knee support.

"Without your knee support I simple can't walk. You've made me mobile again. What more can I say?"

It's getting comments like these that make all the graft and hard work worthwhile.

The above comment is just one of hundreds we have received via Ebay and email.

Richard
The LASTRAP Team

Came off golf course in agony, did not have on my tennis elbow support on.

Peter | 06 April, 2008 09:22

For the first time in 2 months I decided I would go out on the golf course for a round without wearing my tennis elbow lastrap support. Boy was that a mistake, I came off the course in agony. I think the problem was that I had taken it off too soon, I was glad to get home and put it back on. I spoke to my doctor about it and he said that I had taken it off too soon. That's not a mistake I'll be making again! I cant believe how much relief is obtained from my Lastrap tennis elbow support.

Peter
The LASTRAP Team

Special Thermovibe pad reduces pain and helps full recovery of joint issues.

Richard | 04 April, 2008 21:51

The special Thermovibe pad in the Lastrap range of medically approved supports is unique in that it is the only pad to actively, and drastically, reduce the damaging vibrations to the joint thus helping the joint to make a fast and full recovery. Only the Lastrap range of supports use this special Thermovibe pad in their supports. The following Lastrap supports use the Thermovibe pad:

Tennis Elbow support
Shoulder Support
Knee Support
Wrist / Carpal Tunnel Syndrome Support
Back Support
Leg Support

Tennis elbow meets it's match.

Richard | 04 April, 2008 21:44

At last sufferers of painful tennis elbow have an non surgical option. Lastrap have been producing tennis elbow supports that actually help to stop tennis elbow in it's tracks. The Lastrap support is not just a support but also actively repairs the affected joint by drastically reducing the damaging vibrations that reach the elbow. With far fewer of these damaging, microscopic vibrations your elbow is able to successfully heal it's self.

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