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Hand held Ultrasound device


Eduardo Slabofvic

23-Jan-2013
4:38:49 PM

Has anyone tried one of those hand held ultrasound devices?

If so, what is your opinion of them?

gfdonc

23-Jan-2013
5:00:26 PM

Who's the father, Eddie?


Eduardo Slabofvic

23-Jan-2013
5:02:56 PM

That's what she said

dan_b

23-Jan-2013
8:54:42 PM

For bedside Echos etc?


Eduardo Slabofvic

23-Jan-2013
10:09:24 PM

Keep the opinions coming people, they're very useful

dan_b

23-Jan-2013
10:31:34 PM

What do you plan on using it for?


Eduardo Slabofvic

23-Jan-2013
11:28:50 PM

Did anyone read the opening post?


ChuckNorris

24-Jan-2013
12:47:10 AM

On 23/01/2013 Eduardo Slabofvic. wrote:
>Did anyone read the opening post?

Maybe you would have got a better response if you asked for a 2nd hand vibrator with headphones.


Climboholic

24-Jan-2013
7:16:44 AM

On 23/01/2013 Eduardo Slabofvic. wrote:
>Has anyone tried one of those hand held ultrasound devices?
>
>If so, what is your opinion of them?

Again, what do you plan to use it for?

If it's for inspecting karabiners for cracks it would be next to useless.

widewetandslippery

24-Jan-2013
7:21:42 AM

if you dont use your hands how else do you hold them?

Olbert

24-Jan-2013
9:20:31 AM

If you mean one of those ultrasonic devices you can get to do the same thing as the one from your physio then on the advice of my physio they are useless. The ones the professionals get can burn you if used incorrectly - the ones you can buy off the shelf are do weak they can't burn you and they also can't help you


rodw

24-Jan-2013
9:35:31 AM

My physio friends told me recently that recent studies show they are next to useless anyway in helping recovery.

Paul

24-Jan-2013
11:31:43 AM

If you are talking about what I think you are talking about, my local GP has one and was able to show mr tendons moving and fluid on my elbow joint when I had burstitis. It was usefull for iscolating the problem.


wombly

24-Jan-2013
11:39:14 AM

or this one? could be useful to see if the next hold is about to fall off...

http://www.ndt.com.au/products/TUD300-%252d-ULTRASONIC-FLAW-DETECTOR.html


Eduardo Slabofvic

24-Jan-2013
1:02:37 PM

No, I mean for treating pain and injuries. It makes sense that they would be crap for that, as they sell for 1 tenth of the price of ones that a phsio would have, and get sold to numpties with no training who could cook their insides with a proper one.

But say, compare it to any other form of home treatment, better worse? Would it be like chicken soup, as in, no harm but potential assistance in healing?


Duang Daunk

24-Jan-2013
1:11:38 PM

On 24/01/2013 Eduardo Slabofvic. wrote:
>No, I mean for treating pain and injuries. It makes sense that they would
>be crap for that, as they sell for 1 tenth of the price of ones that a
>phsio would have, and get sold to numpties with no training who could cook
>their insides with a proper one.
>
>But say, compare it to any other form of home treatment, better worse?
> Would it be like chicken soup, as in, no harm but potential assistance
>in healing?

You have just as much chance of being put out of your misery if we get the chocky crew gathered round to lay hands on you, either that, or you might even become healed.
No, on second thought, you are beyond redemption bro, so go buy your miracle cure and let us know how it goes.

One Day Hero

24-Jan-2013
2:31:18 PM

On 24/01/2013 Eduardo Slabofvic. wrote:

> Would it be like chicken soup, as in, no harm but potential assistance
>in healing?

You mean you still buy into those lies told to you by the military/industrial/chicken soup complex? Wake up dude!


Eduardo Slabofvic

24-Jan-2013
2:33:11 PM

I would rather continue my descent into crippledom than allow any of you to lay your hands, or any other part of you anatomy, on me


rocksinmyhead

24-Jan-2013
6:03:33 PM

On 24/01/2013 Eduardo Slabofvic. wrote:
>I would rather continue my descent into crippledom than allow any of you
>to lay your hands, or any other part of you anatomy, on me

Well, if that's the case, I feel less concerned about proposing a more risky alternatitve.
Why stuff around with a namby pamby version, which may or may not work, and instead get a cheap professional one off ebay? 2nd hand medical equipment can be a bargain, apparently.

In offering this suggestion, I'm assuming you can get (and follow) a detailed instruction book and will ere on the side of caution, i.e. you're not a numpty. This is purely based on the fact you haven't killed yourself climbing yet, nor afaik, taken ODH (or anyone else) too seriously.

P.S.I'm still happy you like my hardware.


Eduardo Slabofvic

24-Jan-2013
6:22:26 PM

I think you're onto something with the second proper one, if we got 10 people to put in 200 dollars each (about the price of the small one they advertise on telly) we'd have enough for a proper one, which we could share.

They're not that big, so easily transported, so when one of us is crippled, we just go get it off of the previous cripple.

..... and if I had of stuck to just climbing, I would need the damn thing.

RE: Your hardware. Do those long things spin around and tell the time or barometric pressure, or anything useful?

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