דר' גורדון
I am a Medical Practitioner with more than 40 years post qualification experience; I spent many years as a General practitioner within the National Health Service working in the Glasgow area. Now in semi-retirement I have 3 part-time appointments:
• Public Health Physician – I am the medical housing advisor to East Renfrewshire, Renfrewshire and Inverclyde Councils, giving advice on the provision of council housing on medical grounds.
• I am a qualified occupational physician working mainly in the offshore oil industry and commercial diving, providing medical support and advice in these areas.
• I am also the senior medical advisor of the British Boxing Board of Control for the Scottish Area, and provide all aspects of medical care for professional boxing north of the border.
I first met Robin Caird the inventor and the originator of the EXO2/FABROC heating system in 1981 when he joined my medical practice as a patient. He described his totally novel heating system to me at that time. Over the succeeding years, he demonstrated to me various prototypes and applications of the polymer heating fabric which has incredible versatility and can be produced in any size or shape depending on the areas requiring to be heated. I became convinced even in these early days that the heating system had major medical applications and benefits.
Infrared Heat as a Therapeutic Agent
Since time immemorial, heat has been used to soothe painful areas of the body. The conditions which are most amenable to heat therapy are usually listed as:
• Arthritis
• Muscle pain and spasm
• Joint Stiffness
• Raynauds Syndrome
• Venous insufficiency or venous disease
• Chronic fatigue or immune deficiency
The patient can apply infrared heat at any time of the day and for as long as the user wants. It is known that the infrared radiation can penetrate for up to 3.5 inches under the skin, this results in several health enhancing results.
• Circulation of blood improves, the delivery and utilisation of oxygen by the body's tissues improves. Potentially toxic substances and cellular waste products are eliminated.
• Healing and regeneration of tissues is promoted.
• Metabolic rate is increased.
• Stimulation of the hypothalamus occurs; this area of the brain controls the production of neurochemicals, involved in such biological processes as sleep, mood, pain sensations and blood pressure.
• General well-being is enhanced, the immune system benefits by improved white cell function. Tissues are regenerated; excess fat is metabolised aiding weight reduction.
• Painful conditions such as those caused by arthritis and joint and muscle discomfort are relived, regeneration and fast healing of damaged tissues is stimulated.
• Infrared heat applied to the body's tissues encourages the vibration of water molecules as they heat up, as the breakdown of the water molecules occurs, encapsulated gases and other toxic materials are released and the body becomes rejuvenated.
There are many millions of sufferers in the UK alone. Physiotherapists employ heat in the form of heat lamps, wax baths, vigorous massage, liniments and short wave diathermy in order to relieve pain in inflamed joints and muscles. Sufferers experience great relief from these measures but find that between treatment sessions which may only take place once or twice per month the pain begins to recur. The EXO2/FABROC heating system can be designed to fit any body part and produce a garment which will deliver heat to the affected area in a cheap and safe manner, thus allowing frequent treatments which can be regulated by the sufferer. The control system of the appliances is such that individuals cannot burn themselves, even by prolonged use in excess of recommended limits. Knees, hips, lower back, hands and neck are the most frequently affected areas.
The EXO2/FABROC heating system is a novel form of infrared heating which exists with wide ranging medical applications, and a potential market of huge proportions on a worldwide basis.
It’s advantages are :-
• Cheap and easy to use
• Non Hazardous
• Washable
• Durable
• Cannot cause the user any harm
• Material can be prepared to fit any area
• Readily portable
• Requires only a minimal degree of training in its use
Dr Gordon M. Duff
M.B.Ch.B., D.A., D.R.C.O.G., D.Occ Med
