Not that anyone has responded to my first posting, but for those reading, I bit the bullet and bought the unit Hometherapy.Ca. The results are excellent!
It is very different from what I expected, but after 3 days of using it, I have to say it definitely does work.
One thing I did expect was to feel heat or vibration from the unit. It didn't vibrate at all, and the head stayed cool. If it wasn't for the little 'on' light, I might not have known it was running. By the end of the session (10 minutes) I did feel a bit of warmth in my knee, but it wasn't huge. I think the best word to describe the first session was 'soothing'. At the end, my knee did feel better, (like it might on a really good day). The relief stayed with me too, it wasn't gone after an hour or so, in fact after an hour I think I felt better than immediately after the treatment.
The second treatment was no 'eureka i'm cured' either, but like the first application, there was a realizable improvement, and that was over and above the benefit from the first time. After the second treatment I was thinking, "hey, I think this really is doing something". It had been a long time since my knee felt that good.
When I woke up the next day, it wasn't pain and suffering as usual, it was a little less than usual. More treatments, and more marginal improvements. After 3 days, i'm convinced that i've realized a lot of benefit from this little gadget. Hopefully it continues to provide improvment and lasts.
