A few years ago, my patellar tendon was getting sore from running, and I went to a sports medicine specialist. At that first visit, he did an ultrasound scan over the length of my patellar tendons, and it was very discouraging to see these "black" sections in the mid-core of my tendons. They were actually tissue that was a bit disrupted, but the way it scattered the sound, it appeared as "black". Kind of freaked me out that my tendon was "dead" in the middle. The actual diagnosis was patellar tendinopathy, previously referred to as patellar tendinitis, or "jumper's knee".
He gave me exercises to build up my tendons, mainly eccentric resistance exercise, but it was going to take a long time. I wondered how I could monitor the progress of the healing. The doctor visit and scan was at least $200/visit, and the healing could take a year. On AliBaba, I checked how much a low end machine would cost to use at home.
There were all sorts of machines available, and one manufacturer's rep latched onto me. I still get the occasional email checking if I'm ready to buy. I think these machines may require some doctor's approval, too, but I never went that far.
But they sure don't cost anything like the prices in this article. In 2013, for quantity 1, IIRC, I was quoted $1100/each for this SUN-806F laptop plus sensor plus software unit:
http://www.cnsunbright.com/china/english/newshow.asp?Cid=108...
Maybe I'm missing something critical in this price difference? As the OP was explaining, you can almost build one yourself.
He gave me exercises to build up my tendons, mainly eccentric resistance exercise, but it was going to take a long time. I wondered how I could monitor the progress of the healing. The doctor visit and scan was at least $200/visit, and the healing could take a year. On AliBaba, I checked how much a low end machine would cost to use at home.
There were all sorts of machines available, and one manufacturer's rep latched onto me. I still get the occasional email checking if I'm ready to buy. I think these machines may require some doctor's approval, too, but I never went that far.
But they sure don't cost anything like the prices in this article. In 2013, for quantity 1, IIRC, I was quoted $1100/each for this SUN-806F laptop plus sensor plus software unit:
http://www.cnsunbright.com/china/english/newshow.asp?Cid=108...
Maybe I'm missing something critical in this price difference? As the OP was explaining, you can almost build one yourself.