Symptoms of Brain Damage and Neurological Disorders Treated with Mollii Garment
Swedish KTH Royal Institute of Technology teamed up with industry partners to develop Mollii, an elastic body suit designed to help treat people with brain damage. The suit, which is being launched by KTH spin-off Inerventions, is outfitted with electrodes which send electrical stimulation to the body, easing the pain associated with tension and spasms, and increasing mobility. The idea for Mollii was based on transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS), which uses low-voltage electrodes placed on affected areas to disrupt the pain signals that would normally be sent to the brain. Mollii is made of standard swimsuit...
Source: Medgadget - October 17, 2013 Category: Technology Consultants Authors: Nishey Wanchoo Tags: Neurology Pain Rehab Source Type: blogs
DJO Global’s Empi Phoenix Electrotherapy Device to Prevent Muscle Atrophy (VIDEO)
DJO Global is releasing a new electrotherapy stimulator Empi Phoenix that could be useful for some patients undergoing ACLs and total knee arthroplasties to avoid muscle atrophy, reduce swelling, and deal with pain.
The device recently received FDA 510(k) approval and is intended for patient’s use at home. Here are the three therapy programs that are built into the Empi Phoenix:
Two Programs to Treat Muscle Atrophy — Muscles may weaken (or atrophy) as a result of injury or surgery, preventing you from moving as well as you should. Neuromuscular Electrical Stimulation (NMES) sends an electrical signal to your mus...
Source: Medgadget - July 26, 2013 Category: Technology Consultants Authors: Editors Tags: Orthopedic Surgery Rehab Source Type: blogs
SENSUS Transcutaneous Pain Management System Approved for Use During Sleep
Via MedgadgetNeuroMetrix of out of Waltham, MA received FDA clearance for its SENSUS Pain Management System to be used by patients during sleep. This is the first transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation system to receive a sleep indication from the FDA for pain control.The device is designed for use by diabetics and others with chronic pain in the legs and feet. It’s worn around one or both legs and delivers an electrical current to disrupt pain signals being sent up to the brain. (Source: Positive Technology Journal)
Source: Positive Technology Journal - July 23, 2013 Category: Technology Consultants Tags: Biofeedback & neurofeedback Wearable mobile Source Type: blogs
SENSUS Transcutaneous Pain Management System Approved for Use During Sleep
NeuroMetrix of out of Waltham, MA received FDA clearance for its SENSUS Pain Management System to be used by patients during sleep. This is the first transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation system to receive a sleep indication from the FDA for pain control.
The device is designed for use by diabetics and others with chronic pain in the legs and feet. It’s worn around one or both legs and delivers an electrical current to disrupt pain signals being sent up to the brain. Last year we had a chance to speak with Shai N. Gozani, the CEO of NeuroMetrix who discussed the company’s technology and plans for the fut...
Source: Medgadget - July 11, 2013 Category: Technology Consultants Authors: Editors Tags: Pain Source Type: blogs
Connect Physical Health sells quackery to NHS
A constant theme of this blog is that the NHS should not pay for useless treatments. By and large, NICE does a good job of preventing that. But NICE has not been allowed by the Department of Health to look at quackery.
I have the impression that privatisation of many NHS services will lead to an increase in the provision of myth-based therapies. That is part of the "bait and switch" tactic that quacks use in the hope of gaining respectability. A prime example is the "College of Medicine", financed by Capita and replete with quacks, as one would expect since it is the reincarnation of the Prince’s...
Source: DC's Improbable Science - June 10, 2013 Category: Pharmacists and Pharmacologists Authors: David Colquhoun Tags: acupuncture chiropractic Connect Physical Health craniosacral evidence National Health Service UCLH badscience College of medicine NHS Source Type: blogs
Self-Care for Pain
By David Spero
Last week I wrote about all the different medicines available to treat chronic pain. But there are many nondrug approaches as well. Here are a few:
You can do physical things at the point of pain. Massage is good, and it doesn't have to be professional. Any kind of caring touch may distract from pain sensations and help tissues heal. Self-massage helps, too.
Topical creams like something that includes capsaicin or Arnica reduce pain for a lot of people.
Ice or heat can help healing and reduce pain. It doesn't seem to matter which — some people like cold and others like heat, or you can alternate them....
Source: Diabetes Self-Management - February 13, 2013 Category: Diabetes Authors: David Spero Source Type: blogs
Does Diabetes Hurt?
By David Spero
In 2008, I wrote a five-part series on chronic pain and diabetes. Pain hasn't gone anywhere, and people still aren't talking about it much. But new research is helping us understand pain better and treat it more effectively.
First the bad news — the amount of pain people with diabetes have is staggering. A study of over 13,000 adults with Type 2 diabetes by researchers in California found that nearly half report significant pain.
A University of California, San Francisco, press release stated, "Patients in the study reported significant pain and nonpain symptoms [such as insomnia and depression] acro...
Source: Diabetes Self-Management - January 30, 2013 Category: Diabetes Authors: David Spero Source Type: blogs
