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BioElectronics' ActiPatch(R) Nonprescription Medical Device That Reduces Pain 52% and Medication Use 50% including Opioids
BioElectronics' ActiPatch(R) Nonprescription Medical Device That Reduces Pain 52% and Medication Use 50% including Opioids.
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[{"type":"text","content":"\n \n \n BioElectronics' ActiPatch(R) Nonprescription Medical Device That Reduces Pain 52% and Medication Use 50% including Opioids\n \n \nBioElectronics' ActiPatch(R) Nonprescription Medical Device That Reduces Pain 52% and Medication Use 50% including Opioids\n\nStudy Published in the Pain Management Medical Journal\n\n \n FREDERICK, MD--(Marketwired - Dec 12, 2016) - BioElectronics Corporation (OTC PINK: BIEL), www.bielcorp.com the maker of ActiPatch®, an advanced over-the-counter medical device, announced the publication of a clinical study, An Over-the-counter Central Sensitization Therapy: A Chronic Back Pain Registry Study of Pain Relief, Medication Use & Their Adverse Effects, report which indicates that ActiPatch® Therapy is effective for mitigating chronic back pain and reducing medication use including opioids. This peer reviewed article has been published in the distinguished medical journal of Pain Management, and is available at \n http://www.futuremedicine.com/doi/pdf/10.2217/pmt-2016-0046 \n \n ActiPatch Musculoskeletal Pain Therapy is a drug-free, wearable nonprescription medical device that provides 720 hours of flexible on/off therapy for under $30.00 retail, or $.04 per hour. \n Chronic pain affects an estimated 1.5 billion people worldwide, with back pain being the most prevalent form. The 7-day ActiPatch registry study of 1,394 back pain sufferers was based in the UK. Baseline pain was 8.04 on a 10-point visual analog scale, or severe pain, with mean pain duration of 6.1 years. High baseline pain was present despite the use of an average 2.5 pain medications per subject, with 71% being prescriptions, including 40% using opiate-based prescription pain medications. More than 60% of the participants reported less than adequate pain relief and 66% experienced adverse side effects from pain medications. \n ActiPatch reduced baseline pain, on average, by 39.9%, with 52% experiencing a ≥40% pain reduction averaging 66% from baseline. In addition, 50% of the subjects were able to reduce or eliminate analgesic medication use including those using opiate-based medications.\n \"In this study group, the use of ActiPatch® not only reduced pain for the majority of individuals but had the added benefit of reducing analgesic medication use and improving overall quality of life in jus...