by Bruce Brown | November 8, 2016 | General News, Medical
Electrical stimulation (e-stim) devices have different purposes. Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation (TENS) devices relieve muscle pain and tension by stimulating nerve pathways. Electrical Muscle Stimulation (EMS) units relax, build, and strengthen muscles by...
by Bruce Brown | November 4, 2016 | General News, Health
If you’ve ever thought it would be nice to have your own TENS machine, Australia-based Evomed sells a lightweight, portable, inexpensive model called Painmate that doesn’t require the awkward wires used in some other models. While there are many other...
by Alfred Poor | August 9, 2016 | General News, Health
While wearable Health Tech devices can help individuals directly, one big part of their potential is the creation of Big Data sets that can be mined for information that will benefit the population as a whole. The data from these connected devices is beginning to pile...
by Bruce Brown | April 7, 2016 | General News, Health
I clearly cannot speak from personal experience, but I know with absolute clarity from family members and friends that menstrual pain can be excruciating. Not all women and girls have the same experience and it’s not always consistent, but one thing is for...
by Bruce Brown | January 25, 2016 | General News, Medical
Diabetes has become a worldwide epidemic, with current projections that almost 5% of the world population will have diabetes by 2030. About 6% of all adults 65 or older with diabetes in the U.S. develop diabetic foot ulcers (DFU) and 0.5% have a lower extremity...