Category: Pain Management

Pain Management

Exercise for Pain Relief: Why Intensity and Duration Matter

A study found that exercise can significantly reduce acute and chronic pain across a wide range of conditions, even with shorter, lower intensity programs.

Pain Management

KT Soothe Tapes, Topicals Feature Lavender and Magnesium

KT has launched the KT Soothe line, featuring kinesiology tape and magnesium cream infused with lavender and natural ingredients, to provide holistic pain relief and muscle recovery for active individuals.

Pain Management

Considering Cannabinoid Topical Agents for Pain Management

Topical analgesics, including those with CBD, are effective as a complement to other pain management strategies, writes Erson Religioso III, DPT, in this feature article.

Compression

Aspen, NICE Launch Brace and Cold Compression Solution

The strategic partnership aims to provide more precise recovery and pain management solutions with integrated brace and cold compression products.

E-Stim

Enovis to Showcase 2 Electrotherapy Systems at APTA CSM 2024

Enovis announced the commercial launch of the newest additions to its Chattanooga electrotherapy portfolio, both powered by VMS, a Chattanooga proprietary waveform.

Hot/Cold Packs & Wraps

Moving Away From Icing Injuries

This is why many physical therapists are no longer recommending the long-standing RICE acronym as a standard treatment for injuries like sprained ankles.

Posture

Too Much Tech Use Causing Chronic Neck Pain in Many Americans

Using mobile phones, tablets, and other electronic devices can lead to a chronic pain condition dubbed tech neck.

Soft Tissue Mobilization

Study Confirms SAM Effectiveness in Soft Tissue Healing and Recovery

Sustained acoustic medicine (SAM) delivered by the sam device from Zetroz Systems is effective in soft-tissue injury healing, a study notes.

TENS

Make Sore Knees Feel Better With this Wearable TENS

OMRON Healthcare Inc launches Focus TENS Therapy for Knee, a wearable device that combines TENS technology with wireless capabilities to help relieve chronic, arthritic and acute pain associated with exercise strain or daily activity.

Topical Analgesics

Parker Labs Launches New HELIX Pain Cream Line

Parker Labs HELIX topical pain creams are in three formulations – Tri-Active Therapy Cream, Helix CBD Therapy Cream, and CBD Clinical Cream.

Therapeutic Laser

State-of-the-Art Pain Management

Frank Long, MS, takes a look at today’s advanced technologies designed to be an adjunct to a therapist's healing hands to help manage pain, in this feature for the August/September 2021 issue of Physical Therapy Products.

All

Fyzical, UprightVR Partner to Advance Balance Assessment and Rehabilitation

Fyzical and UprightVR have partnered to expand the use of immersive virtual reality technology for standardized balance assessment and personalized rehabilitation across Fyzical’s network of more than 550 clinics.