IDAHO FALLS, Idaho,
March 27, 2014 /PRNewswire/
-- Patients living with chronic neuropathic and oncologic pain
in the Idaho Falls region can now
count on a new arsenal in the fight against these conditions. The
medical team at East Idaho Interventional Pain Center is now
offering a non-invasive approach to their patients with the
addition of the Calmare® Pain Therapy Device treatments
as part of the suite of procedures offered at the center.
The Calmare® Pain Therapy Device is an FDA-cleared
medical device that non-invasively treats chronic neuropathic and
oncologic pain. Calmare treatments avoid the harmful, adverse side
effects and addictive properties linked to narcotic painkillers by
using a biophysical rather than a biochemical approach. The device
re-associates the "pain" message sent from the patient's pain site
to their brain with a "no-pain" message. This re-association
message is transmitted to the patient's brain via deep muscle
fibers by implementing disposable surface electrodes applied to the
skin near the patient's pain site from the device.
"The device creates and sends a 'no-pain' signal, which becomes
the dominant signal received by the brain; thus, overriding the
pain signal and providing relief for our patients with chronic,
high-intensity neuropathic pain and cancer pain, resistant to
morphine and other harmful narcotic painkillers," said Dr.
Holly Zoe, MD, DABA, DAPM, ABIME.
"We are pleased to offer now other alternatives to patients who
prefer not to be on narcotic painkillers."
One patient who benefited from Calmare treatment is Mary Edmo, who went to East Idaho Interventional
Pain Center seeking treatment to address neuropathy on her legs and
feet. "My pain level was an 8 and after the treatment, my pain
level was at 0. For the next five treatments, I went in in pain
levels at a 1 and came out at zero. I've had no more pain in my
legs or feet."
East Idaho Interventional Pain Center can help patients with the
following indications with the device:
- Chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy (CIPN)
- Phantom limb syndrome
- Sciatica
- Post-surgical neuropathic pain
- Low back pain
- Neck pain
- Reflex sympathetic dystrophy
- Postherpetic neuralgia (PHN)
About East Idaho Interventional Pain Management:
East
Idaho Interventional Pain Management is dedicated to relieving the
anxieties and ailments associated with pain through cutting edge
technology and service. For more information, log on to
http://www.eastidahopain.com/.
About Calmare(R) Pain Device Therapy -
The Calmare(R) pain therapy device is a patented and
proprietary, U.S. FDA 510(k)-cleared and European CE mark-certified
pain medical device for the non-invasive and non-narcotic treatment
of chronic neuropathic and oncologic pain. The medical device uses
a multi-processor that creates a new pain association signal from
pain source to the brain, which replaces a "pain" message with a
"no-pain" message. The "no-pain" message is delivered to the brain
through surface electrodes. The therapy may provide immediate to
long-lasting pain relief for the patient.
Competitive Technologies, Inc. (OTCQX: CTTC) is the exclusive
licensee of the Calmare pain therapy device. The pain treatment has
been administered to thousands of patients worldwide. In pilot
studies, treatments had shown to provide immediate and long-term
positive results with neuropathic and oncologic pain patients. For
more information, visit Competitive Technologies on the web at
www.competitivetech.net.
Contacts:
JV Public Relations
Janet Vasquez
Managing
Director
jvasquez@jvprny.com
212.645.5498
SOURCE East Idaho Interventional Pain Management