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FREDERICK, Md., April 11, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- BioElectronics Corporation (OTC Pink: BIEL), the maker of unique, safe, inexpensive over-the-counter pulsed shortwave therapy, announced today that it has established distribution in Peru of its ActiPatch Therapy, treatment of back, knee, elbow and other pain and musculoskeletal issues, and its Allay menstrual cycle pain therapy. Sistemas Analiticos (www.sistemasanaliticos.com) has more than 26 years of successfully distributing new...

TAMPA, Fla., April 10, 2013 /PRNewswire-iReach/ -- Integrity Life Sciences, a specialty medical device manufacturer based in Tampa, Florida, has received confirmation from the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) that the company's official slogan, "Made with Integrity + In the USA + For the World!", has been recognized and registered effective April 2, 2013. According to the USPTO, a trademark identifies and distinguishes the source of the goods of one party from those...

- FDA IDE approval supports expansion of SMART Clinical Trial to 20 Clinical Sites REDWOOD CITY, Calif., April 10, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Relievant Medsystems, Inc., a privately held medical device company pioneering the therapeutic use of basivertebral nerve ablation for the treatment of chronic axial low back pain, announced today that it has completed a pre-planned interim review of safety results of the company's SMART Clinical Trial evaluating its Intracept therapy for chronic...

New Study to Examine Impact of Medtronic Neurostimulation Therapy on Predominant Low Back Pain Stockbridge, Georgia (PRWEB) March 31, 2013 Pain Care, LLC is now enrolling patients to participate in PROMISE, a Prospective, Randomized Study of Multicolumn Implantable Lead Stimulation for Predominant Low Back Pain. PROMISE is the first-ever, large-scale study comparing the effectiveness of Medtronic neurostimulation therapy plus optimal medical management (OMM) to the administration of OMM...

IPF-Pain Relief Lotion, a topical preparation for relief of muscle ache and arthritis pain and an alternative to potentially dangerous steroid-based products, is being launched nationally by Products Plus International (PPI) of Kernersville, N.C. Users have reported relief from shoulder pain, muscle aches, arthritis pains as well as relief from “rheumatism”, sciatica and knee and hand pain. Kernersville, N.C. (PRWEB) March 29, 2013 “The goal in creating IPF-Pain Relief Lotion was to...

When someone talks about sciatica, a type of back pain that radiates down through the buttocks and legs, they’re describing a set of symptoms, not an actual condition, says Kaixuan Liu MD, PhD, chief surgeon at Atlantic Spine Center in West Orange, N.J. West Orange, NJ (PRWEB) March 28, 2013 When someone talks about sciatica, a type of back pain that radiates down through the buttocks and legs, they’re describing a set of symptoms, not an actual condition, says Kaixuan Liu MD, PhD,...

Availability of Precision Spectra Spinal Cord Stimulator Provides Patients with a New Treatment Option to Treat Chronic Pain DALLAS, March 26, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Spine Team Texas, a comprehensive spine center with facilities serving the Dallas-Fort Worth area, became the first facility in the region to implant a next generation spinal cord stimulator called Precision Spectra(TM) designed to provide pain relief to a wide range of chronic pain patients. Spinal cord stimulation (SCS)...

FREDERICK, Md., March 26, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- BioElectronics Corporation (OTC Pink: BIEL), the maker of consumer medical devices, is pleased to announce that its ActiPatch® Pain Relief Therapy product was featured on the Doctor, What's Wrong with Me? show hosted by Spain's leading telecaster, Dr. Bartolome Beltran. Dr. Beltran had purchased ActiPatch® at a pharmacy for his personal use and described his experience and satisfaction with the pain relief he received as well as the...

Montana physical therapy clinic Professional Therapy Associates applies manual and passive therapy techniques in treating office workers with lower back pain resulting from hours spent sitting at desks. KALISPELL, Mont., March 25, 2013 /PRNewswire-iReach/ -- Over 31 million Americans experience lower back pain at any given time (1). Montana physical therapy clinic, Professional Therapy Associates (PTA), specializes in diagnosing and treating lower back pain. Physical therapists at...

Nerve mapping technology allows surgeons to determine whether surgery has been effective for relieving pressure from compressed nerves, which often function poorly and cause sciatica or pain and weakness in muscles supplied by the nerve. In a small study involving 42 patients at Henry Ford Hospital, lead author and orthopedic surgeon Stephen Bartol, M.D., says that mechanomyography, or MMG, is effective with measuring nerve function and determining whether nerves are compressed. MMG,...