When considering the range of options available for treating patients who suffer from chronic musculoskeletal pain, healthcare providers should include electrotherapy among their choices.

But any provider who has shied away from this option because it’s unfamiliar, or because he or she may be unsure how to manage a patient using electrotherapy, take notice. RS Medical, producer of the RS-4i® Plus electrotherapy device, provides a higher level of service than other organizations – stepping in to manage much of the hands-on process for the practitioner.

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Sciatica is a fairly common chronic back condition, affecting up to 40 percent of the population. While many cases resolve favorably, research suggests that roughly 1 in 4 patients will have persistent problems.

While OTC medications may provide a partial answer, another ideal choice for sciatica treatment at home is electrotherapy with the RS-4i® Plus. Not only is it non-invasive and non-opioid, it’s proven to be an effective tool for many patients – and it could be especially useful for those who find that their sciatic pain lingers.

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For Giles, everyday activities like mowing the lawn, taking out the trash and helping with the dishes had become major events due to severe back pain.

He sought treatment at his local VA, where he was given three different TENS machines – none of which worked for his pain. Finally, his provider prescribed an RS-4i Plus for him.

“It’s my magic pill for pain relief,” he says. “It literally opens my world to normalcy.”

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The VA continues to be a leader in the national effort to reduce opioid prescribing, as well as an important champion for the utilization of non-drug treatments in pain management programs. Now it’s sharing results that show these combined efforts are having success in improving well-being for Veterans living with chronic pain.

Like all healthcare programs looking to reduce the use of opioids, the VA model incorporates a variety of tools for helping Veterans manage chronic pain. Those include options that require one-on-one practitioner involvement – such as physical therapy – and some that, with training, can be managed independently by the Veteran – like electrotherapy.

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If you’re a patient living with chronic back pain, you may be researching whether there’s a surgical solution to your problems.

If so, you may have already discovered that one option is an implanted spinal cord stimulator. And while this option may hold promise, it isn’t without risks. Although most are minor, like infection or bruising, some spinal cord stimulator side effects are much more serious.

As you contemplate an SCS implant or other surgical procedures, or are even trying to delay or find an alternative to surgery, you should know there is a prescription-grade option that’s non-invasive and drug free, and provides real pain relief for 87 percent of patients who use it – the RS-4i® Plus.

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In addition to Interferential therapy (INF) to relieve pain, the RS-4i Plus uses NMES to facilitate muscle rehabilitation. But it’s how the RS-4i Plus stimulates muscle that sets it apart from the competition.

The device’s NMES waveform has short, spiky waves that activate highly sensitive fast-twitch muscle fibers, as well as wider, square sections that are ideal for activating the harder-to-engage, slow-twitch fibers. By stimulating a larger number of muscle fibers, the RS-4i Plus can elicit a maximal muscle contraction – resulting in greater therapeutic benefit.

The ability to stimulate more of the slow-twitch “big movers,” like the gluteus muscles and quadriceps, is a distinct advantage for the RS-4i Plus and makes this device a top choice for many physicians helping patients rehabilitate.

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Placing electrodes on your own back in just the right position for an RS-4i® Plus treatment without help can be challenging when you’re in pain. That is, unless you have one of RS Medical’s wearable, conductive garments.

The RS-LBG™ Low Back Garment and the RS-FBG™ Full Back Garment make setting up for a treatment much easier – meaning that you can get therapy independently, whenever you like. No second set of hands required.

Learn 3 reasons our wearable, conductive garments give an extra advantage to tackling back pain with the RS-4i Plus.

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Celebrating the holidays is something many of us happily anticipate all year. But the holidays generally come with added stress, and with the lingering effects of COVID still creating challenges for some, this holiday season is shaping up to be a time when self-care is extra important.

For those who live with chronic pain – and those who are caregivers – taking steps to safeguard your own physical and mental wellbeing is the best gift you can give yourself and those that care about you.

Here are five suggestions for keeping the “me” in merry during the holidays.

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Jason’s first encounter with the RS-4i Plus came when his colleague at the VA, a pain pharmacist, suggested that he try it.

Since he had used various TENS units in the past, Jason was skeptical. Before his visit to the Physical Therapy clinic, he even did exercises that would normally cause his back pain. He wanted to see what the device could do.

“The first day I tried it, I think I was in about a five or six level of pain out of ten,” he said. “Once the RS-4i Plus device had done its thing, I actually got up and I had no pain.”

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Where do I put these pads, again?

If you’re new to the RS-4i Plus, or using the RS-4i Plus to treat a new body area, it’s a question that likely has crossed your mind. But don’t worry – we have you covered. Here’s how you can get the most out of your treatments with the RS-4i Plus.

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