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PainCareLabs CEO Dr. Amy Baxter has found that technology can relieve pain–without drugs.

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Specifically, her research has shown that vibrations, plus a sensation of heat or cold, make a big difference.

As a result, she’s developed numerous portable drug-free devices.  The goal: to empower patients, while relieving pain non-invasively.

Meanwhile, Dr. Baxter, who is both a pediatric emergency physician and a pain researcher, is continuing her research studies.  At CES® 2019, she was on site in the Eureka Park® startup area.  And she was demonstrating her pain-relief innovations.

Buzzy® is a needle-procedure pain blocker that uses cold and vibration.  VibraCool®, according to its website, activates the body’s natural nerve-blocking response.  It also increases blood flow, to stimulate healing.  Currently, approximately 5000 medical facilities are using Buzzy®, and it’s being put to use in 29 countries.

What’s most exciting, though, is the way Vibracool® and Buzzy® (and now, new device DuoTherm®) are empowering individuals to overcome chronic pain.

Dr. Baxter talked about the circumstances that led her to create her noninvasive pain-relief technologies, shared some of the differences between her findings and the drug-centered way the medical field has traditionally approached pain management–and previewed what’s next!

On this edition of Over Coffee®, you will hear:

• How Dr. Baxter’s devices work to block pain;

• How she first came up with the concept behind her VibraCool® and Buzzy® products (and the newest device, DuoTherm®);

• What her innovator’s journey was like, from that “aha!” moment in 2004 to today;

• Dr. Baxter’s background, as a medical professional, and her previous research work;

• Why vibration works as a potent recovery tool;

• How we react differently to chronic pain in the United States, as opposed to other countries (and how men and women react differently);

• Why mental focus can be instrumental in blocking chronic pain;

• The mindset, behind both art and science, that leads to innovation;

• Dr. Baxter’s vision for the future, with Buzzy, Vibracool, and future research and development.