Alpha-Stim in the News
The True Cost of Chronic Pain: It’s Not Just Financial
Chronic pain is more prevalent than ever before. With more than 20% of Americans dealing with long-term pain, chances are good that you or someone you know is struggling. Being in pain is bad enough – there is the physical discomfort, of course, but it takes a toll on...
Electromedical Products International, Inc. Announces Retirement of Dr. Daniel L. Kirsch, the Inventor of Alpha-Stim
The inventor of Alpha-Stim, Dr. Daniel L. Kirsch, has announced his retirement after a 40-year career in electromedicine. Dr. Kirsch, a neurobiologist, introduced Alpha-Stim to the market in 1981 and since then has made it his mission to raise awareness and acceptance...
Injured at Work or in an Accident? Alpha-Stim Brings Freedom From Pain of the Body and Mind
“What do you do for work?” is a question we’ve all been asked, and for good reason. Understanding what someone does for a job gives us insight into who they are. For many of us, our job is more than just a paycheck - it is a sense of identity and purpose. For many...
Cleaning is More Important than Ever Before. Here’s How to Safely Care for Your Alpha-Stim.
The advent of coronavirus and the continual messaging to wash our hands and not touch our faces have made us all more aware of our hygiene habits. We’ve been hearing about the virus surviving for long periods of time on all manner of surfaces. ...
Stuck at home? You can still get drug-free pain relief.
Being stuck at home doesn't mean you're out of options for managing your pain Chances are, we’ve all encountered a situation in which we can’t easily leave the house for appointments and activities. Perhaps your city is buried by...
New Year, New You, New…Pain? Here’s How to Get Relief When You Hit the Gym Too Hard
There’s nothing quite like the start of a new year to motivate us to set new goals. One of the most common resolutions people make at the start of a new year is to get healthier – and for a lot of us, that means getting more exercise. Whether you signed up at a new...
Woman Walks Away from Hip Pain and Medications After Just Two Alpha-Stim Treatments
People who suffer from chronic pain know all too well how frustrating it can be to find the right treatment. Medications might work at first, but sometimes only temporarily – and they come with a whole host of nasty side effects. Alternative treatments such as...
Steroid Shots for Joint Pain Can Cause More Harm Than Good
Painful joints are a chronic issue for many people, with roughly 30 million Americans affected by osteoarthritis. Joint pain can make it difficult for you to move around as well as you used to, or to go about your usual daily activities, so it makes sense to seek...
Veteran Breaks the Vicious Cycle of Chronic Pain with Alpha-Stim
Chronic pain can have a massive impact on your quality of life. The burden of dealing with long-term pain can affect not just your physical wellbeing but your mental health as well, leading to depression, anxiety, and trouble sleeping. Pain puts us in a bad mood, and...
Opioids are Harmful, But Discontinuing Them Can Be Risky, Too
When you suffer from chronic pain, you likely spend a good amount of time thinking about your pain and how to manage it. If you have been dealing with your pain for multiple years, there is a good chance that you were prescribed opioids at one point – and perhaps...
Aging Adults are Not Immune to Addiction
The opioid crisis in the United States has been making headlines over and over again lately – and for good reason. According to the CDC, more than 700,000 people died from a drug overdose between 1999 and 2017, and the majority of drug overdose deaths in 2017 involved...
Alpha-Stim Helps Veteran Drastically Reduce Reliance on Opioids
Military men and women often face physical and mental health struggles as a direct result of their service. They may sustain physical injuries during training or combat, or even just from the daily grind of hauling around their equipment. Insomnia is also common in...
Alpha-Stim Team Urges U.S. Lawmakers to Revise Mental Health Protocol for Service Members and Veterans
Pictured in above image: Medal of Honor Recipient Dakota Meyer, EPI President Tracey B. Kirsch, Representative Mike Conaway, and EPI Board Member Chris Weidenhammer. As a nation, we rely on our military men and women to protect us; we admire their bravery and owe a...
Some Brain Stimulation Wearables Make False Claims. Alpha-Stim is Backed by Science and the FDA
By now, you’ve likely heard the term “wearable technology.” It’s a booming trend in the health and wellness industry, with devices claiming to do everything from improving your sleep to correcting your posture to relieving your pain. More recently, brain stimulation...
New Mobile App for Alpha-Stim is Now Available
Chances are, you use your phone for much more than just making calls. You can download an app for just about anything, from driving directions to weather reports to finding lost car keys or errant dogs. You can also use your phone to monitor and track various aspects...
Alpha-Stim® Treats Dental Pain, Too!
You may already know that Alpha-Stim® is a fast, safe, and effective treatment for insomnia. It is a drug-free medical device that brings longer, better sleep to users. But insomnia relief is not the only benefit of using Alpha-Stim; it can also alleviate dental pain....
United States Army Bomb Technician Finds Relief with Alpha-Stim®
Selfless service. Personal courage. These are two of the core Army values that men and women in uniform vow to uphold while serving in that branch of the U.S. Military. While every day of service requires courage and selflessness, it takes a special kind of grit to...
Poor Sleep and Chronic Pain are Related: Break the Cycle with Alpha-Stim®
The relationship between chronic pain and sleep disorders, such as insomnia, is more complex than it may seem: new research from the journal BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders shows that it’s not as simple as physical discomfort being the direct cause of disrupted sleep...
“The Solution to the Opioid Crisis No One is Talking About”
The 2018 Consumer Electronics Show, hosted by the Consumer Technology Association and held in Las Vegas, convened a panel of experts for a discussion called “The Solution to the Opioid Crisis No One is Talking About.” Doctors and engineers from across the nation...
Quality Sleep Pre-Deployment is Critical to Mental Health in Service Members
When you think of insomnia among Service Members, you probably think of it as an affliction that results from deployment – something that plagues veterans when they return home from combat. And while it’s true that deployment and its aftermath can wreak havoc on...
FAQ: What Happens if I Use Alpha-Stim Wrong?
Treating insomnia and pain with Alpha-Stim® is fast, safe, and easy. Not only will your device arrive with a detailed owner’s manual, but you can also call our dedicated Clinical Support Team for free at 1-800-FOR-PAIN. If, despite reviewing the instructions, you are...
FAQ: Will I Need to Use Alpha-Stim Every Day for the Rest of My Life?
You’re interested in Alpha-Stim, or maybe you’re already using it, but you wonder what it will take to sustain relief. Once you start to feel better, will you need to use Alpha-Stim every day for the rest of your life? Will you need to increase the frequency or...
5 Simple Steps to Pain Relief with Alpha-Stim
How to use Alpha-Stim Smart Probes to relieve acute, post-traumatic, and chronic pain Alpha-Stim® is a handheld medical device that brings fast, safe, and effective relief from acute, post-traumatic, and chronic pain. With Alpha-Stim, microcurrent electrical therapy...
How does Alpha-Stim® Compare to Pain Relief Wearables?
Wearable technology is currently a big trend. There are devices that can track your fitness, correct your posture, monitor how much water you drink, and assess the quality of your sleep, to name a few. You may also have noticed a crop of wearables that are designed to...
FAQ: What Type of Batteries Should I use?
Alpha-Stim® is a handheld, battery-powered medical device. Your Alpha-Stim will arrive with AA lithium batteries to get you started. Here are some important things to know when it’s time to change the batteries in your device. Do not use rechargeable batteries –...
When Will I See Results with Alpha-Stim®?
Alpha-Stim® is a fast, safe, and effective treatment for insomnia and pain, bringing significant relief to 9 out of 10 users. But when you are suffering from these conditions, you want to know exactly how fast and how effective Alpha-Stim really is. In this blog, we...
Numbness Can Be More Disruptive than Pain
Alpha-Stim® is Key Part of U.S. Navy Pain Management Initiative
Written by Petty Officer 1st Class Laura Myers for dvids (Defense Visual Information Distribution Service) September is Pain Awareness Month. Various organizations use this time to raise awareness of issues of pain and pain management. Naval Medical Center...
Not Satisfied with your Current CES Device? Trade it in for Alpha-Stim®!
As a consumer, you have options; Alpha-Stim is certainly not the only CES device on the market. As with most products, there are a wide range of brands available, with an equally wide range of quality. It can be confusing to determine which is the best fit for you,...
Alpha-Stim®: A Safe Alternative for Aging Adults
The United States is in the thick of an opioid crisis. In October 2017, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services declared the situation a Public Health Emergency, citing the fact that more than 140 Americans die each day from overdoses. Opioids come in...
A Letter from a Grateful Veteran
Successes are frequent among people who use Alpha-Stim® to treat their insomnia and pain: the CES device brings clinically significant relief to 9 out of 10 users. Even so, some success stories are so exceptional that patients reach out to Alpha-Stim directly to share...
What Makes Alpha-Stim® Better Than Other CES Devices?
As a healthcare consumer, you have choices when it comes to selecting your mode of treatment. It can be confusing to sift through the available options, especially when you just want to feel better fast. If you suffer from insomnia or pain, you may have heard about a...
Army Medical Center Uses Alpha-Stim® As Key Part of Holistic Approach
William Beaumont Army Medical Center has been a leader in pain management innovations since the early 2000’s, when the global war on terror began. WBAMC pioneered “the first alternative medicine center in the Department of Defense,” according to special project...
Alpha-Stim Inventor Dr. Daniel L. Kirsch Featured in “The Pain Practitioner”
Alpha-Stim®’s own Dr. Daniel L. Kirsch is featured in the Summer 2018 issue of The Pain Practitioner. The magazine, which is published quarterly by the Academy of Integrative Pain Management, spoke with Dr. Kirsch for their issue focusing on “Electric Medicine +...
Clinical Support Troubleshooting: What to do If You Are Not Feeling Any Effects
If you have recently ordered an Alpha-Stim®, or even if you are a longtime user, you may have questions about whether you are getting the best treatment possible. We are here to help! In this article, we’ll cover some common issues that may prevent your device from...
Alpha-Stim® Praised in USA Today Expert Panel on Opioid Crisis
USA Today recently sponsored a panel of experts in the field of substance abuse to share their insights on the nation’s ongoing opioid crisis. Part of the USA Today Opioid campaign, the purpose of the panel was to shed light on the scope of the stigma attached to...
Patient Avoids Amputation of Both Legs with Help of Alpha-Stim
While most people (research shows 9 out of 10) find relief from their insomnia or pain when they use Alpha-Stim®, some stories are especially remarkable. What follows is a testimonial from Adrian Walker, whose pain had become so unbearable that he wanted to have both...
FAQ: Do I Need to Adjust my Other Treatments If I Use Alpha-Stim?
Many people who are considering using Alpha-Stim® to treat their insomnia or pain are already treating their conditions with some other method such as medications, occupational or physical therapy, or chiropractic care, to name a few. You may be wondering how...
Does a doctor need to prescribe Alpha-Stim?
Answer: In Canada, Alpha-Stim is available over-the-counter for insomnia and pain and a prescription is not needed. For treating pain, you'll need to purchase an Alpha-Stim M. For treating insomnia, you'll want to purchase the Alpha-Stim AID. Do you have more...
Sweet dreams are made of these: Tech so you don’t lose snooze
Metro news article in the UK talks about using Alpha-Stim for insomnia “Serious insomnia sufferers might want to try the sci-fi-sounding Alpha-Stim AID, which uses cranial electrotherapy stimulation to improve sleep quality. You clip electrodes on to your earlobes for...