Keep Calm and Purr On.

INSIGHT (what we need)

Reduce the negative effects of addictive opiates or sedatives by stimulating the body with sub-painful electric shocks to divert attention from chronic pain.

Our neural system has a mechanism called the “Conditioned Pain Modulator” (or CPM) that sends a signal from the most primitive part of our brain that processes nociception (our senses that detect any noxious or pain-signaling stimuli). Basically, it’s how the brain says “Ouchy!”, deciding whether the experience is a real threat to our wellbeing. When triggered, neurotransmitters are released down the neural system into the body to abort the message as a “you’re gonna live” signal, reducing the perceptive intensity of the pain.

Some people suffer from neurological disorders where the CPM is deficient, and therefore isn’t triggered when it should have been. Signaling that the pain is more of a “I’m gonna die soon” event, causing you to pay more attention to it.

There is then an opportunity to alleviate this deficiency by compensating with a strong, “sub-painful” trigger located away from the origin pain point. By utilizing this new signal (ie. not related to the region of the habitual pain), there’s a much better chance for the CPM to be reactivated, and have a global impact across the whole body. Rendering that original pain area virtually non-detectable. And allowing us to take a deep breath and get on with our day.

INSPIRATION (what we want)

Nerivio: activate your body’s natural pathways to inhibit pain symptoms.

A drug-free, wearable device for migraine treatment and prevention that safely activates natural pain pathways to inhibit migraine and associated symptoms.

• FDA-approved and clinically proven device is drug-free, non-invasive, and cannot be ‘overused.’

• Zap your migraine free with an arm band that sends signals up to the brain over a 30-45 minute course; alleviating pain and residual symptoms of migraines.

• Eligible for insurance coverage for some plans.

INNOVATION (what we wish for)

Antsy Pet: keep calm with vibrational support.

A drug-free weighted pet-like cushion that vibrates globally across your chest or abdomen for the relief of persistent anxiety or sympathetic dominance.

• Vibrational therapy for constant worriers, stressors or chronically anxious individuals that need a fast way to calm.

• Borrowing from the comforts of the “purring” mechanism of a cat, this weighted paid rests on your upper chest, neck or abdomen but delivers intense sub-pain vibrations to activate your CPM and give global release to the chronic anxiety present in your body.

• Excellent for residual PTSD symptoms, panic attacks, burnout moments and general somatic “stuckness” that is commonly felt in the body by most people.

• Adjust settings for vibrational intensity according to your pain threshold.

• Rolls up for easy travel and charges with a regular micro-USB charger.