Treating shoulder pain at home with an RS-4i® Plus certainly has its advantages. Unlike physical therapy, massage or other treatments that require an appointment, this device offers prescription-strength therapy at home, whenever you need it.

Adding an RS-SG Shoulder Garment makes taking treatments at home even easier. Here are 3 ways this garment gives an extra advantage to tackling painful conditions, like rotator cuff injuries or frozen shoulder, with the RS-4i Plus.

When considering the range of non-opioid options available for treating patients who suffer from chronic musculoskeletal pain, healthcare providers are likely including OTC medications, physical therapy, massage and acupuncture on their list.

But there’s another non-opioid treatment that should also make the list – electrotherapy.

And there is one electrotherapy device that has a unique and truly advanced treatment – the RS-4i® Plus, which features a patented technology called Intersperse.

Of the nearly 58 million VA patient appointments in 2016, pain was the most common medical condition requiring treatment. This sobering fact is not all that surprising given that more than 50 percent of Veterans receiving care are affected by chronic pain.

One prescription-strength treatment that has proven useful for chronic pain care at the VA is the RS-4i Plus. This self-managed electrotherapy device, which works less like a TENS unit and more like in-clinic systems, can relieve pain, increase blood flow, and reduce muscle spasms safely and effectively within the same 35-minute session.

Here are the numbers that show the impact . . .