Pain. Moderate but constant pain from old sports injuries makes me: spend money on pain meds and counter irritants, work longer hours because the pain is distracting and reduces my productivity, limit physical activity and travel, deviate from an optimal exercise routine, fall into a black hole of grumpiness occasionally.
how much would you pay for a solution?
If by “solution” you mean an easy, one-time, guaranteed fix: $10,000
Pain. Moderate but constant pain from old sports injuries makes me: spend money on pain meds and counter irritants, work longer hours because the pain is distracting and reduces my productivity, limit physical activity and travel, deviate from an optimal exercise routine, fall into a black hole of grumpiness occasionally.
If by “solution” you mean an easy, one-time, guaranteed fix: $10,000
Yeah, pain is a huge problem for people. Any advice on how to attack this problem?
Maybe you can break it down and focus on the areas that would appear to allow an effective, profitable, scalable intervention. A few thoughts:
Prevention
-Clothing/brace that reduces the risk of injury?
Diagnosis
-Objectively measuring pain is difficult. Here’s an attempt.
Coping
-Mental health intervention
-Interesting article here on how VR helped a severe burn victim. Note to self: ketamine trips are insane.
Masking
-Counter irritants
-This device seems like an interesting idea, but has poor reviews.
Permanent solution
-Brain surgery? Probably isn’t what you’re interested in.
More about coping: http://www.legalnomads.com/chronic-pain/