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(EMAILWIRE.COM, May 17, 2011 ) Detroit, MI -- Paul Dinunzio works with the big stuff. That is, heÂ’s a heavy machinery mechanic. His job is to keep the dozers and other large equipment operating to their fullest. Unfortunately, Dinunzio injured his back in a work-related accident that causes intractable chronic pain. DinunzioÂ’s pain ranges between 7 and 10 on a 0 to 10 scale. At that level, pain becomes a massive obstruction to so many aspects of life, including work and work productivity. A heavy equipment machinist is expected to lift heavy parts and to crawl underneath the equipment, something only healthy people who are free of pain should do.
Dinunzio, however, has a family to support, so he has continued working despite his injury and pain. That does not mean he was not interested in finding relief from the pain. After all, fighting pain all day can be so tiring that you have no energy left when you get home. Such was the case with Dinunzio, who really enjoys spending time with his family. He could not participate in afterwork activities with the family because he was too fatigued.
After being in pain for 2 years with no relief at hand, Dinunzio was introduced to Wearable Therapy. The pain plummeted to zero with the use of his custom fit vest.
Conventional electrical stimulation did not work for Dinunzio. The electrodes did not stay affixed to the body; they just kept pulling away. That led to a return of the pain, something Dinunzio was hoping to gain control over. The Wearable Therapy vest integrates electrodes which are held firmly in place as the patient moves and sweats during the day. The vest solved the problem with the electrodes, and Dinunzio remains pain free when wearing it.
“I find it very gratifying when I can help patients go back to work or become more productive on the job by lowering their pain,” Muccio explains. “Not all people have the wherewithal to tackle work when in pain, but when you find someone like Paul who stays in the fight despite the odds, you’ve got to admire that kind of spirit.”
Axiobionics LLC, a Michigan-based medical device firm, has developed an innovative system designed to alleviate pain without invasive surgery, implants or pharmaceuticals. The technology, known as Wearable Therapy, excites sensory and motor nerves to induce the body into lowering its pain through an inhibitory reflex inside the spinal cord that blocks pain signals from reaching the brain. This mechanism can only be activated by artificial stimulation of the nervous system, which the Wearable Therapy system seeks to do.
In addition to pain control, the system strengthens weakened muscles, relaxes tense muscles and improves circulation to surrounding areas. Wearable Therapy, a thin and ventilated garment, is worn on the body up to 24 hours a day.
AxiobionicsÂ’ president and founder, Philip Muccio, developed Wearable Therapy initially to rebuild muscle in patients paralyzed from spinal cord injury. Actor Christopher Reeve was among the very first patients to be fitted with Wearable Therapy in 1995. Muccio says his work with paralyzed muscle led him to link the relationship between weakened muscle and the pathogenesis of pain.
“Those afflicted with chronic pain can and do find relief from the myriad of medical options available to control pain, but sometimes these treatments fail and patients can suffer for many years without adequate relief, or patients want a non-drug option, and that’s where Wearable Therapy fits in,” Muccio says.
Muccio hopes to expand Wearable Therapy’s reach in the next couple years. “It is unacceptable to allow people to suffer unnecessarily so we are committed to the expansion of our pain management system throughout Michigan.” Visit http://axiobionics.com/ to learn more.
Contact:
Philip Muccio
Axiobionics, LLC
6111 Jackson Rd; Ste 200
Ann Arbor, MI 48103
Tel: 800-552-3539
Email: info@axiobionics.com
This press release was submitted by Right Now Marketing Group, LLC
Axiobionics, LLC
Philip Muccio
800-552-3539
info@axiobionics.com 
Source: EmailWire.com
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