The term "minor pain" is rapidly becoming an oxymoron as our aging population becomes more prone to arthritis and the muscle and joint pain that accompany the aging process. The American Pain Society estimates that 45% of the population seeks medical help for persistent pain at sometime in their lives. Medical economists' estimate that pain costs the U.S. some $100 billion every year, including 515 million workdays lost and 40 million doctor visits.1

    Arthritis is the second most common reason for purchasing non-prescription (over-the-counter, NSAIDs) drugs.1 Adverse events associated with the use of Non-Steroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs (NSAIDs - such as ibuprofen, aspirin, acetominophen) are reported more frequently to the Food and Drug Administration than are those associated with any other group of drugs.3 Conservative calculations for the United States estimate that approximately 107,000 patients are hospitalized annually for NSAID-related GI complications and at least 16,500 NSAID-related deaths occur each year among arthritis patients alone (more than asthma, cervical cancer or melanoma combined). 2,4,5

    For the temporary relief of persistent minor pain. The WARP 10® is designed to assist armed forces personnel on the front lines with immediate first aid and care for minor injuries and pain, thereby improving endurance in combat. The WARP 10 was originally developed under a contract for the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), by QDI, the pioneers of the NASA, High Emissivity Aluminiferous Light-emitting Substrate, HEALS® technology.

   The Warp 10 is a high-intensity, solid-state lighting systems invented for NASA that have become the gold standards for photobiomodulation (PBMT) research, photo dynamic cancer therapy and agriculture research. The WARP 10 is a high intensity, hand-held, portable, LED (light emitting diode) unit, intended for the treatment of chronic pain by emitting energy in the near-infrared (NIR) spectrum. This includes: the temporary relief of minor muscle and joint pain, arthritis and muscle spasms; and relieving stiffness, promoting relaxation of muscle tissue and temporarily increasing local blood circulation, where applied.

    To this end we are pleased to offer the FDA approved  WARP 10 as a viable alternative to the cost and complications associated with the overuse of NSAIDS for persistent minor pain relief.