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04-19-2016, 05:57 PM
Device claims to 'turn off' cramps: Hoax or hope?
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If you get menstrual cramps, you k**w how absolutely debilitating they can be. And most of us want to minimize our intake of pain medication.
Livia (http://mylivia.com/)*seeks to change the way we treat cramps.*The new device, which launched in early April, is currently seeking funding on Indiegogo (https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/livia-the-off-switch-for-menstrual-pain#/). It promises to "shut off" menstrual cramps through electrical impulses.*
SEE ALSO: Whoopi Goldberg wants to treat your period cramps with weed (http://mashable.com/2016/03/30/whoopi-goldberg-medical-marijuana-women/)
"Shock" your cramps away? Interesting.
If you have ever received electric therapy from a physical therapist or a chiropractor, you'll be familiar with this method. Livia was designed to stop the pain receptors from your brain to your — as this video describes it — "lady parts." Read more... (http://mashable.com/2016/04/19/livia/)
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If you get menstrual cramps, you k**w how absolutely debilitating they can be. And most of us want to minimize our intake of pain medication.
Livia (http://mylivia.com/)*seeks to change the way we treat cramps.*The new device, which launched in early April, is currently seeking funding on Indiegogo (https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/livia-the-off-switch-for-menstrual-pain#/). It promises to "shut off" menstrual cramps through electrical impulses.*
SEE ALSO: Whoopi Goldberg wants to treat your period cramps with weed (http://mashable.com/2016/03/30/whoopi-goldberg-medical-marijuana-women/)
"Shock" your cramps away? Interesting.
If you have ever received electric therapy from a physical therapist or a chiropractor, you'll be familiar with this method. Livia was designed to stop the pain receptors from your brain to your — as this video describes it — "lady parts." Read more... (http://mashable.com/2016/04/19/livia/)
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