Post-surgical recovery
The core cleared use — across plastic, cardiac, bariatric, GYN, and general surgery.
The problem it addresses
Post-operative pain drives opioid prescribing — and tens of thousands of opioid deaths a year start somewhere. A non-pharmacologic adjunct that measurably cuts pain, narcotic use, and length of stay is valuable to patients, surgeons, and payers at once.
How it's used
15-minute treatments, 2–4 times daily through the first post-op week, tapering over 7–10 days. The field penetrates ~5 inches and works through clothing, dressings, and casts — so it fits the real recovery setting, including at home.
Who this patient is
She is 54 years old. She had a rotator cuff repair five days ago and was discharged with 30 oxycodone tablets and instructions to ice the shoulder three times a day. She has already looked up opioid dependence rates. Her daughter mentioned that a friend used something called PEMF after hip replacement. She is searching at 11 pm because she is uncomfortable and slightly scared of what is sitting in her medicine cabinet. She is not an early adopter or a wellness consumer — she is a patient who wants to recover without becoming a statistic.
The conversion moment
The conversion happens when two things click at once: she understands that a prescription-grade device exists that can reduce her pain and her opioid use, and she realizes she can pay for it with the HSA balance she has been accumulating for exactly this kind of situation. The math — $549 device, $49 Rx/LMN, effective cost near $360 after pre-tax HSA — is not the barrier. The barrier is not knowing the option exists. The site is the conversion, not the follow-up call.
Sources
- FDA 510(k) — post-operative pain and edema in superficial soft tissue
- Rhode 2010; CABG study
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Ready to put SofPulse to work?
SofPulse is available by prescription. Patients can order online and pay with pre-tax HSA/FSA dollars; clinicians can start prescribing in minutes.
For education only — not medical advice, and not a substitute for a clinician's judgment. SofPulse is available by prescription only. Reimbursement figures reflect the 2026 CMS Physician Fee Schedule and vary by locality, payer, and documentation.