Introducing ActiPatch®

Pop a Patch, Not a Pill.

Over 1 million ActiPatch® devices sold.

Bioelectric pain relief. Surprisingly affordable.

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Manufacturer-reported cumulative product sales. This counts devices, not individual customers or clinical outcomes.

Pop a Patch: wear ActiPatch® where it hurts for muscle and joint pain relief.

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The patch?ActiPatch®.Drug-free relief you wear.
Worn where it hurts, on skin or over thin clothing.
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67%of users cut or quit pain medsSource

NASA feasibility assessment · 2020

ActiPatch® ranked #1 of 4 drug-free pain relief approaches in a 2020 NASA spaceflight feasibility assessment. View the NASA posterNASA study summary

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Morning Pain

What 2 placebo-controlled studies found for knee and heel pain

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Your knees wake up before you do.

That first step out of bed. The slow walk to the coffee. The pills by the sink, just to get going.

Meet ActiPatch®. It's drug-free and FDA-cleared for adjunctive treatment of musculoskeletal pain. Wear it to bed, and it keeps delivering therapy through the night. You won't feel a thing: no heat, no tingling, no sound.

In a double-blind, placebo-controlled knee osteoarthritis trial, 26% of participants using active ActiPatch® devices stopped taking pain medicine at 1 month.

And a separate heel pain study found a significant reduction in first-step morning heel pain.

Get your mornings back. Drug-free. Just wear it. Order today at ActiPatch.com and save 20%.

ActiPatch®, brought to you in the US by the team at Electrome.

20% off offer ends December 31, 2026. Individual results vary. ActiPatch® does not replace prescribed medication.

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The Lifter

How ActiPatch® works on a sore back, explained in about a minute

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Your back taps out before your legs do.

Set 3 of 5, and you're already racking it. Popping pain pills just to finish the session.

Here's how ActiPatch® works. It delivers pulsed shortwave therapy, 27.12 megahertz at about 1,000 pulses a second, right where it hurts. No heat, no tingling, no sound.

Wear it under your gear or over a thin layer, for up to 720 therapy hours. It's drug-free and FDA-cleared for adjunctive treatment of musculoskeletal pain.

In a UK registry of about 5,000 users, self-reported pain fell 57% on average. And more than 30 peer-reviewed studies have evaluated the technology.

Train hard. Just wear it. Order today at ActiPatch.com and save 20%.

ActiPatch®, brought to you in the US by the team at Electrome.

20% off offer ends December 31, 2026. Individual results vary. ActiPatch® does not replace prescribed medication.

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The Golfer

Drug-free pain relief you can wear for all 18 holes of your next round

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What's under this polo is nobody's business.

Great drive. Terrible back. And by the back nine, you're sinking pain pills instead of putts.

ActiPatch® goes on in the locker room in seconds. It's drug-free, FDA-cleared for adjunctive treatment of musculoskeletal pain, and works under your polo or over it. Now, if only it could read the greens.

In a UK registry of about 5,000 users, self-reported pain fell 57% on average. Fewer excuses, more tee times.

Walk the course? There are knee and heel versions too.

Play all 18, and still make it to the 19th hole. Drug-free. Just wear the patch. Order today at ActiPatch.com and save 20%.

ActiPatch®, brought to you in the US by the team at Electrome.

20% off offer ends December 31, 2026. Individual results vary. ActiPatch® does not replace prescribed medication.

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Where does it hurt?

Choose an area to see how to wear ActiPatch®.

Where should the patch go?

No area selected.

One ActiPatch® device. Any of these areas.

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What the research found

Controlled trials compare ActiPatch® with a placebo device. Surveys and registries collect what users reported themselves, with no placebo group, so they do not prove cause. Individual results vary.

  1. 1Volunteers are split into two groups
  2. 2One group wears ActiPatch®, the other a look-alike device
  3. 3Researchers compare the two groups

Placebo-controlled trial. Results on ActiPatch® are compared with an identical placebo device.

  1. 1Users choose to answer questions
  2. 2Each describes their own experience
  3. 3Answers are collected without a placebo group

Customer survey or registry. Users report their own results. There is no placebo group.

  • Customer survey

    72%

    of users taking pain medication reduced it

    In the manufacturer's US and Canada customer survey, 70% of responders were taking pain medication. Of those, 72% reported using less, and average pain relief was 50%.

    View the survey (opens in a new tab)

  • 3-month follow-up

    67%

    Cut pain meds moderately to completely

    Users followed for 3 months, including opioid users, reported moderate to complete elimination of pain medication. 70% also slept better, 74% were more active and 84% reported better quality of life.

    See the survey data (opens in a new tab)

  • User registry

    65%

    Reported a meaningful pain drop

    Of about 5,000 UK users who rated a 7-day trial, 65% reported pain down 2 or more points on a 0 to 10 scale. Their pain fell 57% on average.

    Read the study (opens in a new tab)

  • Randomized trial

    26%

    Stopped pain meds, vs 3% on placebo

    Knee osteoarthritis patients wore it 12 hours a day for a month. 8 of 30 on ActiPatch® stopped NSAIDs or painkillers, compared with 1 of 30 on an identical placebo device.

    Read the study (opens in a new tab)

  • Randomized trial

    40%

    Less morning heel pain in 7 days

    Plantar fasciitis patients wore it overnight for a week. Morning pain fell 40% on ActiPatch® versus 7% on placebo (70 people).

    Read the study (opens in a new tab)

  • 6-month follow-up

    52%

    Cut pain meds a lot or a fair amount

    240 users who got relief in week 1 were followed for 6 months. 52% reduced their medication meaningfully and about 28% stopped analgesics altogether.

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Explore the manufacturer's collection of studies, surveys, and charts.

Compare everyday use

Everyday convenience features of ActiPatch® PSWT, conventional TENS, HFIT (Hinge Enso) and NMES. Not an overall device ranking.
Everyday featureActiPatch®TENSHFITNMES
No skin padsYesNoNoNo
Over thin clothingYesNoNoNo
All-day wearYesNoNoNo
No app neededYesYesNoYes
No external wiresYesVariesYesVaries
No charging or battery changesYesNoNoNo

ActiPatch® Model 088; HFIT: Hinge Enso. TENS and NMES: typical units; app and wireless options vary. ActiPatch®: up to 720 operating hours.

Compares convenience, not pain-relief effectiveness.

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Less pain. More everyday life.

ActiPatch® offers drug-free, wearable relief for everyday musculoskeletal pain, including back, knee, shoulder, neck, foot and heel pain, and muscle and joint aches.

Wear it for hours as directed, with no drugs, no appointments to use it, and up to 720 therapy hours per device.

Rest and recharge

When pain eases, it can be easier to settle down for sleep and feel ready for the day.

Keep your independence

When pain eases, it can be easier to stay active, manage everyday tasks, and focus at work.

Make room for connection

When pain eases, it can be easier to enjoy family and friends, nurture relationships, and make space for a brighter mood.

In a 6-month ActiPatch® follow-up, 60% reported better sleep and 53% were more active.

Staelin, Koneru, and Rawe (2019) followed 240 users who had relief in week 1. Self-reported, with no placebo group. Individual results vary.

Read the ActiPatch® research and its limitations

Mood and relationship benefits are possibilities of less pain, not measured ActiPatch® results.

ActiPatch® is FDA-cleared (510(k) K192234) for over-the-counter adjunctive treatment of musculoskeletal pain.

From the evidence library

What does the evidence show?

ActiPatch® is FDA-cleared (510(k) K192234) for over-the-counter adjunctive treatment of musculoskeletal pain. These counts cover selected ActiPatch® clinical publications, not laboratory studies or studies of other devices. Study conditions and protocols differ, and individual results vary.

Published records
6
Each paper counted once
Randomized controlled trials
3
Library design label: RCT
Publication years
2012–2021
Earliest to latest record
What do clearance and research tell us?

FDA clearance identifies the device's permitted use; it is not an endorsement or a guarantee of results. The ActiPatch® pain trials did not measure circulation, tissue repair, or inflammation.

Read the FDA clearance record (opens in a new tab)

How soon might I notice a difference?

Individual experiences vary. Many people report noticing relief within a few hours; for some, it can take up to four days of consistent wear. Keep following the package directions and do not change medications or prescribed care without speaking with your healthcare provider.

RCT2016 · Rheumatology (Oxford)

Pulsed Electromagnetic Fields in Knee Osteoarthritis: A Double-Blind Placebo-Controlled Randomized Clinical Trial

Bagnato GL, Miceli G, Marino N, Sciortino D, Bagnato GF

In a four-week, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled ActiPatch® trial in knee osteoarthritis, 66 people were randomized and 60 completed the study. The investigators reported improvements in pain and physical function compared with placebo. Participants wore the device 12 hours a day.

Read the source publication(opens in a new tab)
RCT2012 · Journal of Foot and Ankle Surgery

Pulsed Radiofrequency Electromagnetic Field Therapy: A Potential Novel Treatment of Plantar Fasciitis

Brook J, Dauphinee DM, Korpinen J, Rawe IM

A seven-day, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial studied nightly use for plantar fasciitis. Among 70 participants who completed the study, the active-treatment group reported a greater reduction in morning pain than the placebo group.

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Pain-medication use

In a 4-week neck-pain trial, ActiPatch® users took fewer rescue painkiller doses than the prescription-drug comparison group.

200 adults with neck osteoarthritis: 6.7 rescue paracetamol doses with ActiPatch® versus 13.4 with etoricoxib. This single-center, manufacturer-funded trial was not blinded and had no sham group. The ActiPatch® group was older and had more pain at baseline.

Use alongside prescribed care. Ask your clinician before changing medicines.

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Evidence describes study results, not a promise of the same result for everyone. This is not medical advice.

Explore the full evidence library

Want the details?

How the signal works, how to wear it, and the full research live on their own pages.

Smiling woman wearing an ActiPatch® loop and control unit taped over thin leggings on her right knee
Worn over thin leggings, with the loop around the knee.

  1. Step 1

    Switch it on

    Remove the white tab, then press and hold the button for 1 to 2 seconds. The green light shows it is on.

  2. Step 2

    Circle the pain

    Place the loop so it encircles the source of your pain. One device covers one area at a time.

  3. Step 3

    Secure and wear

    Hold it with the included tape or a wrap, on skin or over thin clothing. Wear 12 to 24 hours per day.

Read the full directions for use

Beyond pain · Healing research

What pulsed electromagnetic therapy does in the body

Pulsed electromagnetic therapy has also been studied in wounds, in the skin cells that close them, and in blood vessels. These studies used other pulsed devices, some at different frequencies from ActiPatch®.

  • Studied in: surgical wounds

    Randomized trial · 72 women

    Better wound healing by day 7

    After cesarean section, women treated with a pulsed electromagnetic device had better wound healing at day 7, with no fluid, redness, or swelling, than women with a sham device. Half as many had severe pain in the first day, and they used about half the painkillers.

    Studied with RecoveryRx®, a prescription-only device.

    Khooshideh et al., Clin J Pain 2017 (opens in a new tab)Read the full write-up
  • Studied in: skin cells in a dish

    Lab study · Human skin cells

    Fibroblasts closed a wound gap faster

    Fibroblasts are the cells that rebuild skin. Fibroblasts taken from slow-healing leg ulcers grew faster and closed a scratch "wound" in the dish faster after a 27.1 MHz pulsed field, catching up to cells from healthy skin.

    Costantini et al., Bioengineering 2024 (opens in a new tab)Read the full write-up
  • Studied in: blood vessels

    Randomized trial · Mayo Clinic

    PEMF improved blood vessel function

    People with high blood pressure used a pulsed electromagnetic field (PEMF) device for 12 weeks or joined a control group. Arteries in the PEMF group widened better when blood flow increased, a key sign of healthy vessels, and their blood pressure dropped. The control group did not change.

    Stewart et al., J Clin Hypertens 2020 (opens in a new tab)Read the full write-up

ActiPatch® is FDA-cleared for musculoskeletal pain, not for wound care. A separate prescription-only device, RecoveryRx®, is used for post-operative therapy. Talk to your clinician about any wound that isn't healing.For providersIn the provider portal, clinicians prescribe and order RecoveryRx® for post-operative use.My CareIn Consumer: My Care, people with a valid prescription order RecoveryRx®. ActiPatch® can be chosen and bought in both portals.Shop ActiPatch®For everyday muscle and joint pain, ActiPatch® is available without a prescription.

Choose your pack

Each device gives 720 therapy hours. More devices let you cover a second area or keep a spare.

  • ActiPatch® Single pack: 1 box

    Single pack

    1 device plus adhesive tape

  • ActiPatch® Double pack: 2 boxes

    Double pack

    2 devices plus adhesive tape

  • ActiPatch® Triple pack: 3 boxes

    Triple pack

    3 devices plus adhesive tape

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Read it yourself

Sources

ActiPatch® is an FDA-cleared device (510(k) K192234) for over-the-counter adjunctive treatment of musculoskeletal pain. FDA clearance is not an endorsement or a guarantee of results. Survey and registry results are self-reported and have no placebo group. Individual results vary.

Pack contents, therapy hours, and wear guidance come from the manufacturer directions for use. Prices come from the live store.

The Pain Check is educational and is not a diagnosis or medical advice. Do not stop or change any medication without talking to your doctor or pharmacist.

Essential questions and safety

Do I need a prescription?

No. ActiPatch® is available over-the-counter (OTC). It is FDA 510(k)-cleared under K192234 for adjunctive treatment of musculoskeletal pain.

What does adjunctive treatment mean?

It means ActiPatch® can be used alongside other treatments for musculoskeletal pain, including muscle and joint pain. Do not stop or change prescribed treatment without speaking with your healthcare professional.

How long does one device operate?

Each ActiPatch® device provides 720 therapy hours. If it runs continuously, that is approximately 30 days; intermittent use spreads those operating hours over a longer calendar period.

Will I feel anything while it is operating?

ActiPatch® is a self-contained, drug-free wearable with nothing to charge or pair, and it is designed for comfortable, continuous wear with no tingling sensation from the device. The indicator light confirms that the device is operating.

How soon can I notice pain relief?

Individual experiences vary. Many people report noticing relief within a few hours; for some, it can take up to four days of consistent wear. Keep following the package directions and do not change medications or prescribed care without speaking with your healthcare provider.

How do I position it?

Position the loop over the site of pain. Wear it directly on the skin with the included tape or a wrap, or over a thin layer of clothing such as a t-shirt or leggings. Avoid thick fabric between the device and the skin. Follow the package directions and do not wear the device in water.

Can I use more than one ActiPatch® device?

Yes. Use one ActiPatch® device per painful area, with each loop positioned over its own site of pain as the package directions describe.

How might ActiPatch® fit into everyday life?

ActiPatch® offers drug-free, wearable relief as an adjunctive treatment of musculoskeletal pain. Wear it for hours as directed, with up to 720 therapy hours per device and no appointments needed to use it. When pain eases, it can be easier to sleep, stay active, focus at work, and enjoy time with family and friends. Mood and relationship benefits are possibilities of less pain, not measured ActiPatch® results. Individual results vary.

Who should not use it

  • Do not use if you have a cardiac pacemaker, implanted defibrillator, or other active implanted metallic or electronic device.
  • Do not use if you are pregnant or think you may be pregnant.
  • Not for use by or on children under 17.
  • Do not use for sudden or unexplained pain, or if the cause of the pain is unknown. Not for pain deep in the body such as the chest or stomach, and not for cancer-related pain.
  • The device is not sterile. Do not place it in direct contact with open wounds.
  • Check in with your doctor if the pain changes, gets worse, or isn't easing after a few weeks. If you are under a doctor's care, consult your doctor before use.

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