less pain. No opioids added.
FDA-cleared tPEMF technology cuts post-surgical pain by more than half and narcotic use by 2.2× — proven in peer-reviewed RCTs, zero side effects reported.
2.2×
fewer narcotics in the first 48 hours
Moucha et al., RCT, J Bone Joint Surg 2020
~$340
effective cost with HSA/FSA pre-tax dollars
Based on 32% marginal rate; actual savings vary
839
published PEMF studies in the literature
PubMed indexed · 14 SofPulse-specific RCTs
SofPulse tPEMF Clinical Results
How It Works
Recovery Without Dependency
Targeted Pulsed Electromagnetic Field (tPEMF) technology uses your body's own healing mechanisms instead of masking pain with drugs.
Your Body Already Knows How to Heal
When you're injured, your body releases nitric oxide — a powerful anti-inflammatory molecule. tPEMF technology amplifies this natural response with gentle electromagnetic pulses 1,000x weaker than your phone.
Place the Device, Press a Button
The SofPulse device is placed on or near your surgical site — it works through clothing, dressings, and casts. Each treatment is just 15 minutes. The device does the rest automatically.
Pain Drops, Healing Accelerates
Blood flow increases within milliseconds. Pain and swelling decrease. Growth factors activate over hours. Tissue repair accelerates over days. All without a single pill.
Pay with Your HSA/FSA
As an FDA-cleared medical device, tPEMF is eligible for HSA/FSA reimbursement under IRS Section 213(d). Ask your surgeon or request one through our telehealth pathway — a licensed physician issues your Letter of Medical Necessity within 24 hours.
A physician authorizes your HSA/FSA in 24 hours
SofPulse qualifies as an eligible medical expense under IRS Section 213(d). Ask your surgeon to include it in your post-op protocol, or use our telehealth pathway — a licensed physician reviews your situation and issues a Letter of Medical Necessity within 24 hours. No paperwork. No phone calls.
Recovery Protocol
What your first 8 days look like
A standard acute course is 8 days of 15-minute sessions. The device handles timing automatically. Your surgeon monitors remotely. You recover at home — without the pills.
Before you leave
- Device arrives before your procedure — order at healwithout.com, physician Rx included
- Place the device on or near the surgical site (works through your dressing)
- Run the first 15-minute session on the day of surgery or the morning after
Acute phase — 2 to 4 sessions per day
- Each 15-minute session triggers nitric oxide release — your body's primary anti-inflammatory molecule
- Blood vessels relax and local blood flow increases after each treatment
- Pain and swelling begin to decrease; each session builds on the last
- Device runs automatically — press the button, it stops itself after 15 minutes
Repair phase — growth factors at work
- Growth factors released during each session continue working between treatments
- Tissue repair accelerates — the biological cascade compounds across sessions
- Continue 2–4 sessions per day; taper as your symptoms improve
- Device works through casts, braces, or splints — no adjustments needed
Taper and return to normal
- One device carries 100+ treatments — enough for a full acute course
- Sessions taper as healing progresses — follow your physician’s protocol
- No dependency, no withdrawal, no side effects reported in clinical trials
- For chronic pain or wound healing: extend the course as directed (2–4 weeks)
Protocol duration and session frequency are a general guide based on existing clinical trial protocols. Follow your physician's specific post-operative instructions. SofPulse is FDA cleared for the adjunctive treatment of post-operative pain and edema in superficial soft tissue.
The Evidence
Not Alternative Medicine. Proven Medicine.
Over a decade of double-blind, placebo-controlled clinical trials in peer-reviewed journals. FDA cleared since 2008. Used in VA hospitals nationwide.
Less pain — first hour after surgery
Fewer narcotics in the first 48 hours
Less pain after knee replacement
Less morphine after bypass surgery
Shorter hospital stay
Adverse events in the clinical record
Sustained osteoarthritis relief
Faster wound healing
Pain reduction after augmentation
Powered by SofPulse tPEMF technology. FDA Cleared. CE Marked. CMS Covered for Wound Care. VA/DoD Approved.
Patient Outcomes
57%
reduction in pain scores
87% fewer opioid doses in the first 72 hours after surgery.
Margaret, 68 — Total Knee Replacement
Rhode 2010 RCT — n=45 TKR patients
“I was home on day two, moving around without the fog.”
60%
sustained pain decrease
Pain relief maintained at 3-month follow-up — without adding medication.
“It was the first time in two years I slept through the night.”
David, 54 — Knee Osteoarthritis
Published SofPulse osteoarthritis clinical study
800%
faster healing rate
Versus standard wound care. CMS-covered under HCPCS G0329.
“The wound that wouldn’t heal started closing in weeks.”
Elaine, 72 — Stage III Pressure Ulcer
Published SofPulse wound healing clinical study
Individual results vary. Data from Rhode 2010 RCT and published SofPulse clinical studies. These profiles represent typical outcomes from published trials, not individual patient testimonials.
Your Condition
Find Your Condition
tPEMF therapy is clinically validated across post-surgical recovery, chronic pain conditions, and wound healing. Select your situation to learn more.
See Your Recovery
What recovery looks like for your procedure
Pick your surgery to see what the evidence actually shows — and what to expect, hour by hour, from a drug-free recovery.
50% less pain after total knee replacement
Randomized controlled trial, TKA (NELA, 2023)
Read the evidenceYour recovery timeline
- Within minutesBlood flow rises as the nitric-oxide cascade begins.
- First hourPain starts to drop — up to 57% in the strongest trial.
- Over hoursGrowth factors activate and inflammation falls.
- Days 1–8Tissue repair accelerates; each 15-minute session compounds.
- BeyondSustained relief, with less reliance on narcotics.
tPEMF is FDA-cleared for post-surgical pain and edema in soft tissue. The strongest published trials are in breast, knee, and cardiac surgery; the same anti-inflammatory mechanism applies across procedures. This is educational, not medical advice — talk to your surgeon about your recovery.
No surprises
Here's what we'll ask you
The intake takes about 4 minutes. A board-certified physician reviews it within 24 hours.
Surgery type
Select from 8 procedure categories
Surgery date
So we can time your protocol correctly
Your diagnosis
A brief description of your condition
Current symptoms
Describe your pain level and location
Medications
Current meds and any allergies (optional)
Your Savings
Pay with Pre-Tax HSA/FSA Dollars
As an FDA-cleared medical device, SofPulse is HSA/FSA eligible under IRS Section 213(d). A licensed physician issues your Letter of Medical Necessity within 24 hours. You save 22–35% instantly.
Letter of Medical Necessity included
A licensed physician reviews your intake and issues your LMN within 24 hours. Submit to your HSA/FSA administrator — no receipts, no phone calls.
There's a $50 patch on Amazon. Here's the difference.
Cheap PEMF devices exist. None of them are the prescription, FDA-cleared technology with surgical-recovery evidence — and with HSA/FSA dollars, the real gap between them is smaller than the sticker says.
Drugstore pain patch
OTC, no prescription
- No prescription, no physician oversight
- Wellness claims only — not cleared for surgical recovery
- No clinical trial behind the specific device
- Not designed for post-op or chronic wound use
Consumer wellness PEMF
e.g. wearable wellness devices
- HSA/FSA eligible
- Still no prescription, no LMN, no physician sign-off
- General pain-relief positioning, not surgical-grade
- No outcome tracking, no recovery protocol
SofPulse via Heal Without
~$340 effective with HSA/FSA
- FDA-cleared tPEMF — the class hospitals use post-op
- 14 SofPulse-specific RCTs (Baylor CABG: 70% opioid reduction)
- Physician review + Letter of Medical Necessity included
- HSA/FSA pre-tax → ~$340 effective, 22–35% off
- Outcome tracking + recovery protocol, not just a device
Comparison reflects device category and regulatory status, not a head-to-head efficacy claim. OTC and consumer wellness PEMF devices serve different use cases. Effective price reflects HSA/FSA pre-tax savings at a 22–35% federal bracket; a physician-issued Letter of Medical Necessity is required to use HSA/FSA funds.
Get Started
Two Paths to Drug-Free Recovery
Whether you already have a surgeon or are starting fresh, we make it simple to access tPEMF therapy — and get your surgeon paid to watch over your recovery.
Ask Your Surgeon About SofPulse
If you have an upcoming surgery, show your surgeon the clinical evidence. When they prescribe SofPulse, they also unlock RTM billing — meaning they get paid monthly to monitor your recovery. Everyone wins.
Order Direct — LMN Included
No surgeon visit required. Our AI reviews your medical history, drafts a Letter of Medical Necessity, and a board-certified physician signs within 24 hours. Device ships the next day.
$500
Device · Rx + LMN bundled
$340–$390
Net after HSA/FSA
What Happens After You Order
Your purchase brings your surgeon in
You don't have to choose between ordering directly and having physician oversight. When you order from Heal Without, your surgeon gets notified — and earns money to monitor your recovery. No sales pitch required.
You Order
Place your order on healwithout.com. LMN drafted by AI, physician-reviewed within 24 hours. Pay with HSA/FSA.
$500 · Rx + LMN bundled · HSA/FSASurgeon Gets Notified
Your surgeon receives an automatic message within 24 hours: your patient ordered SofPulse tPEMF. One click to add RTM monitoring.
Auto-generatedSurgeon Earns RTM Revenue
Your surgeon enrolls in RTM monitoring — five minutes of documentation earns $87.51 per patient episode. They watch your recovery. You pay nothing extra.
$87.51 per patient episodeWhy this matters for you
Most DTC medical devices are patient-only — no physician oversight after purchase. Heal Without is different. When your surgeon joins the monitoring platform, your recovery is watched by the physician who knows your anatomy. You get the best of both: convenience of home delivery, and clinical supervision.
You pay: $500 (or $340–$390 net with HSA/FSA)
Device · Rx + LMN bundled · HSA/FSA eligible
Your surgeon earns: $87.51 per patient episode from Medicare
CMS RTM (98975 + 98985 + 98979) — no cost to you
LMN turnaround: Within 24 hours
Board-certified physician review, no appointment needed
For Clinicians
Prescribe SofPulse. Bill RTM. Get Paid.
CMS updated RTM reimbursement for 2026 — 32.75% higher than expected. Every SofPulse prescription generates billable RTM codes automatically.
CPT 98975
Device Setup
$21.71
One-time per patient
CPT 98985
Short-Duration RTM
$39.75
2–15 days of data (SofPulse = 8 days)
CPT 98979
Interactive Communication
$26.05
First 10 min per episode
Total RTM Revenue Per SofPulse Patient
$87.51
Setup + device supply + interactive communication. On top of device revenue. Documentation generated automatically by the platform.
Annual RTM Revenue by Volume
Why RTM + SofPulse Works
QEEG-Enhanced Protocol
Add Objective Pain Monitoring: +45% Revenue
Extend monitoring to 30 days with QEEG brain mapping + blood biomarkers. Upgrades from 98985 ($39.75) to 98977 ($51.44) and unlocks 98980 ($53.77) for treatment management.
With QEEG Monitoring
$126.92
per patient (vs $87.51 standard)
98975 Setup: $21.71
98977 Device (16-30d): $51.44
98980 Tx Mgmt (20min): $53.77
Source: CMS CY 2026 Physician Fee Schedule, March 2026 practice-expense update. National payment amounts. Check your MAC for local rates. This is not billing advice.
FAQ
Common Questions
Your Recovery, Your Choice
194 pills — or 15-minute treatments?
Every year, 51 million Americans undergo surgery. Most are handed a bottle of opioids and sent home. There is now a clinically proven, FDA-cleared alternative. The choice should be yours.
Rx + LMN bundled · physician-reviewed within 24 hrs · HSA/FSA eligible
Heal Without is an educational platform. SofPulse is a prescription medical device. Individual results may vary. Always consult your physician before making treatment decisions.
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