How Digital Health Platforms Are Treating Chronic Pain Without Pills

Episode 53 of The Digital Health Podcast explores the emerging field of digital therapeutics for chronic pain. Lucas and Luna examine how companies like Kaia Health and DarioHealth are using cognitive behavioral therapy, movement tracking, and biofeedback to manage conditions like back pain and fibromyalgia—often replacing or reducing opioid use. They discuss a randomized controlled trial showing a 35% reduction in pain-related disability for users of a prescription digital therapeutic, and what this means for insurers and employers seeking non-pharmacological alternatives. The hosts also weigh the regulatory challenges, including FDA clearance for software-as-a-medical-device, and why some clinicians remain skeptical. A thoughtful look at how software is becoming a legitimate treatment modality for one of medicine's most intractable problems: chronic pain. #DigitalHealth #ChronicPain #DigitalTherapeutics #KaiaHealth #DarioHealth #OpioidCrisis #CognitiveBehavioralTherapy #Biofeedback #FDA #SaMD #Business #Healthcare #FexingoBusiness #BusinessPodcast #Podcast #HealthTech #PainManagement #NonOpioid Keep every episode free: buymeacoffee.com/fexingo