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STRESS RELIEF
Stress can feel like a storm brewing inside, a mix of tension, worry, and overwhelm. Your body might react with the fight, flight, or freeze response, sending your heart racing and mind racing. BLAST® can help you weather this storm, providing a calm anchor amidst the chaos. It can help you regain control and find your center when stress strikes.
How blast® works for STRESS RELIEF
BLAST® INTERVENES
TouchPoint Solution’s wearable devices are embedded with patented BLAST® (bi-lateral alternating stimulation tactile) technology. BLAST® is scientifically proven to alter the body’s “fight or flight” response caused by stress. The wearables emit alternating vibrations that disengage your standard stress response (sympathetic nervous system), and shift you into the calm, logical side of your brain (parasympathetic nervous system).
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CHANGE OCCURS
When using BLAST® consistently when feeling stressed, overtime you may not need them in certain situations as they become less stressful because of BLAST®. One of the ways BLAST® works is by creating new neural pathways that help modify the memories that trigger our stress response. With continued use of BLAST®, these new neural pathways can build overtime, progressively reducing the release of stress related hormones associated with stress.
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MEASURABLE IMPACT
A triple-blind, placebo-controlled randomized trial of the effect of TouchPoint’s™ BLAST® on reducing stress-related cortisol and anxiety showed TouchPoints™ stabilized cortisol levels during stressful events and reduced the level of stress. (Leal-Junior, E. C., Casalechi, H. L., Machado, C. dos, Serin, A., Hageman, N. S., & Johnson, D. S., 2019) View our full Stress Study.
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How to use BLAST® for STRESS
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Before you start:
Learn the basics behind operating your TouchPoints. Learn how to pair your TouchPoints, what the different modes are and more with our online user guide.
When to use BLAST®:
Spot: Start as soon as you feel the onset of stress
Preventative: If you can anticipate that you will be in a setting that may cause stress, begin using TouchPoints for 15-30 minutes prior
How to use BLAST®:
Where: Place TouchPoints on your wrists, pockets, in socks, or simply hold them.
Mode: Use the Medium/Yellow mode.
Timing: Leave TouchPoints on until the stressed thoughts and feelings are reduced or go away completely. You don't need to stop what you are doing- TouchPoints can work as you go about your day!
Before you start:
Learn the basics behind operating your Thodian. Download the app, learn how to pair your Thodian Tokens and more with our online user guide.
When to use BLAST®:
On-the-Spot: Use when Thodian notifies you of a stress event or as soon as you feel the onset of stress.
Preventative: If you can anticipate that you will be in a setting that may cause stress, begin using Thodian a few minutes prior.
How to use BLAST®:
Session: Composed
Recommended Placement: Clip to pant waist, belt, or pockets.
Leal-Junior, E. C., Casalechi, H. L., Machado, C. dos, Serin, A., Hageman, N. S., & Johnson, D. S. (2019). A triple-blind, placebo-controlled randomized trial of the effect of bilateral alternating somatosensory stimulation on reducing stress-related cortisol and anxiety during and after the Trier Social Stress Test. Journal of Biotechnology and Biomedical Science, 2(1), 22–30. https://doi.org/10.14302/issn.2576-6694.jbbs-19-2784
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