The cruiser is parked. The radio is finally quiet. The uniform comes off, and you lie down to rest.
Except sleep doesn't come. Even though your brain knows that your work is done and that you need to be rested for tomorrow, your body is still riding the adrenaline high and keeping you awake.
For law enforcement officers and other first responders, leaving work does not always mean leaving the job behind. The aches, the stress, the heat, and the feeling that you still need to be ready for whatever happens next can be impossible to shake off, even when you know you need rest.
The summer heat makes that problem even worse. Now in addition to adrenaline, you're battling the uncomfortable heat, both at work and at home. Summer brings people outside, which inevitably means long hours and stressful situations for first responders. When you get home, it's only natural that your body has a hard time convincing itself that it's okay to relax.
That's where Super Patch comes in.
Super Patch offers a drug-free, chemical-free approach designed to work with the body's own neural response mechanisms. Rather than delivering medication through the skin, each patch uses the company's proprietary Vibrotactile Trigger Technology, or VTT, which consists of specialized raised contours designed to interact with receptors in the skin.
As Super Patch describes it, the patch acts as a messenger, not a medicine.
Among the company's products is the REM Patch, developed specifically around sleep and recovery. Research highlighted by Super Patch reported a 55% improvement in sleep quality, along with a 48% reduction in the time it took participants to fall asleep. Participants also reported sleeping longer and experiencing fewer interruptions throughout the night.
For an officer staring at the ceiling knowing the alarm is only a few hours away, that is exactly the kind of recovery time that matters.
And there is no complicated nighttime routine to add to an already packed schedule. The patch can simply be applied to clean, dry skin and worn for up to 24 hours.
The sore back comes home. The aching knees come home. The stress from a difficult call comes home. The mental exhaustion from staying alert for hours on end comes home.
Sometimes recovering from the job means getting a good night's sleep. Other times it means finding a way to quiet your mind, deal with the wear and tear of another long shift, or simply feel ready to put the uniform back on tomorrow.
Super Patch offers patches focused on needs including stress and calm, pain and joint comfort, focus, energy, balance, performance, mindfulness, immune support, and mood.
The summer heat is not going anywhere. Neither are the long shifts, unpredictable calls, or responsibility that comes with answering them.
But when the shift finally ends, nothing should stand in the way of recovery. Take care of the person underneath the uniform.
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