Forget about the numbers that translated into electorial votes and popular votes. I know for a fact that the stress, anxiety and even fear about the election triggered an unusually high number of migraines and caused people to experience TMJ pain due to tension. Over the past three weeks, orders and inquiries have doubled. What could be causing this I asked myself. A blogger raving about The Face Caddy? A mention on The View or Good Morning America? Maybe. But I honestly think the lead up to this election had people in stress mode.
So hopefully The Face Caddy helped some people during this historic campaign and election. And now, we can all move forward as a country, and not of Democrats or Republicans, but as Americans.
Enough soapboxing from me. If you've tried The Face Caddy and it's helped you, I'd love to hear from you. If you've tried it and have suggestions, I'd also love to hear from you. We've refined our product many times based on feedback. Don't hesitate to send it.
Send any questions or comments to: john@facecaddy.com
Go to FaceCaddy.com
Saturday, Sept. 27, 2008
Hello Readers,
I have not dropped off the face of the earth as it may seem. The summer passed so quickly...and I kept saying to myself that I must get on the blog and update. Well, you say that so many times and all the sudden it's almost October. Anyway....
The latest news is that over the summer our online sales took off. From what I can tell when I look at the metrics, it seems the word about our product hit the TMJ and migraine blogs and online chat rooms. In a good way!
The beauty of the internet, as in love, is that it sometimes only takes one person to make a difference. It seems that one popular TMJ online support group leader found the Face Caddy while Googling "TMJ relief" and came upon www.facecaddy.com. That person ordered a Caddy and found it to be helpful. He then spread the news through blogging and the chat room he monitors, and it took off from there.
We are so happy....first of all because we know our product helps TMJ and migraine pain (along with the many other uses I've talked about on this blog: oral surgery, facial surgery or cosmetic procedures such as Botox, laser peels, lifestyle lift facelifts....or other "mini facelift" procedures).
The ease of use and the fact that the Face Caddy leaves your hands free, not holding ice packs or frozen peas on your face, makes TMJ users really happy. And for migraine sufferers, many have never been told that the jaw area can be the thing that triggers a migraine. Most of them have been applying ice to where the pain seems to be the worst, like the forehead, eyes, back of the neck, instead of the jaw area, where many migraines are triggered.
If you have bought a Face Caddy for some use that I have not mentioned here, I'd love to hear from you and how you are using it.
So today is a rainy Saturday here in NYC, but I'm off to buy an iPhone so I can be more connected when I travel and meet doctors and spa directors and demonstrate the Face Caddy.
Send any questions or comments to: john@facecaddy.com
Go to FaceCaddy.com
I have not dropped off the face of the earth as it may seem. The summer passed so quickly...and I kept saying to myself that I must get on the blog and update. Well, you say that so many times and all the sudden it's almost October. Anyway....
The latest news is that over the summer our online sales took off. From what I can tell when I look at the metrics, it seems the word about our product hit the TMJ and migraine blogs and online chat rooms. In a good way!
The beauty of the internet, as in love, is that it sometimes only takes one person to make a difference. It seems that one popular TMJ online support group leader found the Face Caddy while Googling "TMJ relief" and came upon www.facecaddy.com. That person ordered a Caddy and found it to be helpful. He then spread the news through blogging and the chat room he monitors, and it took off from there.
We are so happy....first of all because we know our product helps TMJ and migraine pain (along with the many other uses I've talked about on this blog: oral surgery, facial surgery or cosmetic procedures such as Botox, laser peels, lifestyle lift facelifts....or other "mini facelift" procedures).
The ease of use and the fact that the Face Caddy leaves your hands free, not holding ice packs or frozen peas on your face, makes TMJ users really happy. And for migraine sufferers, many have never been told that the jaw area can be the thing that triggers a migraine. Most of them have been applying ice to where the pain seems to be the worst, like the forehead, eyes, back of the neck, instead of the jaw area, where many migraines are triggered.
If you have bought a Face Caddy for some use that I have not mentioned here, I'd love to hear from you and how you are using it.
So today is a rainy Saturday here in NYC, but I'm off to buy an iPhone so I can be more connected when I travel and meet doctors and spa directors and demonstrate the Face Caddy.
Send any questions or comments to: john@facecaddy.com
Go to FaceCaddy.com
Sunday, June 29. Radiation/Cancer treatment with Face Caddy
We've had a flurry of activity from cancer patients eager to try the Face Caddy to cool down the body during their course of radiation. I've never been through that treatment, so obviously I can't even begin to know or talk about the effects of radiation.
The one thing I can say though is that I know for a fact that the Face Caddy applies ice (or heat obviously, but for radiation, we're talking ice) to the temple area, which is a major temperature regulating point on the body (much like the back of the neck, the wrists, and ankles). So it makes sense to apply ice to the temple area after having radiation treatment to help the patient feel more comfortable.
From what I've been told, no matter where the cancer is, if you are treated with radiation, one of the after-effects is extreme uncomforatability in the form of body heat. It makes perfect sense when you think about it. Radiation = Heat.
As I have said in an earlier blog, whatever help the Face Caddy can bring, we are extremely happy and even humbled that the product we developed for one treatment (post facelift) has found so many other helpful uses.
If you have bought a Face Caddy for some use that I have not mentioned here, I'd love to hear from you and how you are using it.
Send any questions or comments to: john@facecaddy.com
Go to FaceCaddy.com
The one thing I can say though is that I know for a fact that the Face Caddy applies ice (or heat obviously, but for radiation, we're talking ice) to the temple area, which is a major temperature regulating point on the body (much like the back of the neck, the wrists, and ankles). So it makes sense to apply ice to the temple area after having radiation treatment to help the patient feel more comfortable.
From what I've been told, no matter where the cancer is, if you are treated with radiation, one of the after-effects is extreme uncomforatability in the form of body heat. It makes perfect sense when you think about it. Radiation = Heat.
As I have said in an earlier blog, whatever help the Face Caddy can bring, we are extremely happy and even humbled that the product we developed for one treatment (post facelift) has found so many other helpful uses.
If you have bought a Face Caddy for some use that I have not mentioned here, I'd love to hear from you and how you are using it.
Send any questions or comments to: john@facecaddy.com
Go to FaceCaddy.com
Sat. June 21
It's Saturday and I'm up on Cape Cod making some calls to Cape chiropractors. It's so beautiful here in Provincetown, and, it's the 10th Annual Provincetown Film Festival, so there's lots of activity.
On Friday I met with a migraine doctor in Boston and he seemed interested in the Face Caddy. Although he said (and I know!) migraines have many triggers, it is true that for many, ice helps. So he took a few Face Caddy samples and will report back.
That's the way this is going for the most part. Doctors don't just outright buy the product. They want a few for free, and will try them out. Being a new product on the market, that's what we have to do. And, I am happy to do it this way, but I do hope that over time, the Face Caddy will develop a following and reputation, and people will call US.
If we were a huge pharma company with millions of dollars available for marketing, we would already be a household name. Alas. We're making our reputation the old way, WE'RE EARNING IT!
;)
Send any questions or comments to: john@facecaddy.com
Go to FaceCaddy.com
On Friday I met with a migraine doctor in Boston and he seemed interested in the Face Caddy. Although he said (and I know!) migraines have many triggers, it is true that for many, ice helps. So he took a few Face Caddy samples and will report back.
That's the way this is going for the most part. Doctors don't just outright buy the product. They want a few for free, and will try them out. Being a new product on the market, that's what we have to do. And, I am happy to do it this way, but I do hope that over time, the Face Caddy will develop a following and reputation, and people will call US.
If we were a huge pharma company with millions of dollars available for marketing, we would already be a household name. Alas. We're making our reputation the old way, WE'RE EARNING IT!
;)
Send any questions or comments to: john@facecaddy.com
Go to FaceCaddy.com
Migraine and TMJ Update on Face Caddy
Well it seems as if I fell off the face of the earth for a while, but all is well. I have been involved in moving, traveling, and finding new warehouse space for Face Caddy inventory. Blogging had to take a back seat.
Now however, all seems settled and I hope to get back to the boards and share news about migraine treatment, migraine stories, TMJ treatment and stories, and some of our customer's stories on how the Face Caddy has helped them find pain relief with the thermal therapy that Face Caddy provides.
While I was in Boston recently, I met an ENT (ear, nose and throat) doctor who was dealing with chronic pain patients on a daily basis. He said that for many of his patients with ear pain, whether it was from inner-ear canal issues, facial surgery residual pain, or unexplained, one helpful treatment he prescribes is heat therapy. Applying heat to the ear (not burning heat!) almost always helped his patients relax and disolve or modify the pain for a period of time.
The doctor was kind enough to take a look at the Face Caddy and it's application of heat (or ice) and said he would get a couple of his patients to try it out. Several weeks later I heard back from him and he was sold on our product.
He said his patients were very happy with the heat application, but even more than that, they were thrilled that they could apply heat and not have to hold something up to their faces. They loved the fact that the Face Caddy left their hands free, and enabled them to continue doing whatever they were doing, even if it was just sitting and watching TV.
So, another use was unveiled....ear pain.
I'll be sure to update this blog more often.
As always...
Send any questions or comments to: john@facecaddy.com
Go to FaceCaddy.com
Now however, all seems settled and I hope to get back to the boards and share news about migraine treatment, migraine stories, TMJ treatment and stories, and some of our customer's stories on how the Face Caddy has helped them find pain relief with the thermal therapy that Face Caddy provides.
While I was in Boston recently, I met an ENT (ear, nose and throat) doctor who was dealing with chronic pain patients on a daily basis. He said that for many of his patients with ear pain, whether it was from inner-ear canal issues, facial surgery residual pain, or unexplained, one helpful treatment he prescribes is heat therapy. Applying heat to the ear (not burning heat!) almost always helped his patients relax and disolve or modify the pain for a period of time.
The doctor was kind enough to take a look at the Face Caddy and it's application of heat (or ice) and said he would get a couple of his patients to try it out. Several weeks later I heard back from him and he was sold on our product.
He said his patients were very happy with the heat application, but even more than that, they were thrilled that they could apply heat and not have to hold something up to their faces. They loved the fact that the Face Caddy left their hands free, and enabled them to continue doing whatever they were doing, even if it was just sitting and watching TV.
So, another use was unveiled....ear pain.
I'll be sure to update this blog more often.
As always...
Send any questions or comments to: john@facecaddy.com
Go to FaceCaddy.com
03/23/08 Easter Sunday
Hello on a beautiful NYC Sunday,
I've not had a chance to catch-up in the past few days because I've had a lot of emails due to a very positive, very kind, and very generous review of the Face Caddy on "The Migraine Girl" blog.
"The Migraine Girl" is one of the links listed on the right-hand column of The New York Times Migraine Blog.
Her comments on the Face Caddy as a treatment for her chronic migraine disease were great to read. I KNOW my product works, and feedback like this is so rewarding. There are a lot of products out there, and God knows a lot of medications, but I have not seen any that treat the "trigger points" at the jawline like Face Caddy does. If you have migraines or TMJ, I hope you'll read her blog and try a Face Caddy for yourself.
Here's a link to The Migraine Girl's blog and post, from March 17:
"The Migraine Girl"
Send any questions or comments to: john@facecaddy.com
Go to FaceCaddy.com
I've not had a chance to catch-up in the past few days because I've had a lot of emails due to a very positive, very kind, and very generous review of the Face Caddy on "The Migraine Girl" blog.
"The Migraine Girl" is one of the links listed on the right-hand column of The New York Times Migraine Blog.
Her comments on the Face Caddy as a treatment for her chronic migraine disease were great to read. I KNOW my product works, and feedback like this is so rewarding. There are a lot of products out there, and God knows a lot of medications, but I have not seen any that treat the "trigger points" at the jawline like Face Caddy does. If you have migraines or TMJ, I hope you'll read her blog and try a Face Caddy for yourself.
Here's a link to The Migraine Girl's blog and post, from March 17:
"The Migraine Girl"
Send any questions or comments to: john@facecaddy.com
Go to FaceCaddy.com
03/16/08 New Face Caddy video
Back in NYC and I've slept for the last 24 hours. The California trip was great, but exhausting. I've also completed a short video piece about migraine and TMJ trigger points, and have posted it on the FaceCaddy.com website. Last year, we filmed a short commercial and aired it; this new video expands on that commercial and explains why treating the trigger point at the jawline is so important. I will also embed the video here in this blog for easy viewing.
I encourage you to take 2 minutes to watch this. And remember, you can always email me with your comments.
Send any questions or comments to: john@facecaddy.com
Go to FaceCaddy.com
Send any questions or comments to: john@facecaddy.com
Go to FaceCaddy.com
I encourage you to take 2 minutes to watch this. And remember, you can always email me with your comments.
Send any questions or comments to: john@facecaddy.com
Go to FaceCaddy.com
Send any questions or comments to: john@facecaddy.com
Go to FaceCaddy.com
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