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New Ergonomic Glass Massage Tool Brings Relief to Sufferers of Fibromyalgia...

In an age when new medical technologies and treatments are becoming alarmingly complex, one Seattle woman has boldly ventured down a more straightforward path in her quest to uphold the adage that "life is not merely to be alive, but to be well."

Belinda Moutray, a glassblower and newly realized inventor, has designed and crafted a therapeutic tool that has successfully brought relief to hundreds of its initial buyers. Her company, aptly named Glass Caress, sells what is described as an "ergonomic therapeutic glass massage tool." The massage tools consist of a smooth glass bulb connected to a flat, rounded glass handle that allows users to comfortably grip the tool while performing therapeutic massage. Inside the glass bulb is a "stream" of colored glass that expands to fill the bulb, giving the impression that a glass flower resides in the center. The ergonomic design of the tool reduces strain on a user's hands and allows for longer massage sessions than usual -- a welcome joy that maximizes the potential of any therapeutic massage.

Born from a necessity to reduce her own chronic pain and discomfort as a result of carpal tunnel, Belinda originally created the first Glass Caress prototype strictly for her own use. However, once people began asking about her intriguing new device and how it worked, they couldn't refrain from buying one for themselves.

"Chronic pain affects 1 in 5 Americans and disables more people than heart disease or cancer," says Moutray. "At present, I am concentrating on a consumer base with which I've had enormous success -- namely those with multiple sclerosis, fibromyalgia and carpal tunnel syndrome. People who are affected by the chronic pain of these ailments have expressed their heartfelt gratitude for the relief my massage tool design has brought them. I sincerely hope I can get the word out and help many more."

Currently, medical costs, disability payments and lost productivity due to chronic pain cost the U.S. economy more than $100 billion per year. Alternative medicines and acceptance of personal therapy devices has allowed the industry working to reduce that lost productivity to burgeon into a billion-dollar-a-year market. Analysts expect that by 2011 the revenue from alternative medicines and personal therapy tools will reach $1.2 billion. With these figures in mind, and with the sales numbers she's accomplished via her personal interactions, it's no far cry to assume that Belinda has the ability to easily capture a portion of the alternative medicine market and wind up having her product located on the desks of professionals everywhere as well as in physical therapy and massage offices.

"The customers I have now include lawyers, students, engineers, doctors, RNs and waitresses. I even have a farmer in Minnesota who wants to be a distributor," explains Moutray."It is pleasing to make a functional art product that makes people truly feel better. Anyone can use this massage tool; it's hygienic, durable, effective and aesthetically pleasing. The collection features multiple colors and it looks great as an art piece even when it's not in use, but most of all -- it works."

Contact: Belinda Moutray

Glass Caress, Inc.

www.glasscaress.com

Ph:(206) 335-9194

Fax: (206) 323-8088

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