I did research the Scrambler for my brother. Do you know anyone personally that benefited from it.
There is a doctor in Hartford Conn that offers it. Not far from where he lives.

My brother is early in this process and trying to find a path for treatment. He knows PT is important. But the choice of conventional pain management,acupuncture or something like scrambler has to be made. Very few doctors know anything about CRPS. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Thank you in advance

for those of you who don't want to take the time to look up the efficacy of calmare/scrambler tx......

Calmare or Scrambler Therapy is a very remarkable non-invasive way in treating chronic neuropathic pain with NO side effects. The Mayo Clinic has conducted four studies while Johns Hopkins recently had an abstract published in Journal of Hospice and Palliative Medicine showing an amazing 95% reduction in pain on the average for patients with PHN with NO side effects.. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23838448?dopt=Abstract

The Mayo Clinic Nov. 11th Health Letter just featured Calmare. (see attachment) In addition, The Foundation For Peripheral Neuropathy put out a positive report on Calmare. The article was a collaboration between Johns Hopkins and The Mayo Clinic. https://www.foundationforpn.org/2016/12/09/scrambler-therapy-for-treating-neuropathic-pain/

The MCA-5A treatment is FDA cleared and creates a series of complex artificial neuronal messages that are transmitted to the brain via the body's dermatome pathways. Five independent channels are available to transmit the artificial messages via surface electrodes attached to the skin in the dermatome region of the patient's pain.

The perception of pain during the treatment is inhibited by artificial messages of "no pain" that replace those of pain. You know it's working because during the therapy sessions, when proper electrode placement is attained, patients typically report zero pain.

After a series of treatments, the patient may experience significant pain reduction for an extended period of time. The duration of time depends upon the underlying cause and intensity of the pain and other factors. It is usually between 3 to 6 months. After which the patients would receive a booster treatment of 1 to 3 treatments to achieve zero pain again.

The Mayo Clinic recently released a video about treating CIPN with Calmare. http://sharing.mayoclinic.org/2015/02/19/breaking-away-from-the-pain-with-the-help-of-the-scrambler/

Here is a recent article published in Pain Medicine News.
http://www.painmedicinenews.com/Complementary-and-Alternative/Article/08-16/Scrambler-Therapy-Found-Promising-in-Pilot-Study/37477
MD Anderson produced this video about Calmare:
https://www.mdanderson.org/publications/cancer-newsline/spring-2017/pain-management-with-scrambler.html?intcmp=Highlights5_ScramblerTherapyCancerPain
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The Mayo Clinic is currently conducting several studies with Calmare. They published an abstract in May 2014 at ASCO showing both a reduction in pain and durability of the treatment 10 weeks later. https://meetinglibrary.asco.org/record/93592/abstract

The Massey Cancer Center recently announced the completion of a back study with a sham device. The study showed a significant difference in pain reduction between the Calmare patients and those treated with the sham device.http://www.clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/results/NCT01896687?term=calmare&rank=3 (This study shows Calmare works for back pain and is not a placebo)

RSDs.org talks about CRPS and Calmare: http://rsds.org/calmare-scrambler-therapy-crps/

Dr. Thomas Smith from Johns Hopkins talks about Calmare: http://nationalpainreport.com/researcher-says-calmare-scrambler-provides-pain-relief-8821495.html

Recently it was announced that US military has purchased 20 machines for several U.S. military medical facilities in the U.S. and overseas including The VA, The US Army, The US Air Force and The US Navy.

Calmare is currently in several hospitals and cancer centers including MD Anderson, The Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn, Johns Hopkins, Dignity Health in Phoenix, Providence Regional Cancer Partnership, Seattle, Regional Health in Rapid City, Mercy Hospital in St. Louis, Walter Reed in Baltimore, Andrews Air Force Hospital in Washington D.C., Stony Brook University Medical Center, New York, The Hartford Hospital in Connecticut, The Medical University in South Carolina and The City of Hope in Los Angeles.

Here are some links to media coverage about Calmare , also called Scrambler Therapy: (including the" Doctors Show")
https://www.ksl.com/article/25506361/fda-approved-device-offers-non-drug-option-for-pain
http://www.ksl.com/?nid=148&sid=35487450
https://www.ksl.com/article/13770113/teen-hit-by-lightning-trying-out-new-device-to-deal-with-pain
https://www.ksl.com/article/16580318/medical-device-gives-new-life-to-utah-boy
http://www.thedoctorstv.com/videos/device-to-manage-chronic-pain
http://sharing.mayoclinic.org/2015/02/19/breaking-away-from-the-pain-with-the-help-of-the-scrambler
https://www.facebook.com/1737083399933677/videos/1766148400360510/
Here are some Calmare websites:
http://www.calmarerelief.com
http://www.calmarett.com
http://www.cprcenters.com
https://calmaretherapynj.com
Neuropathic Pain Successfully Treated with Calmare from these Underlying Medical Conditions
Various clinical indications that have been successfully treated with Scrambler Therapy include: Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS) formally (RSD); Sciatica and Failed Back Surgery Syndrome (FBSS); Phantom Limb Pain; Post-Surgery Nerve Lesion Neuropathy; Brachial Plexus Neuropathy; Post Herpetic Neuropathy; Trigeminal Neuralgia; Migraines,Temporomandibular Joint Disorder (TMJ); Fibromyalgia; Chemo and Diabetes induced Peripheral Neuropathy (CIPN) (DPN); Pudendal Neuropathy; Vulvodynia; and Oncologic Pain Resistant to Drug Treatment.