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@moish

First: the Boston Scientific SCS has helped immensely with my sciatic pain. I've had about 80% relief with it, if not more.
But increasingly I've felt weakness in my legs, both lower and upper legs. Seems that this happens when I have the battery at full strength, although that may be my imagination. It occurs to me that the SCS is an electrical device running along the spinal nerves so of course it interferes with all nerves. But there have been times when my legs are greatly weakened, making it hard to walk or bear weight on my legs.
Has anyone else experienced this?

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@moish - I have heard device reps say that if your legs feel "heavy" you probably have your stimulation strength set too high. I wonder if this is what you might be describing.