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@kathan55
Hi there! I'm sorry to hear you have chronic pain. That is definitely no joke, but I do appreciate your humor about the vacation part. Humor is such good medicine! The reason I chose Mayo Clinic in Florida was so that I had warm weather and palm trees while attending their 3 week pain rehab program at the Pain Rehabilitation Center (PRC). It was an awesome experience, but definitely no vacation!!

Scrambler therapy is used for chronic pain but not used at the PRC. I think it's important to note that a pain rehabilitation center is different than a pain clinic per se. At the PRC, the focus is on a comprehensive holistic approach by treating the whole person from a chemical, emotional, physical, and behavioral standpoint, and learning about the power of the brain and how retraining it can build new habits towards productive self-management of symptoms.

Have you considered trying a pain rehabilitation approach? Do you have any in your area?

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Thank you for responding to my post! I’m not sure if if there is a pain rehabilitation
program in my area. But I live not too far from Duke Hospital and UNC. I think that’s a wonderful suggestion and I may call them both to see what they offer. Once again, thank you for your response and suggestion! 🤗