Has anyone tried Scrambler Therapy for neuropathy or for pain?

Hi, It's Lori Renee again. A bit more about Calmare/ Scrambler Therapy. I had 10 treatments, for 45 minutes each treatment. Electrodes were attached to my feet and charged till they reached as far as I could tolerate without feeling pain. I felt vibrations, tiny stings here and there. Nothing painful at all. Each session, electrode placement might be changed a bit. After about the third session, pain decreased considerably and I had relaxed toes for the first time in a year. I could wiggle them, and that was a hoot!!!! The horrid sensations in my toes ended, and that created most of the pain. I still have very stiff ball of feet, but they do not throb anymore. They used to cause excruciating pain. The man who did the treatments had no answers for the symptoms that are left. I still use CBD salve on the balls of my feet, march in place so my feet stop burning. Like I said, Calmare is not perfect, but SO much better. I even got a bouquet of flowers after my treatment was over. I pray that my improvements. last. I may have to have booster treatments, but was told the pain never comes back as severe as it started. I went to Spero Pain Clinic in Riverwoods, Illinois. The owner of the clinic also does the treatments, and has had years of experience administering the treatment. He treats any kind of nerve related pain. God Bless him.

Saw this on the mayo clinic site. It is an abbreviation for a device that scrambles messages to the brain and interferes with getting neuropathic pain. Has anyone tried it? I do have a pain clinic in Illinois that uses it, but I am wondering if it actually works to stop pain.

@lorirenee1

I’ve lived with chronic upper legs pain for 40+ years. I recently had a peripheral nerve device (NALU) implanted in my lower abdomen.

It’s an internal “tens unit” which sends the same stimuli to the brain as the Scrambler does. My device works. I’ve cut my meds in half after 2 years and I only use the device if the pain starts up. It’s miracle I never thought possible.

I’m very interested in the Scrambler and will ask my pain specialist what he thinks. Medicare covered my implant btw.

No, I have not; but,I think that is where the doctor is that started the Scrambler and taught the other doctors
that have clinics in various other locations. Would really like to hear from people that have had great/maybe not so good results having this therapy.