Mike - courtesy of a RPG in Vietnam, all of my Cs,Ts and Ls were damaged. After two surgeries on each, the neurosurgeons and orthopedic surgeons said no more. Got referred to pain manager, who recommend the spinal stimulator. I also have a nerve disease (Agent Orange), so I asked my neurologist if the stimulator would help the nerve pain. He stated it would not. Got it anyway and it is a miracle. Cut my spine pain from the Ls 8s, down to 4s. And yes, it helped me decease my nerve pain medication.