I trialed a scs device which is an electrical stimulator and it did not yield results for me but from what I understand it can help some and it is an excellent way to get pain relief without drugs. I am going to have the medtronic pain pump installed and hope that it will relieve my thoracic pain from a failed fusion and severe osteoporosis. I wish you the best and hope this can work for you. The trial is relatively painless. I had leads put into my spine and had to carry around a small device and spoke to someone regularly on the current levels.