Has anyone heard of or used the "Scrambler?" Is it effective?

Posted by lorirenee1 @lorirenee1, Mar 4, 2019

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.

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John, Volunteer Mentor | @johnbishop | Mar 4, 2019

@lorirenee1 is this the article you saw on the Mayo Clinic site?

Breaking Away From Pain With the Help of ‘The Scrambler’
— https://sharing.mayoclinic.org/2015/02/19/breaking-away-from-the-pain-with-the-help-of-the-scrambler/

@janetdh, @mikween, and @swiss have mentioned the Scrambler (MC-5A Calmare Therapy) and may have more information.

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lorirenee1 | @lorirenee1 | Mar 4, 2019

This is the article that I saw. But I know nothing more about it!

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John, Volunteer Mentor | @johnbishop | Mar 4, 2019

Here's another article that reviews the device and patient's that have used it.

Scrambler therapy: what's new after 15 years? The results from 219 patients treated for chronic pain (Jan 11, 2019)
— https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6336541/