Scrambler Therapy for the Treatment of Pain in Schwannomatosis

Cureus. 2022 Mar; 14(3): e23124. Published online 2022 Mar 13. doi: 10.7759/cureus.23124PMCID: PMC9001870PMID: 35464572

Scrambler Therapy for the Treatment of Pain in Schwannomatosis

Monitoring Editor: Alexander Muacevic and John R AdlerTyler Murphy,1Michael Erdek,2 and Thomas J Smith3Author informationArticle notesCopyright and License informationDisclaimer1 Medicine, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, USA 2 Pain Medicine, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, USA 3 Oncology, Hospice and Palliative Medicine, Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center, Johns Hopkins Medicine, Baltimore, USA Corresponding author. Thomas J. Smith ude.imhj@631timstGo to:

Abstract

Schwannomatosis patients (SP) suffer from chronic nerve pain that is often inadequately relieved. Scrambler therapy (ST) can relieve neuropathic pain quickly, safely, and inexpensively. We successfully treated a patient who had disabling leg pain with five daily sessions of ST, each for 40 minutes. She had complete relief of pain and hyperalgesia, with return to normal function, by day 5, that has persisted for at least three weeks. This article briefly describes Schwannomatosis, scrambler therapy, and the need for further research to ascertain the best way to use this neuromodulation.Keywords: neurofibromatosis, neuropathic pain, schwannomatosis, neuromodulation, scrambler therapy

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