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Shocking the Spine Offers an Alternative to Opioids

Shocking the Spine Offers an Alternative to Opioids

Like millions of people caught up in America’s opioid crisis, Rick Surkin used to take a pill just to get out of bed in the morning. Until last year, the former firefighter relied on thrice-daily doses of the powerful painkiller OxyContin to numb the agony from a ruptured disc in his back. The series of tiny shocks, known as neuromodulation, has kept Surkin comfortable enough to ditch Oxy.