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Reclaim Your Life from Chronic Pain
Millions wake up each day exhausted—not from lack of sleep, but because chronic pain never truly rests. It lingers through the night and follows you into every movement, turning daily life into a constant struggle. Chronic pain isn’t just physical—it wears you down mentally and emotionally, affecting sleep, work, relationships, and your sense of self.
For many, it starts as a small ache, but over weeks and months it becomes a relentless companion. Activities you once enjoyed—walking, cooking, or spending time with loved ones—can feel impossible. Hobbies, laughter, and connections fade as the shadow of pain grows. And often, it’s invisible to others, making the struggle feel isolating.
You may have tried medications, injections, physical therapy, or even surgery, only to find relief temporary. That cycle of hope and disappointment can feel defeating. But there’s a path forward. Spinal Cord Stimulation (SCS), a clinically proven therapy from Abbott, offers relief that doesn’t just mask pain—it changes how your body experiences it. Many people using SCS walk farther, sleep better, smile more, and rediscover everyday joys. Pain may have altered your path, but it doesn’t have to define your future.
A Smarter Solution: What Is SCS?
Even simple moments—getting out of bed, holding a cup of coffee, taking a walk—can feel like climbing a mountain with chronic pain. SCS provides a compassionate, science-driven approach to managing pain.
SCS uses gentle electrical pulses to interrupt pain signals before they reach the brain. It quiets the noise of chronic pain, helping patients regain a sense of normalcy. Many describe feeling as though they’ve been given their life back—moving, sleeping, and living without the constant shadow of pain. SCS isn’t about eliminating pain entirely—it’s about reclaiming control, comfort, and hope, one pulse at a time.
How SCS Works: The Science Behind Relief
Pain is meant to signal danger, but chronic pain occurs when those signals persist long after healing. SCS works with the nervous system rather than masking pain with medication.
A small device, placed under the skin like a pacemaker, delivers mild electrical pulses to the spinal cord, interrupting pain signals before they reach the brain. Patients often describe the sensation as a gentle whisper replacing the scream of chronic pain.
Abbott’s BurstDR™ stimulation takes it further, mimicking the brain’s natural patterns to reduce both physical pain and the emotional burden of chronic pain. SCS addresses pain as a whole—body, mind, and spirit—allowing patients to move, rest, and live more freely.
The Process: From Trial to Transformation
A temporary system allows patients to “test-drive” SCS therapy, usually for about a week. This trial shows whether the therapy provides meaningful relief before committing to a full implant.
A minimally invasive procedure places the permanent device under the skin, connected to leads delivering precise spinal stimulation. Most patients go home the same day and resume gentle activity within days.
Your care team fine-tunes the therapy to fit your body’s needs. Over time, patients often sleep better, move with more confidence, and rediscover small joys that pain had limited.
Who Can Benefit?
SCS is designed for people with long-term pain that hasn’t responded to conventional treatments, including failed back surgery syndrome, complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS), diabetic neuropathy, nerve injuries, and chronic pain in the back, legs, arms, or feet. Beyond physical relief, patients often regain confidence, improve sleep, lift moods, and reconnect with life.
The Benefits Go Beyond Pain Relief
- Less pain, more living: Reduced pain allows return to normal daily activities.
- Better function: Walking, working, and sleeping become easier.
- Emotional relief: BurstDR™ therapy reduces pain-related anxiety and frustration.
With Abbott’s SCS, patients find not only relief but a renewed sense of purpose—the freedom to move, live, and feel whole again.
Start Your Journey
Chronic pain doesn’t have to define your life. Abbott’s advanced SCS therapy provides a guided, personal path toward movement, freedom, and everyday moments that matter. Take the first step and rediscover life beyond pain.