“I haven’t felt this good in years. I have some of my life back.”
REAL PEOPLE, REAL STORIES
Meet Dennis
Starting at the age of 16, Dennis worked as a full-time auto mechanic, but his love of cars didn’t stop there. In his spare time, he raced cars. Racing cars has always been in his family, but in 1990, he was in a bad accident that resulted in his car being hit head-on while upside down. From that point on, he struggled with neck pain but was still able to work as a mechanic.
After years of bending, lifting, and crouching under cars as a mechanic, as well as racing cars, the pain began to develop in his lower back pain, and he was diagnosed with degenerative disc disease. This led him to have disc fusion surgery in both his neck and lower back.
Nura Understands Your Pain
Even with the fusion surgeries, Dennis still struggled with the pain. He was sent to a pain management clinic that prescribed him 14 Percocet a day, and after about 8 months, he realized that was not a treatment path that he wanted to continue down. He approached his primary care doctor, who eventually referred him to what was at the time called MAPS.
When he first came to Nura, Dennis was put on a treatment plan that included various injections. Although these helped, they were short-lived, and he needed something more. That is when the team at Nura introduced the spinal pain pump. The trial was successful, and Dennis had the pump implanted and felt relief. After a while, he was still needing a little more support, and that is when he had a spinal cord stimulator put in.
“Having both the pump and stimulator helps a lot. They work in conjunction with each other, and it all helps.”
Once the pain pump medications and stimulator settings were adjusted and balanced out, Dennis felt a complete shift in his pain levels. He can do more around the house and is walking without a cane for the first time since 2010.
“I haven’t felt this good in years. I have some of my life back.”
“If you are in pain, let Nura work with you and be patient. They can help.”
Find Pain Relief
Schedule an appointment with one of our pain specialists by filling out our appointment request form or giving us a call at 763-537-6000.
