The Spinal Cord Stimulator

Brig Berthold
6 min readMar 15, 2022

A Chronic Pain Miracle?

Photo by israel palacio on Unsplash

A couple of years ago, I underwent my second back surgery. Once again, I was told I would trade some temporary pain for the promise of a long-term solution. I would sacrifice mobility, some bone, and another separation of my muscular integrity for the chance of relief.

The proposed solution? A spinal cord stimulator.

What is it?

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Brig Berthold

I am a father, widower, and veteran. Co-host of the Baseball Together podcast and author of Sidekick: A Pregnancy Field Guide for Dudes.