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Zapper implant offers relief for sufferers

March 27, 2019

Zapper implant offers relief at last for sufferers of chronic back pain

People with chronic back pain have found relief with a pacemaker-like implant that buzzes their muscles twice a day with electrical pulses.

In a year-long trial led by an NHS trust in London, half the patients receiving the treatment reported significant improvements in their pain, disability and quality of life.

Source: Oliver Moody, Science Correspondent, The Times
View the full article here: The Times