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NINS^® Spring 2008—

MB a 67 year old male insulin dependant diabetic 12 year post cadaver renal transplant patient presented to the office with a 3 year history of intractable post herpetic left lateral chest wall pain. Multiple oral analgesics and narcotics produced no pain relief. The pain was intermittently dull and sharp and was constant.

On a scale of 1/10 the patient described the pain level as a 15 when first seen. He stated that it never fell below 8/10. Sleep and all other activities were adversely affected.

He used the NINS for a single cycle on the “nerve” setting and his pain level fell to 5/10. He requested a second cycle and his pain level was reduced to 2/10.

Later that afternoon, he was found at the wheel of his car unconscious and unable to be aroused. Life squad was called, and when he was seen in the emergency room his blood sugar level was 48mgs %. His family informed us that after the NINS treatment, he felt so good that he went shopping at 3 different stores and forgot to eat lunch. The increased activity and missed meal accounted for his hypoglycemic reaction.

Both he and his family requested additional NINS treatments. Treatments were offered with the understanding that he would maintain his food intake and carry supplements containing glucose. For the next month he received weekly treatments.

During the hiatus between treatments his pain returned but at a significantly lower level than that of the pre-treatment levels. He obtained good relief with each treatment, and after treatment #3 he was pain free for 36 hours.

The family wished to obtain a NINS device; however, only prototype units were available.

MB is the type of patient who can not get relief from conventional medication and is at great risk of developing adverse reactions to drugs like NSAIDS. Having access to this type of treatment definitely improved his quality of life.

—Ronald Shapiro M.D., PhD, F.A.C.P.