As a result of injuries suffered during and after his time in the military, Terry’s physical mobility was compromised. Riding a motorcycle became nearly impossible, and this led to a cycle of pain and depression.

“I was extremely depressed, to the point where they actually put me on medication. I hurt all the time. I’d wake up in pain, I’d go to bed in pain. I was in a downward spiral.”

That’s when his physical therapist introduced him to the RS-4i stimulator.

“My life has improved 100 percent since I’ve got that machine.”

Maggie experienced pain on a daily basis as a result of her time serving in the military. After retiring, she turned to the VA for help.

She was prescribed an RS-4i Plus. She was also introduced to the RS-LBG low-back garment and RS-FBG full-back garment, which are designed to simplify taking back treatments at home.

As for the pain relief, she says “It was amazing…I am so fortunate that I was introduced to this system.”

Turning to the VA for treatment, Roland was prescribed medication – which he felt didn’t work. He was also given a TENS unit.

“The TENS unit worked a little bit,” he says. “Mainly it hurt more than it worked.”

Finally, he went to the VA for physical therapy on his lower back. It was there that his therapist suggested treatment with an RS-4i® Plus with Intersperse®.

“Once I started using the RS-4i Plus, the effect it had on me was amazing.”

“My injury actually ended up ending my career in the military,” says Seth, a Veteran. “It led to me being medically discharged.”

He tried numerous options, but nothing worked to quell his pain – until the RS-4i Plus.

“The original TENS the VA gave me was too small and didn’t have enough power.”

“I was having to do the nerve ablations about every 12 to 14 months. Now, it’s extended that to 16 or 18 months.”

As Seth concludes, this device has helped change his life.

“I keep it in my vehicle,” he says. “It’s like the American Express – I don’t leave home without it.”

There’s no shortage of conditions that cause chronic musculoskeletal pain. Several of the most common affect the upper and lower back, but pain patients know that these disorders can range from our necks to our feet.

Not surprisingly, there’s also no shortage of treatment options – including physical therapy, medications, surgery and more. But there’s no simple fix and, as opioids have shown, definitely no magic pill.

There is, however, one doctor-prescribed treatment that’s proving to be popular for a number of reasons: electrotherapy with the RS-4i Plus. Here are four painful chronic conditions that you may be surprised to learn have benefited from treatment with an RS-4i Plus.

A key part to enjoying the benefits of pain relief and muscle rehabilitation from your RS-4i Plus is having a supply of quality electrodes to use with the device.

Which brings up a question that some have posed – is it really necessary to use RS Medical-manufactured electrodes with the RS-4i Plus? Indeed, there are several reasons why you should.

James originally injured his back while serving on a military deployment in Kosovo and has suffered from low back pain ever since.

He sought treatment at the VA, and he was prescribed muscle relaxants and pain medication. When those proved largely ineffective and left him feeling drugged up, he tried physical therapy and chiropractic sessions. Those treatments provided better pain relief – but he found it was only temporary.

Then he was prescribed an RS-4i Plus, and he finally found the relief he sought.

“Using this device, my pain goes down from a 9 to a 2 or a 1.”

Electrotherapy can seem complicated, even for medical professionals, which is why we asked for a physician’s perspective on guidelines for utilizing the RS-4i Plus as part of his treatment protocol.

Dr. William Owens finds that not only does this device provide prescription-grade pain relief, but it also affords patients new freedom – with side-effect free, on-the-spot pain control that helps them to be more mobile.

Those who suffer from chronic pain, Veterans and civilians alike, often say there is no “magic pill” for relief and they simply become accustomed to living with their condition.

Others, though, have found a prescription-grade therapy that’s non-invasive and drug free, and provides real pain relief for 87 percent who use it – the RS-4i Plus with Intersperse®.

If you’re a patient who hasn’t yet discovered the RS-4i Plus, read on to see if this device might be the therapy that can help you go from “hopeless” to “heaven.”

Each year, over one million US adults find themselves with painful musculoskeletal injuries caused either by auto injury or work injury.

Treatment options often include visits to orthopedic doctors and pain specialists, chiropractors and physical therapists, as well as a range of supplemental therapies such as massage and acupuncture.

An additional option, which can be used alone or in conjunction with any of the treatments above, is electrotherapy with the RS-4i® Plus. It’s a non-opioid, non-invasive therapy that provides pain relief for 87 percent of patients who use it.

If it’s not among the options considered for auto- and work-related musculoskeletal injuries, here are five reasons it should be.