After a school injury left a young patient unable to bear weight on her right foot, Scrambler Therapy offered a gentle pediatric pain treatment without drugs, injections or surgery.
When a Childhood Injury Develops Into CRPS
After falling down a staircase at school in April 2026, an 11-year-old girl sustained a concussion and sprained her right foot and ankle. Instead of steadily recovering, she developed complex regional pain syndrome, commonly known as CRPS.
Her symptoms included burning pain, swelling, skin color changes and extreme allodynia—a severe pain response to sensations that ordinarily should not hurt. She became unable to place any weight on her right foot. As her mobility declined, she relied on a knee scooter, and noticeable muscle atrophy developed in her right calf.
For a child, CRPS can affect far more than the injured limb. Persistent pain and limited mobility can interfere with school, friendships, sleep, independence and participation in normal family life.
Why Scrambler Therapy Is Well-Suited to Children
Families searching for pediatric chronic pain treatment understandably want to minimize additional discomfort and avoid exposing a child to unnecessary medications or invasive procedures.
Scrambler Therapy is a non-invasive neuromodulation treatment performed using small electrodes placed on the skin outside the painful area. The device delivers customized electrical signals intended to replace the nervous system’s persistent pain information with non-pain information.
Treatment does not require prescription pain medication, injections, needles, sedation or surgery. The child remains awake throughout each outpatient session and can communicate with the provider so the stimulation can be adjusted for comfort.
This makes Scrambler Therapy an important option to evaluate when a child has treatment-resistant neuropathic pain and conventional medical care has not provided sufficient relief.
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From Mobility Device to Walking After 10 Treatments
The patient arrived at Scrambler Therapy NJ USA on July 20, 2026, using her knee scooter and unable to bear weight on her right foot. Dr. Jason Cooney, DC, Clinical Director, administered a course of 10 Scrambler Therapy treatments tailored to her CRPS symptoms and pain relief response.
When she was released from care on July 31, she no longer needed the scooter for mobility. She walked out of the office independently. We expect her gait to improve with renewed walking in the next few weeks.
Her before-and-after video documents that meaningful functional change. It is important, however, to evaluate every child individually; one patient’s outcome cannot guarantee the same result for another.
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Scrambler Therapy and Complex Regional Pain Syndrome
CRPS can be particularly difficult to treat because abnormal pain signaling may persist after the original injury has healed. Scrambler Therapy approaches the condition differently from medication: rather than pharmacologically suppressing symptoms, it seeks to modify the pain information being transmitted through the nervous system.
Published research describes Scrambler Therapy as a non-invasive neuromodulation approach delivered through electrodes placed on the skin, with emerging evidence supporting its potential role in treating CRPS and other chronic neuropathic pain conditions. Review the CRPS research on PubMed.
Schedule a Pediatric Pain Consultation
If your child is living with CRPS or treatment-resistant neuropathic pain, contact Scrambler Therapy NJ USA to schedule a pediatric pain consultation with Dr. Jason Cooney. He will personally review your child’s history and help determine whether Scrambler Therapy may be an appropriate treatment option.
Request a consultation within 48 hours or call 201-933-4440.