How Drug-Free Scrambler Therapy Gave a CRPS Warrior Her Life Back
For Leslye Hernandez, the months following her Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS) diagnosis were a revolving door of specialists, dead ends, and prescriptions that did nothing to touch her pain.
Neurologists. Pain management doctors. Primary care physicians. Rheumatologists. Specialist after specialist, and the answer was almost always the same: more medication, and little hope. CRPS — sometimes called the “suicide disease” for the severity of its nerve pain — is notoriously difficult to treat. Many physicians still don’t fully understand it, let alone know how to manage it effectively. For Leslye, that meant months of intense, unrelenting pain with no real path forward.
The Turning Point: A Facebook CRPS Support Group
Like many chronic pain patients who’ve exhausted conventional options, Leslye eventually turned to her CRPS community online. It was inside a Facebook support group — the kind of peer network that patients often find more helpful than a waiting room — that she first heard about Dr. Jason Cooney and scrambler therapy in New Jersey.
It was a discovery she calls life-changing.
What Is Scrambler Therapy?
Scrambler therapy is a non-invasive, FDA-cleared treatment for chronic neuropathic pain. Rather than masking pain with drugs, scrambler therapy works by re-training the nervous system — delivering “no pain” signals through electrodes placed on the skin, effectively overriding the brain’s persistent pain messages. There are no needles, no surgery, and no side effects. It’s safe for adults, seniors, and even children.
Scrambler Therapy NJ, led by Dr. Jason Cooney and founder Dr. Michael Cooney, has been one of the leading scrambler therapy providers in the world since 2011 — and is the only Calmare-certified practice in the United States that exclusively performs scrambler therapy. Their singular focus on this one treatment is what separates them from general pain management clinics.
For patients with treatment-resistant CRPS who have tried and failed with medications, nerve blocks, ketamine infusions, and physical therapy, this kind of specialized expertise matters enormously.
In Leslye’s Own Words
“After months of dealing with CRPS, being in intense pain, and seeing multiple providers from different specialties who offered me nothing but pain medication and little hope for recovery, I came across Dr. Jason Cooney through a Facebook group and I truly thank God I did. He was incredibly caring, patient, and took the time to answer all of my questions at every visit. It’s been almost a week since I finished scrambler therapy, and I’m already doing so many things I wasn’t able to do before — and my pain went down significantly. CRPS is such a horrible condition that many doctors still don’t fully understand or know how to treat, so finding someone knowledgeable and compassionate made all the difference.”
— Leslye Hernandez, Scrambler Therapy NJ Patient
Less than a week after completing her treatment course, Leslye was already reclaiming activities she had given up. That’s not unusual for scrambler therapy patients — read more Scrambler Therapy NJ patient stories here.
You Don’t Have to Keep Trying Medications That Aren’t Working
If you or someone you love has been living with CRPS, neuropathic pain, or another chronic pain condition and conventional treatments haven’t helped, scrambler therapy may be an option worth exploring.
The Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy Syndrome Association (RSDSA) is also a trusted resource for understanding CRPS and finding support.
Not sure if you’re a candidate? The team at Scrambler Therapy NJ offers consultations for new patients and even has a Patient-2-Patient Program — connecting prospective patients with people who’ve already gone through treatment and share their condition.
📞 Ready to take the next step? Contact Scrambler Therapy NJ today to find out if scrambler therapy is right for you.
