Sweet relief! Breakthrough OTC device ends chronic pain
Tracey Morales was sidelined by debilitating chronic pain for years—until she discovered the remedy that restored her vitality and eased her pain more effectively than medication!
Tracey Morales snuggled up in a hospital bed next to her daughter, who was ill with tonsillitis. Suddenly, out of nowhere, an excruciating pain shot through her leg and foot. It felt like someone had shaved off her skin, like peeling a potato. Her body jolted with such a force that it shook the hospital bed. She reluctantly climbed out of the bed, putting pressure on her foot, but the response was even more agonizing when it hit the ground. Oh no, she thought, it’s back.
Increasingly helpless
“I was first diagnosed with complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS)—a condition characterized by prolonged, severe pain that develops after a minor injury—in 1998. My 6-year-old daughter’s two-pound toy computer came crashing down on my left foot after falling off a high shelf, and the pain that shot up my leg was anything but normal. At the hospital, they told me I had fractured two toes and crushed my toe knuckles. However, after two weeks, the pain was still at a 10. My leg felt like it was on fire constantly, but it was cold to the touch. It was also discolored from my groin to my toes, like someone colored me with a magic marker.
“I went to a podiatrist, who diagnosed me with CRPS. He told me that it typically affects an arm or leg, causing symptoms like pain, swelling,
hypersensitivity and discoloration. Over the next six weeks, I had six outpatient nerve blocks and an in-hospital epidural. I was so hopeful about each procedure, but after 24 hours, the pain would return, worse each time.
“Two months after the injury, I decided to have surgery to remove part of the nerve going down my left leg. It worked—until that day four years later in my daughter’s hospital room.
“For the next 15 years, I was in and out of a wheelchair because the pain was so debilitating. I tried everything—lidocaine infusions, ketamine infusions and countless medications, including fentanyl and other opioids for breakthrough pain. But nothing provided lasting results.
“By 2017, nearly two decades after my diagnosis, I was feeling helpless. My daughter—the same little girl whose toy fell on my foot so many years ago—had grown up and was getting married, and I realized I wasn’t going to be able to dance at her wedding. I prayed for a miracle every night.
A chance discovery
“One day, I was returning work emails when I noticed ‘Oska’ in one of my client’s email addresses. I had never heard of the company, but its name was intriguing, so I asked about it. He explained that the Oska Pulse uses electromagnetic fields to reduce pain and inflammation. He said that in addition to providing pain relief, the device could regenerate damaged cells as well as nerves, tissue and bone. I’d had treatments with similar, much larger devices in a doctor’s office, but this was lightweight and portable—and I could use it wherever I felt pain.
“My mother-in-law purchased it for me, and I immediately started attaching it to my injured foot for 90-minute sessions while working or watching television. I was nervous that it would hurt, but I only felt a warm sensation.
“I noticed a dramatic improvement within two weeks. And within two months, I began to feel like a normal person again, forgetting about my pain for long stretches of time. The swelling and discoloration faded, and I no longer rely on meds for pain relief.
“Six months after starting treatments, my daughter walked down the aisle. I wore high heels and danced the whole time! After being unable to walk for so long, I have taken my life back, attending family functions and taking vacations. I am finally living again!” —As told to Leah Groth