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Breaking Through Chronic Pain: How Magnetic Peripheral Nerve Stimulation (mPNS) Is Changing the Game

by msk-direct | 11 Sep, 2025 | Others | 0 Comments

If you’ve ever been told “everything looks fine” on your MRI, but your pain is anything but fine—you’re not alone. Millions of people live with nerve-related pain that doesn’t respond to pills, surgery, or standard therapy. Until recently, the options felt limited: push through, medicate, or give up.
That’s where Magnetic Peripheral Nerve Stimulation (mPNS)—also known as MagVenture Pain Therapy and Axon Therapy—enters the picture. FDA-cleared and non-invasive, this breakthrough treatment is helping people finally turn the corner in conditions once considered “intractable.”

What Is mPNS?
Unlike traditional TENS or electrical stimulation, mPNS uses magnetic pulses—delivered without skin contact—to target and stimulate damaged nerves. These pulses retrain how nerves fire, calming pain signals at their source.
The sessions are fast (about 13–14 minutes), comfortable, and require no needles or medications. Most patients describe it as feeling like gentle tapping, not pain.

Why Patients Are Paying Attention
The data is hard to ignore:
Up to 87% average pain relief has been reported with MagVenture Pain Therapy.

In Axon Therapy studies, patients saw a 48% decrease in pain after one session and 70% after three.

Even in patients whose pain didn’t respond to medication, Axon Therapy reduced symptoms by over 44.9%.

Many patients cut their medication use in half, with an average 51% reduction in opioid or pain med dependence.

For people who’ve cycled through doctors, imaging, and prescriptions, this represents something rare in chronic pain care: real hope backed by evidence.

Who Can Benefit?
mPNS is FDA-cleared for several hard-to-treat conditions, including:
Peripheral neuropathy (including painful diabetic neuropathy)

Post-traumatic or post-surgical nerve pain

Occipital neuralgia and post-traumatic headaches

Because the treatment is non-invasive and drug-free, it’s also a strong option for patients who want to avoid side effects, minimize medication, or who have exhausted other therapies.

How It Fits Into a Bigger Plan
mPNS isn’t a silver bullet—but it’s a powerful tool when integrated into a personalized treatment plan. In my practice, this aligns with the core pillars of care:

• Answers When Imaging Isn’t Enough – Even if scans don’t explain your pain, mPNS can target the nerves causing it.
• Personalized Treatment Protocols – Sessions are tailored to your response, lifestyle, and goals.
• Long-Term Physician Relationship – Relief is possible, but so is ongoing partnership to keep you moving forward.
• Guidance as Your Rehab Coach – Nerve stimulation can unlock progress that fuels your rehab and recovery momentum.

What About Cost and Insurance?
At present, most U.S. insurers do not cover mPNS. Some clinics offer pay-per-session options or membership-style plans that allow unlimited visits for a flat monthly rate. While this is an investment, many patients find the reduction in medications, ER visits, and lost workdays offsets the cost.

The Bottom Line
Chronic pain doesn’t just hurt—it steals time, energy, and confidence. mPNS therapy offers a way forward when other treatments have stalled. It’s safe, effective, and—most importantly—offers hope to people who’ve been told there are no more options.
If you’ve been living with nerve pain that hasn’t improved, it may be time to ask your provider whether MagVenture Pain Therapy or Axon Therapy is right for you.
Don’t let pain dictate your life. Relief might be closer than you think!