Non-traditional treatments offer ‘remarkable’ results for Omaha metro patients with chronic pain, depression

OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) – A Fremont mother says a medication, traditionally used as a general anesthetic, has dramatically improved her chronic pain and mental health.

Elanor Koch’s life unraveled when doctors found a tumor on her cervical spine in 2020. “It had eroded away and condensed my spinal cord over 60%,” said Koch.

Following neck fusion surgery, she was left with neuropathy, myelopathy and had to relearn some motor skills, such as walking and using her left arm…

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