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Well with that new information it sounds to me like he has had stress fractures in his vertebrae and pretty much guaranteed herniated discs, which were treated with epidural cortisone and local anaesthetic to reduce his discomfort, allowing him to train but not addressing the issue and probably leading to further damage. The injections last anywhere from weeks to months if they work at all and should only be done with appropriate supervision whilst the cause is addressed.
The nerve stimulator is often used to treat ongoing radiculopathy (nerve pain caused by the disc compressing the nerve sheath) which I can tell you first hand is extremely painful and relentless in its chronicity (I had surgery for similar issues 3 weeks ago when our forum crashed).
Feel for him if this is the case. Personally the unrelenting pain would probably have cost me my life if not for my children and the prospect of surgery. There simply isn't enough drugs in the world.
As for the concussion stuff I really don't remember him getting 30 concussions myself, but these days I think they categorise them on some sort of spectrum, possibly including 'micro concussions' that were never public knowledge.
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