Philadelphia magazine's NextHealth PHL blog recently named its top five healthcare industry stories for 2019. Its coverage of MossRehab's pioneering use of a neuromodulation device as an alternative to pain medication ranked at the top.

The article, entitled This Non-Drug Therapy Could Replace Opioids for Pain Management, discusses how Michael Saulino, clinical director of neuromodulation services at MossRehab, is the first physician in Philadelphia to use the SPRINT endura Peripheral Nerve Stimulation (PNS) System, a recently FDA-approved non-drug therapy to treat acute and chronic pain.

See the entire list of top ranked heathcare stories on phillymag.com.