Sufferer from both multiple sclerosis and dystonia, a Scottish patient that spent the last 15 years in pain, managed to find a new meaning of life after undergoing a groundbreaking surgery. The surgery allows him to live pain free.

The surgery he underwent is deep brain stimulation (DBS), and it changed his life for good. According to his doctors, he might be the first patient in the world to have surgery while suffering from both multiple sclerosis and dystonia. As a disease, dystonia causes spasms and muscle contractions which makes movements painful and difficult

"Over the years it just became horrendous. My neck was in agony. I could not turn my head to the left […] the pain became more or less 24/7. The only time it was not painful was when I was lying in bed, because my head was being supported by the pillows. But as soon as I rose I was in agony within seconds,” the Scotsman added.

“The amazing thing is that on the Monday I was taken in and given the operation, and by the Wednesday the pain had gone. The movement is not 100 per cent, but at least I can turn my head, whereas before I just couldn't. It makes life a lot easier," he exulted.

As a procedure, DBS involves placing electrodes into the Globus Pallidus Interna (GPi) that deliver electrical pulses to block the signals that cause dystonia symptoms. It is linked to a surgically implanted pulse generator, similar to a pacemaker.

This procedure has also been used to cure other conditions, including Parkinson's disease.