What Is Spinal Cord And Peripheral Nerve Stimulation?
Spinal Cord and Peripheral Nerve Stimulation is performed after conservative therapy and less invasive pain injection therapies have been performed. Similarly, spine stimulation techniques are preferred frequently over surgery since it is less invasive and reversible without distorting normal anatomy in a permanent manner if placed percutaneously. Shooting and radiating pain is generally addressed by stimulation of the cord or the nerve. Even post-surgical back pain has shown to be lessened in some studies. There will be a trial period with part of the device exposed to the outside of the skin for about a week. If the patient receives considerable pain relief with improved function, the device will be surgically placed permanently in the body with a rechargeable battery through a small opening. Spinal cord and peripheral nerve stimulation is not a substitute for spine surgery and you may still need surgery after appropriate surgical consultation. *There is no substitute for proper eval
