What is the Spinal-Stim® spinal fusion system and how will it help me?
The Spinal-Stim spinal fusion system is a safe, non-surgical treatment your physician has prescribed to aid the healing of your spinal fusion. Spinal-Stim is a bone growth stimulator, which uses a very low-strength pulsed electromagnetic field (PEMF) to activate the body’s natural healing process. Electrical currents have been used to heal bones since the mid-1800s. However, it wasn’t until the 1950s that scientists made an important discovery. When human bone is bent or broken, it generates an electrical field. This low-level electrical field activates the body’s internal repair mechanism, which in turn stimulates bone healing. Bone growth stimulation therapy was initially used to stimulate the natural healing process in long bone fractures. The treatment proved so successful that scientists studied its effectiveness in healing spinal fusions. The results showed that, when Spinal-Stim is used following spine surgery, fusion success could be increased when compared to surgery without S
