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If
you need immediate pain management.. feel free to call for an appointment
- right now!
What
is Spinal Cord Stimulation?
Many patients have benefited
from spinal cord stimulation and peripheral nerve field stimulation.
Spinal cord stimulation
usually involves a short trial (lasting a week) conducted with a temporary
stimulator to determine whether or not spinal cord stimulation will
provide the patient with adequate pain relief. The spinal cord stimulator
for the trial period is implanted in an outpatient visit, during which
the patient's skin i numbed with a local anesthetic and
leads are placed under the skin and attached to a small generator that
the patient carries (much like a pager or cell phone).
Placement of a trial stimulator
generally takes about 10 to 20 minutes, and the patient can go home
soon after the leads have been inserted. Preset programs are used to
emit electrical currents in a pattern designed to target the areas of
pain. If the patient
enjoys significant relief from pain during the trial, a complete system
with a generator can then be implanted.
For the permanent system,
a surgical procedure is required to place the generator in the upper
buttock or abdomen. The
entire procedure takes 1 to 1 ½ hours to complete, and is done
on an outpatient basis (no overnight hospital stay is required). The
generator and incisions are so small that patients can wear bathing
suits, or participate in any other activities without inconvenience
or interruption. Nothing is visible on the body, and there is nothing
to carry.
CALL NOW to find out if
Spinal Cord Stimulation is right for you.
765 - 288 - 3276
We'll answer all your questions
and help you make the right decision.
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