Are you still suffering from back pain many months after surgery? Louisiana Pain Specialists has a number of treatment options that may be right for you.
Chronic pain affects 100 million Americans, more than heart disease, cancer and diabetes combined. The debilitating disease is the cause for 40 percent of work absences due to back pain, second only to the common cold (50 percent). Chronic pain costs the nation more than $635 billion each year in medical treatment and lost productivity expenses.
Spinal cord stimulation, also called neurostimulation, is an important therapy option for patients who have not been able to alleviate their chronic pain through traditional methods such as medicine or surgery.
Dr. Neil Jolly and the team at Louisiana Pain Specialists provide an alternative approach to treating pain via multiple types of spinal cord stimulation (SCS). With new innovations in this groundbreaking technology, SCS is changing the way many practitioners manage their patient’s pain and patient’s can often see a reduction in pain by 50 percent or more. These different types of innovations in SCS are helping manage chronic pain and improving patient’s quality of life.
Spinal Cord Stimulation, or SCS, offers a treatment option for some of the estimated 100 million people who suffer from chronic pain in the U.S. SCS works by delivering small electrical pulses to
the pain sensing pathways of the spinal cord, effectively altering the pain signals traveling to the brain. SCS is typically prescribed for the treatment of pain of the back, trunk, or limbs. It is most commonly used to treat severe low back and lower extremity pain. Thousands of patients with severe chronic painful conditions have received relief with spinal cord stimulation.
SCS therapy offers an evaluation period: a candidate for SCS can test-drive the therapy during the evaluation period using a temporary external system. To trial the therapy, a minor procedure
will be performed to place the leads in the candidate’s back. Leads are positioned using a small needle. They are then connected to an external pulse generator that is worn on a belt for 5-7 days. During this period, the system’s programs are adjusted and fine-tuned to best alleviate the patient’s pain. After this period the candidate will report to the doctor how much pain relief was felt. Together, the candidate and doctor can decide if SCS therapy is something they would like to continue to receive. If so, receiving an SCS implant is the next step. This requires a minor surgical procedure to place an implantable pulse generator (IPG) beneath the skin.
A spinal cord stimulator works by masking pain signals before they reach the brain. A stimulator device delivers electric pulses to electrodes placed over the spinal cord. Modified by pulses, the pain signals are either not perceived or are replaced by a tingling feeling.
The content on this blog is not intended to be a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. Always seek the advice of qualified health providers with questions you may have regarding medical conditions.
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