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What is Spinal Cord Stimulation Surgery (Brain Pacemaker)?
Spinal Cord Stimulator (SCS) is a device which surgically placed over the spinal cord and sends a mild electric current. the electrical activity blocks the pain feeling because the electrical pulses modify and mask the pain signal from reaching your brain. Briefly we can say that, the Spinal cord stimulation (SCS) therapy prevents pain signals to reach to the brain.
Spinal Cord Stimulation can use for treatment of Cronic Pain, Diabetic Neuropathy, Failed Back and Neck Surgery, Buerger Disease, Phantom Pain, Ischemic Pain, Vascular pain, and cancer pain.
How is Spinal Cord Stimulation Surgery performed?
We can implant the Spinal Cord Stimulation electrodes percutaneously (under local anesthesia) or surgically (under general anesthesia).
Before the device is permanently implanted, a trial stimulation should be performed to find best candidates. The goal of spinal cord stimulation surgery is a 50-80% reduction in pain. But you need to keep in your mind, even a small amount of pain decrease can be very helpful because it helps you to perform your daily activities with less pain and reduces the amount of medication you need to take. If in trial period the patient doesn’t satisfied about the effect of the spinal cord stimulation, the electrodes can be removed completely, and it does not damage the spinal cord or nerves (reversible). The best advantage such these operations is a reversibility (all Neuromodulation approaches like Spinal Cord Stimulation, Deep Brain Stimulation, Sacral Stimulation, Vagal Stimulation and Intrathecal Baclofen Pump are reversible interventions, therefore they never result with permanent damage)
Who’s Candidate to Spinal Cord Stimulation Surgery?
Which important factors are important to decide to do Spinal Cord Stimulation Surgery?
What are the risks for Spinal Cord Stimulation Surgery?
What are the contraindications of the Spinal Cord Stimulation Surgery?
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