Stimulation use mild electric pulses, delivered through a device, to relieve chronic pain. The electricity blocks the nerve impulses that make you feel pain. When other treatments don’t give you enough pain relief, your pain management doctor might suggest you this option. Stimulation reduces or eliminates the need for pain medication.
In spinal cord stimulation, the device blocks pain by sending electrical pulses to the nerves in the spine. Spinal cord stimulation is also called neurostimulation.
A spinal cord stimulation device has 3 parts:
Most patients who get a spinal cord stimulator have up to 70% less pain. Many can decrease or stop taking pain medicines.
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