Question: What Is Spinal Cord Stimulation And When Is It Used To
Treat Pain? Answer: Spinal cord stimulation is a new and
innovative therapy that's aimed specifically at patients that
have been refractory to all other pain therapies. This is
specifically targeted towards a patient that has nerve-generated
back pain, and may or may not have undergone surgery and used
other medications. It involves essentially transmitting an
electrical charge to the spinal cord that stimulates the nerve
endings to go and create more of a pleasant buzzing-type
sensation. This essentially serves as distraction to the brain,
and the brain says that it's not perceiving pain. Again, this is
used for the most severe cases, and is meant primarily to go and
alleviate the pain and not cure it.