What Is Spinal Cord Stimulation?
Spinal cord stimulation utilizes an implanted device that sends small electrical currents to the spinal cord, altering how your nervous system interacts with pain signals. Over time, spinal cord stimulation can change your neurological response to your existing pain.
While this process doesn’t eliminate the source of the pain, it does provide lasting relief from pain that can’t be cured at the source.
Spinal cord stimulation is ideal for those who experience severe spinal pain that has not been responsive to other forms of treatment.
What Are the Advantages of Spinal Cord Stimulation?
The primary advantage of spinal cord stimulation is that it can eliminate pain when root-cause treatments are not viable. A great example of this is phantom limb pain. It’s relatively common for amputees to experience pain in the appendage that was removed. Since you can’t treat the removed limb, eliminating the ability of your nervous system to receive these pain signals is an effective way to treat this condition.
Plus, there are plenty of other conditions that can benefit from this procedure:
- Angina
- Spinal cord injuries
- Complex regional pain syndrome
- Nerve pain
- Abdominal pain
- Pain in internal organs
Perhaps the best reason to consider this device is that it provides lasting results. Even if you’re facing incurable chronic pain, you can lessen or even eliminate it with spinal cord stimulation.
Schedule a Consultation With The Pain Experts of Arizona
If you’re interested in determining if spinal cord stimulation could benefit you, schedule a consultation with The Pain Experts of Arizona today. We aim to help patients improve their quality of life with advanced, effective treatment options. Contact our team at 480-550-9393 or fill out the online contact form. We have convenient locations in Gilbert and Mesa, AZ.
