Spinal Stimulation WJXT

Chronic pain is a largely misunderstood and undertreated condition that affects millions of Americans. Now one local neurosurgeon is treating some people with back and limb pain with a treatment called a procedure called spinal stimulation -- a test drive before committing to surgery.

It's a trial procedure designed to find out if the patient would benefit from further surgery. It's done in about 30 minutes and after about 3 days, patients and doctors predict how successful surgery would be to alieviate chronic pain.

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• spinal stimulation
• neurosurgery
• spine & brain
• Gabriel
• back pain
• surgery
• St. Vincent's
• spinal cord