Professor Richard Bittar Spinal Cord Stimulation     Patient and GP Education
Channel: Precision Brain, Spine and Pain Centre
Date: 2018-10-10

Professor Richard Bittar Spinal Cord Stimulation     Patient and GP Education

WHAT IS SPINAL CORD STIMULATION?

You have probably had many treatments for your pain, most of which will have been of little or no long-term help. Spinal cord stimulation works by targeting the region of the spinal cord involved in the transmission and processing of pain. We introduce a small amount of electrical current to the back of the spinal cord, which helps to mask the pain that you are feeling. It also increases the blood flow to the heart and legs, often helping patients with angina and peripheral vascular disease.



WHO MIGHT BE SUITABLE FOR SPINAL CORD STIMULATION?

A number of painful conditions can be treated using spinal cord stimulation.
Patients with the following conditions who have failed all standard medical therapies may benefit:
Previous spinal surgery with ongoing leg pain
Complex regional pain syndromes (neuropathic pain, causalgia, reflex sympathetic dystrophy)
Nerve injuries (from trauma or previous surgery)
Angina (ischaemic heart disease)
Peripheral vascular disease

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