A system comprising: an external controller module comprising: a first antenna configured to send an input signal containing electrical energy to a second antenna through electrical radiative noninductive coupling; and an implantable neural stimulator comprising: the second antenna, one or more electrodes, and one or more circuits configured to create one or more electrical pulses suitable for stimulation of neural tissue using the electrical energy contained in the input signal, to supply the one or more electrical pulses to the one or more electrodes such that the one or more electrodes apply the one or more electrical pulses to the neural tissue, to generate a stimulus feedback signal, the stimulus feedback signal indicating one or more parameters of the one or more electrical pulses applied to the neural tissue by the one or more electrodes, and to send the stimulus feedback signal to the second antenna such that the second antenna transmits the stimulus feedback signal to the first antenna through electrical radiative coupling, wherein the implantable neural stimulator is separate from the external controller module, wherein the first antenna is further configured to receive one or more signals from the second antenna, and wherein the external controller module further comprises one or more circuits configured to: generate the input signal and send the input signal to the first antenna, extract the stimulus feedback signal from the one or more signals received by the first antenna from the second antenna, and adjust parameters of the input signal based on the stimulus feedback signal. an external controller module comprising: a first antenna configured to send an input signal containing electrical energy to a second antenna through electrical radiative noninductive coupling; and an implantable neural stimulator comprising: the second antenna, one or more electrodes, and one or more circuits configured to create one or more electrical pulses suitable for stimulation of neural tissue using the electrical energy contained in the input signal, to supply the one or more electrical pulses to the one or more electrodes such that the one or more electrodes apply the one or more electrical pulses to the neural tissue, to generate a stimulus feedback signal, the stimulus feedback signal indicating one or more parameters of the one or more electrical pulses applied to the neural tissue by the one or more electrodes, and to send the stimulus feedback signal to the second antenna such that the second antenna transmits the stimulus feedback signal to the first antenna through electrical radiative coupling, the second antenna, one or more electrodes, and one or more circuits configured to create one or more electrical pulses suitable for stimulation of neural tissue using the electrical energy contained in the input signal, to supply the one or more electrical pulses to the one or more electrodes such that the one or more electrodes apply the one or more electrical pulses to the neural tissue, to generate a stimulus feedback signal, the stimulus feedback signal indicating one or more parameters of the one or more electrical pulses applied to the neural tissue by the one or more electrodes, and to send the stimulus feedback signal to the second antenna such that the second antenna transmits the stimulus feedback signal to the first antenna through electrical radiative coupling, wherein the implantable neural stimulator is separate from the external controller module, wherein the first antenna is further configured to receive one or more signals from the second antenna, and wherein the external controller module further comprises one or more circuits configured to: generate the input signal and send the input signal to the first antenna, extract the stimulus feedback signal from the one or more signals received by the first antenna from the second antenna, and adjust parameters of the input signal based on the stimulus feedback signal. generate the input signal and send the input signal to the first antenna, extract the stimulus feedback signal from the one or more signals received by the first antenna from the second antenna, and adjust parameters of the input signal based on the stimulus feedback signal.