Spinal cord stimulation is known in the world of neurosurgery as an elective or palliative procedure. Though some patients’ pain is crippling, many are able to move about with the help of a heavy pain medication regimen. The procedure does not change the disease process or improve injuries of the spine, but it does treat the effects: chronic pain. Spinal cord stimulation can relieve much of the regular discomfort a patient feels so they are less reliant upon prescription narcotics, which might cause serious side effects and addiction over time. In this respect, spinal cord stimulation can positively impact a patient’s health.