Mission Viejo neurosurgeon Dr. Alexander Taghva specializes in DBS treatment and minimally invasive spine surgery known as spinal cord stimulation, or SCS. Using the same technology, electrodes affect nerve structures in the spinal cord to manage ongoing pain, and a controllable pulse generator is implanted in the chest wall below the collarbone. Rather than delivering electricity to pace the heartbeat, these devices deliver electrical pulses to interfere with nerve signals. Both the SCS and the DBS systems are highly customizable by experts with patient feedback.