Pacemaker Solution for Back Pain
Many people complain about back and neck pain. And there is this group of people, who can never get rid of pain despite having multiple herniated disk surgeries. Stating that spinal cord pain pacemaker can be a solution for these patients, Liv Hospital Algology Specialist Prof. Dr. Kader Keskinbora said “Some patients still suffer from pain despite multiple back and neck surgeries. If pain management methods, physical therapy and medication provides no pain relief, than the treatment method should be the spinal cord stimulation, a spinal cord pacemaker for pain. In this method, an electrode is placed into the spinal cord of the patient and its end is connected to a current generator (pain pacemaker). The current generated by the pacer is conducted to the spinal cord via electrode and prevents the pain signal from being transmitted to the brain. Patients can control their back and neck pains by activating the pacemaker.”
Depression can cause back and neck pain
Spine-related pains are especially felt at lower back as well as neck and back. These pains may start severely in a sudden way (within six weeks) or can continue at a moderate severity for years. Pain in the lower back and neck area can often be due to muscle spasms, calcification of various joints (facet joints) and disc herniation. These pains may start after an activity or trauma or may occur without an apparent cause. Especially the people with mental and emotional strain, weak low back and abdominal muscles due to sedentary work and lifestyle are at higher risk for lower back and neck pain. If the back and neck pain that are persistent or have sudden onset does not decrease after physical therapy or if surgical correction is not necessary, then interventional pain treatment options can be considered. Injection (cortisone) and radiofrequency treatment can be applied for the facet joint that causes back and neck pain or the nerve roots affected by herniation. In recent years, radiofrequency therapy applied to lower back and nck nerve roots has been considered as more effective than injection treatment and provides longer pain treatment and is preferred as it does not cause any tissue damage.
Pacemaker controls the pain
The other important group of patients are those who have undergone multiple back and neck surgeries but still suffer from pain. After lumbar and cervical herniated disk operation, some patients can have severe leg and low back pain due to some adhesions in the spinal canal. These patients have to undergo multiple lumbar surgeries as the pain does not relieve after herniated disk surgery. Each herniated disk surgery can cause a new adhesion and therefore further increased pain. If pain management methods, physical therapy and medication provides no pain relief, than the treatment method should be the spinal cord stimulation. In this method, which is also called spinal pacemaker, an electrode is placed into the spinal cord of the patient and its end is connected to a current generator (pain pacemaker). The current generated by the pacer is conducted to the spinal cord via electrode and prevents the pain signal from being transmitted to the brain. With this highly effective method, patients can control their back and neck pains by activating the pacemaker.
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