SPINAL CORD STIMULATOR IMPLANT

Course overview

SPINAL CORD STIMULATOR IMPLANTATION IS AN ESSENTIAL PROCEDURE FOR THE TREATMENT OF CHRONIC NEUROPATHIC PAIN. IN SELECT PATIENT'S SPINAL STIMULATORS CAN BE EFFECTIVE PAIN RELIEVERS WITH A RELATIVELY LOW COMPLICATION RATE. THIS ACTIVITY OUTLINES THE SPINAL CORD STIMULATOR IMPLANTATION. IT INCLUDES THE INDICATIONS AND CONTRAINDICATIONS TO IMPLANTATION. IT ALSO HIGHLIGHTS THE ROLE OF THE INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM IN MANAGING PATIENTS WHO UNDERGO IMPLANTATION OF SPINAL CORD STIMULATORS.