Spinal Cord Stimulation

Chronic back or neck pain from nerve damage or failed back surgery can be debilitating, especially when medications no longer work. At Advanced Interventional Pain Consultants, spinal cord stimulation is available if you’re an adult with persistent spine pain that interferes with your mobility and quality of life. Jaime Robledo, MD, and the team use the latest surgical techniques to implant the stimulator with minimal risk for complications. They also offer ongoing monitoring services to ensure successful treatment. Call the office in Katy, Texas, to learn more about the benefits of spinal cord stimulation, or book an appointment online today. 

What is spinal cord stimulation?

Spinal cord stimulation is a treatment for chronic pain conditions that aren’t manageable with medications and other therapies. The treatment uses electrical impulses from a small generator to disrupt pain signals in the spinal nerves before they travel to the brain.

Advanced Interventional Pain Consultants offers spinal cord stimulation procedures for people with a chronic, spine-related pain condition that doesn’t respond to medications and other nonsurgical therapies.

The team has extensive experience using advanced, minimally invasive techniques to implant the stimulator, so you can get back to your routine without extended downtime.

How does spinal cord stimulation control pain?

A spinal cord stimulator is a small, implantable generator attached to lead wires that connect to the spinal cord nerves. The wires carry electrical currents from the generator to the nerves, disrupting pain signals before they reach the brain.

You control the impulses of electricity with an external remote to intercept pain signals as they happen. Signal disruption offers lasting pain relief, so your body has a chance to heal.

Typically, a trial period is required before the team implants the generator to ensure spinal cord stimulation effectiveness. If you’re a candidate for spinal cord stimulation, the medical team places the generator under the surface of your skin and attaches the lead wires to the spinal nerves during an in-office procedure.

Spinal cord stimulation is also reversible if you no longer wish to use the device. The team offers minimally invasive procedures to remove the stimulator and can recommend other pain management strategies to address your condition.

Which conditions can spinal cord stimulation treat?

The Advanced Interventional Pain Consultants team may consider you a candidate for spinal cord stimulation if you have chronic pain from certain conditions that doesn’t respond well to medications, physical therapy, and other treatments.

Spinal cord stimulation may be appropriate for conditions like:

• Sciatica
• Peripheral neuropathy
• Degenerative disc disease
• Complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS)
• Failed back surgery syndrome

The providers complete a health evaluation and assess the severity of your condition to determine if spinal cord stimulation is an option for lasting pain relief.

Call Advanced Interventional Pain Consultants to learn more about the benefits of spinal cord stimulation or book a consultation online today.