Spinal Cord Stimulation (SCS)

Spinal cord stimulation therapy uses a small device that masks pain signals traveling up the spinal cord before they can reach the brain. Spinal cord stimulation can improve quality of life significantly and reduce dependence on pain medicines, especially opioids. It is typically used along with physical therapy, and as an invasive procedure if the patient has tried other less invasive treatments for their pain which have not helped.
The spinal stimulator lead is a thin wire that is placed through a needle in the Epidural Space. The device is placed under the skin near the Spinal Cord, and it delivers a mild electric current to block the nerve pain. A weeklong trial simulation is performed to test the device and see how much pain relief is achieved before scheduling the procedure. The stimulator is a small device that is taped to the back for the trial period. If the trial is successful, the patient can choose to get a long-lasting spinal cord stimulator implant. This device is close to the size of a pacemaker, and its effectiveness varies from person to person.
What conditions can it treat?
- Post-laminectomy syndrome
- Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS) I & II
- Phantom limb syndrome
- End-stage peripheral vascular disease
- Post-herpetic neuralgia
- Cauda equina syndrome
- Incomplete spinal cord injury
- Plexopathy
- Lumbosacral arachnoiditis
Conditions
- Arthritis
- Cancer Pain
- Cervical Radiculopathy
- Compression Fractures of the Spine
- Herniated Discs
- Lumbar Radiculopathy (Sciatica)
- Post Laminectomy Syndrome
- Trigeminal Neuralgia
- Whiplash CAD
- Complex Regional Pain Syndrome
- Fibromyalgia
- Neck Pain
- Chronic Abdominal Pain
- Chronic Pelvic Pain
- Neuropathy
- Diabetic Neuropathy
- Migraine Headaches
Treatments
- Kyphoplasty
- Lidocaine Infusion
- Lumbar Epidural Spinal Injection (LESI)
- Lumbar Radiofrequency Neurotomy
- Medial Branch Block (MBB)
- Minimally Invasive Lumbar Decompression (MILD)
- Peripheral Nerve Stimulation
- Radiofrequency Ablation (RFA)
- Regenerative Medicine
- SI Joint Injections
- Spinal Cord Stimulation (SCS)
- Stellate Ganglion Block
- Sympathetic Nerve Block
- Transforaminal Epidural Spinal Injection (TFESI)
- Trigger Point Injections
- Vertebroplasty
- Capsaicin (8%) Patch
- Cervical Epidural Steroid Injection
- Disc Nucleoplasty
- Dorsal Root Ganglion Stimulator (DRG)
- Endoscopic Discectomy
- Facet Joint Syndrome
- Intrathecal Pain Pumps
- Ketamine Infusion
- Hip Joint Injections
- Platelet Rich Plasma
- Knee Joint Injections
- Botox Injections
- Lumbar Sympathetic Ganglion Block
- Intercostal Nerve Block
- Minuteman Procedure
- Vertiflex Procedure



