Atlas Rehabilitation and Pain Medicine,
located on Millburn Avenue in Millburn, New Jersey and on Park Avenue South at 31st Street in Manhattan, New York
can provide pain management and treatment by administering spinal
chord stimulation. Spinal cord stimulation is a simple procedure
that uses an electrical current to treat and cure chronic low back
pain. Spinal cord stimulation (also known as neurostimulators) is
usually performed using a local anesthetic and a sedative.
Spinal cord stimulation is
usually elected after you have exhausted most or all chronic pain
treatment choices including prescription narcotics. Spinal cord
stimulation treatment is typically considered medically necessary
for people with severe, chronic pain who have:
* Had a failed spinal surgery
* Severe nerve-related pain or numbness, as caused by sciatica,
spinal cord inflammation (arachnoiditis), or scar tissue on the
spinal cord (epidural fibrosis)
* Chronic pain syndromes, such as reflex sympathetic dystrophy
How will the spinal cord
stimulator pain management treatment help you?
* Depending upon your work, you should be able to resume work at
home or job that does not require strenuous physical activity.
* You can resume sexual activity.
* You can travel, keeping in mind that sitting for long periods of
time is best avoided.
* You will be able to participate in recreational activities such as
walking, fishing, and gardening.
* You will feel more in control of your attitude, and should notice
a positive effect upon relationships.
If you are interested in spinal chord stimulation as a form of pain
management or treatment or would like further information about
spinal cord stimulation the pain
management doctors of Atlas Rehabilitation and Pain Medicine of Manhattan, New York and Millburn, New Jersey would be happy to see you for a consultation and help you learn
about the treatment options available to you.
