Medtronic Spinal Stimulator for fused Spines

For the trial the leads are inserted and everything else is taped to your back. No showers but baby wipes work really well. The deciding factor, after reading all of the comments, is the quality of the Doctor. The Nevro company reps are great. With the permanent implant there is a coordination issue with charging the batter. If you have a live in nurse it is a piece of cake. The scare tells you where to put the paddle. It's a great invention Manufacture and Doctor make the difference. I am wondering though if anyone has checked the location of the leads? That seems to be really important. With scare tissue I can see where it would slip more easily.

Unfortunately, the cause of the pain is not typically in the xrays, whether plain films, CT (which is better for bones) and MRI. One thrid of marathon runners have herniated discs on MRI's, which means that anatomy does not necessarily correlate with symptoms. Every surgery, almost anywhere in the body, comes with healing and with healing typically comes with scar tissue to fill the void. That scar tissue can envelope nerves and if it does, a usual cause for failed back surgery. Fusion over multi level works well for correcting a moderate scoliosis in young people. A fusion may be good in older people to stabilize a degenerative spine to prevent further degeneration but as I have learned, it does not usually have an effect on relieving pain.