A spinal cord stimulator (SCS), also called a dorsal column stimulator, is an implantable neuromodulation device that sends electrical signals to select areas of the spinal cord to treat certain pain conditions. It is generally considered for patients whose pain has not responded to more conservative therapy.
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Who presented the first dorsal column stimulator for pain control?
Dr. Norm Shealy presented it in 1967.
According to the neuromodulation history the atlas cites, Dr. Norm Shealy of Western Reserve Medical School presented the first dorsal column stimulator for pain control in 1967. The device, now usually called a spinal cord stimulator, sends electrical signals to select areas of the spinal cord to treat certain pain conditions.
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Building on that concept, in 1967, the first dorsal column stimulator for pain control was demonstrated by Dr. Norm Shealy at Western Reserve Medical School, using a design adapted by Tom Mortimer, a graduate student at Case Institute of Technology, from cardiac nerve stimulators by Medtronic, Inc., where he had a professional acquaintance who shared the circuit diagram.
Treats: Complex Regional Pain Syndrome, Article text, use for Complex Regional Pain Syndrome
All forms of spinal cord stimulation have demonstrated varying degrees of efficacy in treating a variety of pharmacoresistant neuropathic or mixed (neuropathic and nociceptive) pain syndromes, such as post-laminectomy syndrome, low back pain, complex regional pain syndrome, peripheral neuropathy, peripheral vascular disease, and angina.
Treats: Peripheral Neuropathy, Article text, use for Peripheral Neuropathy
All forms of spinal cord stimulation have demonstrated varying degrees of efficacy in treating a variety of pharmacoresistant neuropathic or mixed (neuropathic and nociceptive) pain syndromes, such as post-laminectomy syndrome, low back pain, complex regional pain syndrome, peripheral neuropathy, peripheral vascular disease, and angina.
Treats: Angina Pectoris, Article text, use for Angina Pectoris
All forms of spinal cord stimulation have demonstrated varying degrees of efficacy in treating a variety of pharmacoresistant neuropathic or mixed (neuropathic and nociceptive) pain syndromes, such as post-laminectomy syndrome, low back pain, complex regional pain syndrome, peripheral neuropathy, peripheral vascular disease, and angina.
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A spinal cord stimulator (SCS) or dorsal column stimulator (DCS) is a type of implantable neuromodulation device (sometimes called a "pain pacemaker") that is used to send electrical signals to select areas of the spinal cord (dorsal columns) for the treatment of certain pain conditions.
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