The media horror stories about spinal cord stimulators risk denying my patients a better life
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Pain medicine is what I do every day.
The art of pain management is difficult, and the journey is long. When it comes to spinal cord stimulation (SCS) for patients who are experiencing pain, this isn’t a decision that is made in one or two initial patient consultations.