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Spine Stimulation - Beneficial if Back Injury Persists After Surgery?

A recent study shows spinal cord stimulation may not be an effective method for patients who are still experiencing lower leg and back pain following back surgery.  Spinal cord stimulation, a procedure in which implanted electrodes send small electrical impulses into the spine, has been used for nearly fifty years, however questions remain about the risks of the procedure and it's effectiveness.  Workers' compensation claimants with persistent low back and leg pain following back surgery are part of the investigation.

The Journal Pain published notes on this study by Dr. Ajay D. Wasan of Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School in Boston in which she comments that the findings do not mean that the procedure -- spinal cord stimulation -- will not help some people.  She believes people with radiating pain on one side of the body, those who are functioning better before undergoing the procedure, and those in better psychological health are more likely to benefit.

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