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Old 06-01-2016, 02:59 PM
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Default DRG stimulation?

Recently, my pain doctor talked to one of his colleagues about me and his collegeaue is one of the only few in the Northeast to offer dorsal root ganglion (DRG) stimulation. He said that he thinks I would be a good candidate for a trial and that this new DRG technique is specifically for CRPS patients and has had great success. Has anyone heard about this new treatment and have thoughts about it? I already have a traditional spinal cord stimulator and just have it implanted only a couple months ago. However, I think there is significant promise with this as in the research many have reported more than 50% pain relief compared to my 25. There is no paresthia or buzzing and I'm supposed to feel no stimulation, just pain relief. Also, I thought this method to be a few years away so it's exciting to see it available to some with St Jude's being just recently approved. Thanks!
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