Thanks Melody...
I've been to pain conferences too, and have heard the same.
It is my impression that the neurostim services are really being pushed now by neurosurgeons... it sounds good in theory, but the devices have mega problems and don't often work well.
Check out our SCS forum which is a subforum to Medications here. There are many posts with posters voicing problems and failures.
This push coincides with the new gov't interventions to reduce opiate use in this country.
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