It is a well documented scientific fact that Spinal Cord Stimulators do nothing to stop the spread or progression of CRPS. In fact, spinal Cord Stimulators can drastically increase the spread of CRPS. What pain relief you get for however long the stimulator works is only symptom relief. The progression of the disease continues.

If your doctor is pressuring you and providing you with no other options it can only be due to ignorance, more concern for practice revenues or both. You have many other options. It is up to you wether you allow a doctor to pressure you into a treatment or seek second, third, or more opinions to have other options available to you.

At the very least this gives you an opportunity to develop your own research skills.

None of us are CRPS smart when we start out. A good outcome is very much dependent on how good our self advocacy skills are, particularly in the face of an aggressive doctor.