What or in what does the Neuromodulation consist of? The neuromodulation consists of establishing a small cable inside the spine (in most cases) or boundary to the affected nerve in one area of the body, which is at the same time connected to a small computerized battery or pacemaker that transmits to the affected nerve an "electric sign" that causes the pain to disappear that is to say, modulating the answer through the device

How is the process? It is carried out by what we call the test or temporal implant in ambulatory bases the same day and the patient goes home and then later returns at the end of the week, to withdraw the temporal device and to evaluate the control of the pain during the week that it was used "out of the body". All this requires subject to evaluation by the doctor, during three months including a psychological consultation before passing to the test. The reason is that given the experience of the doctor in neuromodulation it is important that you really go to the test knowing that the procedure is going to help, that you and the doctor become amicable before taking such an important decision and which are the psychological factors to take into consideration. If you pass the test successfully, then you are a candidate to implant the system permanently in the body as if it was a pacemaker. You, the doctor and a team will then decide if the implant will be established percutaneous or by means of a surgery.

Who are candidate patients for Neuromodulation? Not all the patients are candidates in the opinion of the doctor. Many of the failures and frustrated patients are due to inadequate selection. The cases of patients of the doctor spend years successfully utilizing the system and have recovered their life and happiness. Recall that it will depend on the life of the system for the control of the pain. Those cases of uncontrollable pain in spite of having utilized other methods mentioned or including multiple surgeries, those cases of illnesses or painful pathologies as RSD (Dystrophy Sympathetic Reflects) or associates to uncontrollable painful pathologies are the better prospects for the spinal stimulation or neruromodulation. Recall that you will be evaluated by one of the most successful experts in this treatment and that you will honestly tell him if you really need it or not.

*The doctor does not have any relation or economic interest, receives remuneration, represents or speaks in favor of the companies of stimulation in or out of the United States. (St Jude, Boston Scientific or Medtronic).