Chapter 15 Complications of Spinal Cord Stimulation Patrick J. McIntyre, Marshall D. Bedder Chapter Overview Chapter Synopsis: Electrical stimulation of the spinal cord (SCS) is generally a safe and effective…
Chapter 24 Cost-Effectiveness of Neurostimulation Rod S. Taylor, Rebecca J. Taylor Chapter Overview Chapter Synopsis: Health care is expensive; and the up-front costs of electrical stimulation are significant, particularly when…
Chapter 3 Medical Considerations in Spinal Cord Stimulation Binit J. Shah, Salim M. Hayek, Al-Amin A. Khalil Chapter Overview Chapter Synopsis: Chapter 3 deals with some of the perioperative considerations…
Chapter 25 The Future of Neurostimulation Matthew T. Ranson Chapter Overview Chapter Synopsis: Neurostimulation has made significant strides since Shealy first implanted a spinal cord stimulator in 1967. This chapter…
Chapter 12 Spinal Cord Stimulation for Visceral Abdominal Pain Leonardo Kapural Chapter Overview Chapter Synopsis: Visceral abdominal pain is among the many pain states that can be improved by electrical…
Chapter 2 Mechanisms of Spinal Neuromodulation Robert D. Foreman, Bengt Linderoth Chapter Overview Chapter Synopsis: Electrical stimulation of the spinal cord (SCS) improves many forms of neuropathic pain; but, contrary…
Chapter 23 Coding and Billing for Neurostimulation Jeffrey T.B. Peterson Chapter Overview Chapter Synopsis: Most physicians want to spend their time treating patients, not dealing with payment issues, but the…
Chapter 19 Occipital Neurostimulation Samer Narouze, Salim Hayek, Timothy Deer Chapter Overview Chapter Synopsis: Occipital neurostimulation (ONS) provides a minimally invasive, reversible, and effective treatment for a number of intractable…
Chapter 1 History of Neurostimulation Jeffrey T.B. Peterson Chapter Overview Chapter Synopsis: The history of neurostimulation for pain relief reaches back nearly 2000 years to Greece. As with many ancient…
Chapter 5 Spinal Cord Stimulation General Indications Chengyuan Wu, Steven M. Falowksi, Ashwini Sharan Chapter Overview Chapter Synopsis: Spinal cord stimulation (SCS) is an adjustable, nondestructive, mode of neuromodulation that…
