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06-08-2006, 01:39 PM
Pain control devices give out
By Denise Gellene, Times Staff Writer
June 5, 2006
Spinal cord stimulators are one of the few options for patients with extreme pain that no longer responds to drugs. Implanted near the base of the spinal cord, the devices deliver electrical impulses to specific nerves and block pain signals from reaching the brain.
Now researchers have found that, for one little-understood condition, the benefits of the devices diminish over time — and disappear after three years.
http://www.latimes.com/features/health/la-he-pain5jun05,1,794606.story?coll=la-headlines-health&ctrack=1&cset=true
By Denise Gellene, Times Staff Writer
June 5, 2006
Spinal cord stimulators are one of the few options for patients with extreme pain that no longer responds to drugs. Implanted near the base of the spinal cord, the devices deliver electrical impulses to specific nerves and block pain signals from reaching the brain.
Now researchers have found that, for one little-understood condition, the benefits of the devices diminish over time — and disappear after three years.
http://www.latimes.com/features/health/la-he-pain5jun05,1,794606.story?coll=la-headlines-health&ctrack=1&cset=true