Medicare may cover the implantation of a spinal cord stimulator as a therapy for chronic intractable pain. Chronic intractable pain refers to persistent pain that doesn’t respond to traditional ...

Medicare may cover the cost of spinal cord stimulator therapy when this is medically necessary for the treatment of chronic intractable pain. To qualify for spinal cord stimulator therapy, a person ...

Spinal cord stimulators are mainly used to treat chronic back pain, especially when other less invasive treatments have not worked. They also aim to reduce people's reliance on risky pain medicines.

On May 16, 2023, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved spinal cord stimulation (SCS) devices from the pharmaceutical company Abbott to treat chronic back pain in people who have not had ...

Spinal cord stimulation, a medical technology suggested to treat people with chronic back pain, does not provide long-term relief and may cause harm, according to a Cochrane Review released today.

Nevro Corp, a global medical device company that is providing innovative, evidence-based solutions for the treatment of chronic pain conditions, announced that it has completed patient enrollment in ...

Christopher Maher holds a research fellowship funded by the National Health and Medical Research Council. Caitlin Jones does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or ...