For the person who works on his or her feet most of the day, a pair of ill fitting shoes can cause constant anguish and lead to physical problems. The very part of the body that we use most is the one that typically needs special attention if we are to have good physical health. The back is the center of most of our activity, so it is no small wonder that chiropractic techniques are designed to address the spine much of the time.

In America at any one point in time about 1% of the population suffers from a lumbar herniated disc. This can cause disabling sciatica with leg pain and possibly muscle weakness and maybe pins and needles and numbness as well. Surgery has been shown to work extremely well over 90% of time at getting rid of a patient’s leg pain.

As a patient who is experiencing chronic pain, it may seem at times like are no options and depression may set in. A spinal cord stimulator may be an excellent option for getting patients in chronic pain back to living a fuller life. As a patient who is deemed to be a candidate for spinal cord stimulator, here are the steps involved with getting one placed.

There are times where we may unexpectedly endure injuries or muscle strains – these injuries usually cause a lot of discomfort and/or pain. Getting rid of these painful injuries can be a long time consuming process that is never an easy one to undergo.

If a patient has failed considerable conservative pain management treatment and potentially has a failed back surgery, spinal cord stimulator may be an excellent answer to achieving pain relief. The stimulator works by sending legible and pulses directly to the spinal cord and the nerve roots that are coming off of the cord, and changes the way pain signals are perceived by applying a tingling sensation. This tingling sensation covers the areas where prior to the stimulator pain was being experienced.