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Chronic neck pain or back pain impacts your quality of life. If you feel like you’ve exhausted all options to alleviate your discomfort, spinal cord stimulation might offer a new path to pain relief. It eliminates or reduces your discomfort when other treatment methods haven’t been successful. Avoid the consequences of long-term pain medication use; call on an expert in the field of spinal surgery in Paramus, New Jersey. Dr. Amr Hosny, founder of The Spine & Rehab Group, is a board-certified interventional spine specialist with expertise in minimally invasive spine surgery who’s committed to attaining the best possible outcomes for all his patients. Call The Spine & Rehab Group today to stop the pain and improve your life.
A spinal cord stimulator is a device implanted near your spine that generates gentle electrical impulses. These impulses interfere with the transmission of pain signals traveling along the spinal cord to your brain, effectively reducing the sensation of pain. Traditional spinal cord stimulators produce a gentle tingling sensation that masks the feeling of pain, while high-frequency stimulators reduce pain without this sensation.
A spinal cord stimulation system (SCS) is made up of components that include:
Some spinal cord stimulators include a rechargeable battery, but others don’t require charging at all. When other forms of back pain or neck pain treatment hasn’t worked for you, spinal cord stimulation surgery may be able to help reduce or eliminate the need for prescription pain medication so that you can return to a more active lifestyle without the threat of addiction.
Amr Hosny, MD, MBA, FASA
David Chu, MD, FAAPMR
Vivek Mehta, MD, FAAPMR
Deepali Gupta, MD, DABA, DABPM
Spinal cord stimulator surgery may be the ideal solution if you haven’t found pain relief in prior surgeries, medications, or other conservative forms of treatment, such as physical therapy. After a thorough assessment and medical history, your top-rated spine doctor at The Spine & Rehab Group in Parames, NJ, can tell you if you’re a good candidate for the treatment.
Dr. Amr Hosny is a champion of minimally invasive spine disorder treatment. With extensive experience treating complex spine conditions, he knows when the stimulator is the best fit for your unique situation.
Some conditions that benefit from this type of surgery include:
A spinal cord stimulator overrides other chronic pain causes too, such as the trauma from a spinal cord injury or a neck injury. This treatment does not resolve the pain; it simply stops you from feeling it.
The primary requirements for being a candidate include:
Once you’ve been identified as a candidate for spinal cord stimulation, your spine specialist still must test to ensure the treatment works in your case.
The implantation of a spinal cord stimulator involves two separate procedures:
Both procedures are usually done on an outpatient basis. A local anesthesia may be used to numb the location of the incision, or you may go under general anesthesia. Typically, you are permitted to go home the same day after the anesthesia has worn off.
Immediately after your spinal cord stimulator surgery, you likely have some temporary pain and swelling at the incision site. Your spine experience surgeon gives you clear instructions for your recovery, such as removing the dressing over the incision after a few days.
For several weeks after the procedure, you must limit some activities, such as:
Restart your regular activities gradually. It may be one or two weeks after surgery before you can drive, for example. As you heal, your doctor encourages you to participate in light exercises, such as walking, to build your strength. In most cases, you’re fully healed and back to your normal routine within six to eight weeks.
I had a very good experience at this clinic. Dr. Hosny was very attentive. The administrative staff is super friendly, helpful, and responsive. The physical therapist is so kind and patient, very thorough, and very encouraging. I felt that I was in good hands from start to finish of my experience there and will return if my back pain occurs again.
April T. ★★★★★I visited the NY Spine & Rehab a few times to receive treatment for pain in my neck and shoulder. The office is very nice and the staff was extremely friendly and helpful. Dr. Hosny was professional and thorough with providing the best assessment and treatment for my pain. Highly recommend!!
Eve L.If you believe you’d benefit from a spinal cord stimulator, talk to a doctor, who’s experienced in advanced surgical techniques and state-of-the-art technology. That’s exactly what you’ll find in Dr. Hosny at The Spine & Rehab Group in Paramus, New Jersey. He’s dedicated his career to applying evidence-based spinal treatments to help those in pain, and he’s received multiple awards for his contributions to spine surgery.
When chronic pain is starting to degrade your quality of life, consider spinal cord stimulation. When you can’t see any way else to stop your pain, contact the experts at The Spine & Rehab Group to begin your journey back from pain.
Dr. Amr Hosny is a Harvard-trained Interventional Spine Specialist that helps patients achieve pain relief, heal from injury, and return to their normal lifestyle as soon as possible without surgery.
Dr. Hosny completed an Interventional Spine fellowship at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, in Boston, MA, and then finished his residency at St. Luke's Roosevelt Hospital Center, Columbia University in NYC. He currently serves as an Associate Professor of Anesthesiology at New York Medical College and is a written examination editor for the American Board of Anesthesiology. Experienced physician, educator, and healthcare entrepreneur, Dr. Hosny, is committed to enhancing health equity and accessibility using information technology in an era of rapid healthcare transformation while upholding the highest medical care standards.
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