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New type of nerve stimulation relieves chronic back pain
October 17, 2018

A new type of nerve stimulation therapy could provide long-term relief for chronic back pain that has not responded to other treatments, including spinal cord stimulation.

It could also help certain people who need a non-drug form of pain therapy.

The new therapy is called dorsal root ganglion stimulation, and it works by targeting only the nerve fibers carrying signals from the source of pain.

A new study said unlike spinal cord stimulation, it avoids nerve fibers that convey messages from non-painful regions.

The recent study evaluated the impact on pain and disability of permanent DRG stimulator implants in people with chronic pain in their lower extremities and back.