Patient Resources
The whole site, in the order it makes sense
15 chapters arranged as a reading path. Start at the beginning if the topic is new to you, or jump to the stage that matches where your decision actually is.
Reading Path
Five stages, from the problem to the decision
Each chapter stands alone, but they were written to be read in this order.
Start with the problem
Before any device makes sense, it helps to understand what chronic pain is doing and why ordinary treatment stops working.
Why persistent pain becomes a nervous system problem rather than a tissue problem, and what that changes about treatment.
ReadInteractive Anatomy
8 minThe spinal cord, the dorsal columns, the dorsal root ganglion and the epidural space — the territory every therapy on this site works in.
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Understand the therapies
Three different targets, three different problems they solve. This is the core of the site.
Spinal Cord Stimulation
12 minThe main therapy — what it is, how leads are placed, how it modulates pain signalling, and what it realistically achieves.
ReadDRG Stimulation
9 minTargeting the dorsal root ganglion for focal, hard-to-cover pain — particularly CRPS and pain confined to a foot, knee or groin.
ReadStimulating a named peripheral nerve, including temporary 60-day systems that are removed rather than left in place.
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Understand the engineering
Waveform, target and closed-loop control are where the platforms genuinely differ from each other.
Waveform Learning Center
14 minTonic, 10 kHz, burst, closed-loop and multiphase stimulation compared on the terms that actually distinguish them.
ReadTechnologies Overview
12 minAll ten FDA-approved neuromodulation manufacturers, what each platform is built around, and how to think about the differences.
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Understand the decision
Whether you are a candidate, what the trial proves, and what the evidence does and does not support.
How I Evaluate Candidacy
10 minThe reasoning applied on the other side of the desk — what makes a good candidate, and what should be addressed first.
ReadThe SCS Trial Period
9 minThe week that decides whether anything permanent happens, and why a failed trial is a successful process.
ReadEleven landmark studies summarised with their findings and their limitations stated plainly.
ReadClinical Case Studies
16 minFour de-identified teaching cases following the reasoning from presentation through trial to outcome.
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Prepare and decide
The practical layer: preparation, vocabulary, coverage and logistics.
Glossary of Terms
ReferenceFifty-one definitions covering therapy, anatomy, technology and procedure.
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Why the site is structured this way
Most information about spinal cord stimulation is written either by a manufacturer, in which case it is about one device, or by a clinician for other clinicians, in which case it is unreadable. This library is an attempt at the missing thing: an account thorough enough to be genuinely useful and plain enough to be read.
Use what you've learned in a conversation
Discuss your history, imaging and questions with a clinician you choose. This site does not arrange appointments; U.S. directory listings are an unverified starting point.