What is spinal cord stimulation? | Ohio State Medical Center

Melissa Tornero Bold, MD, interventional pain specialist at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, discusses spinal cord stimulation, an electrical stimulation of the spinal cord to interrupt pain signals from the spinal cord to the brain.

It is a proven, safe and effective therapeutic approach for managing chronic pain of the neck, back, arms and legs, which may occur following spinal surgery. A medical device similar to a pacemaker, which is placed beside the spinal cord or peripheral nerve, is used to deliver mild electrical impulses before pain signals arrive.

If you are interested in becoming a candidate for SCS, you must have a physician referral. Please contact your healthcare provider and ask them to send a referral to Ohio State.