Why Does My Sciatica Keep Switching Sides?
Changes in the location of your symptoms can be confusing, but that doesn’t mean your sciatica is untreatable. Here’s why your sciatica pain might alternate from one leg to another.
Spinal Cord Stimulation
Spinal cord stimulation blocks pain signals from your nerves and prevents them from causing pain in difficult to treat conditions. A spinal cord stimulator produces mild signals that are used to interrupt the pain signals from difficult to treat areas. A trial is first done to determine how well your pain is controlled prior to surgical implantation.
Spinal cord stimulation can improve pain associated with a number of conditions especially if you’ve tried conservative treatments. These conditions include:
Sciatica or pinched nerve, Diabetic neuropathy, Complex regional pain syndrome.
One of the unique advantages of spinal cord stimulation is the 7-day trial that allows one to determine how much pain relief they can expect before having a permanent placement. To find out if you are a candidate for spinal cord stimulation, call Integrated Spine and Pain Services today.
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