Spinal Cord Stimulation (SCS) is the use of electrical impulses to block or inhibit pain signals as they pass from the body to the brain.  Leads are placed along the spinal cord that can direct electrical current to specific locations at the spinal cord.   The leads are powered by an implanted battery or generator.  Thus the nickname "pacemaker for pain"

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This therapy is employed when other conventional options for treating pain have been exhausted and surgical correction is not appropriate.  SCS therapy can be used to treat any limb and the trunk (neck, chest, abdomen, back, pelvis)

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SCS is indicated in certain complex pain syndromes.  It is very useful in treating pain that persists after one or more surgeries.