Sacral nerve stimulation

Spinal Cord Stimulation, Sacral Nerve Stimulation (SNS) plays a role in the treatment of chronic pain conditions. SNS is an important treatment method for selected patients with long-term neuropathic pain and can provide symptom relief, improved function, and increased quality of life for some other pain conditions. In spinal cord stimulation, an electrode is placed epidurally and connected to a pulse generator. The spinal cord stimulator resembles a pacemaker and is programmed to send electrical pulses to the spinal cord to provide pain relief.

Clinicians and researchers at the department have written an article about spinal cord stimulation for chronic pain, which has been published in the Journal of the Norwegian Medical Association!