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Do you recommend neuromodulation treatments with an implantable device for patients with chronic painful diabetic neuropathy who have not responded to common oral therapies such as Gabapentin and Amitriptyline?

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Neurology · Nerve and Pain Institute
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Absolutely.

I am a board-certified neurologist and pain medicine physician. By the time patients are referred to neurology, they have typically failed conservative oral or topical therapies. In this context, spinal cord stimulation represents a transformative option.

Conventional oral medications usua...

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