I think a neurosurgeon will thread the leads wherever he wants them with little difficulty. That is one of the reasons that SCS is so well reimbursed by insurance companies… because it is a ‘neurosurgery’.
IMHO, they are a symptom masker and don’t address the root issue. I have seen them work for people and be like magic. However, I don’t know anyone who’s gotten more than 18 months of use out of one before it’s ignored or turned off all the time. I have seen people with pain from the implant. The leads will impair future MRI’s. They are not something that they can pop in and pop out easily.
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