Medtronic

[Suzzi]

Has anyone ever had a Medtronic  spinal cord stimulator  put in for back pain that is from spinal stenosis,osteoarthritis,,spondylosis,multilevel facet arthropathy disc extrusion and maybe Parkinson's?If so did it help?Thanks for any information,husband thinking about it,appointment with pain,spin Dr Thur 4-14 to discuss .

[beauxreflets]

Does your husband have regular physio to decompress and strengthen his spine?  Two sessions with a good therapist worked for me and I wear a back support if I do any heavy work to help prevent re-compressing the spine.

Any surgery / implant would be the very last thing I would want to consider for my Spinal Stenosis.

Following links are the exercises I do 

Hope this helps

[beauxreflets in reply to beauxreflets]

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[Suzzi in reply to beauxreflets]

He does no exercise any more ,tried Rock Steady and a group for Parkinson's; the Climb,it exhausted him and caused more pain,spine Dr refuses to operate said he would definitely have problems worse after any operation to straighten spin up  because of Parkinson's ?This is his last resort see what Dr says tomorrow?

[beauxreflets in reply to Suzzi]

The exercises I do are more to do with very gently realigning the Spine.

 Nothing is forced or done with rapid movement and I often do them after or during a Massage session with the Physiotherapist. 

In the early days when the pain was intense and severe (enough for the GP to recommend surgery and Morphine to relieve it) my Physiotherapist used a TENs machine during the massage therapy.

I hope you find a solution that works

PD  causes my back muscles to contract and if I am under or over medicated the muscles can become like iron which inturn compresses the discs between the vertibrae- getting the medication dose of Levedopa right is very important

Regards

Andy

[Suzzi in reply to beauxreflets]

Thanks he is using acupuncture some times helps others not so much. 

[adkseaman]

I have a Medtronic DBS stimulator unit  for Parkinson's.  I have had it 6 mos.  A bit of a challenge to get stimulator  to the best programming?medication combo. I would not be without it!  Stops  tremors well for me although I have a bit of slurred speech/joint pain as side effects,  is still worth it. When I can hold my new grand baby w/o shaking it is definitely a good trade off for the side effects! Nothing is 100% !

[Pauldmd]

I have had persistent severe back pain related to PD for 25 years. Have tried everything. I recently got something called a Quell (quellrelief.com). It has been miraculous. I am in the process of reducing the opiates I've lived on for all this time. I'm not a shill for the company, just an impressed user. It doesn't work for everyone but it might be worth checking out. I have had dbs surgery and am not adverse to implanted devices but less invasive is always better. I know what its like to live with constant pain and I wish you the best in finding a solution. 

[hanifab23]

Please tell me about Quell what is the model number

[Pauldmd in reply to hanifab23]

There is only one model. If you visit the website you can find more info. They have wonderful customer support. They can be reached by phone or email. 

[Chris0846]

Hi Suzzi

I have had the Medtronic Neurostimolator implanted about  1 1/2 years ago and would not change a thing.  Yes it takes a while to get uses to it but for me it was a godsend!!

I am still getting use to all the settings but the alternative is very scary indeed!  My shaking is pretty much gone and any dyskenesia is non existent, and the bonus is I am on no medication whatsoever!!

Had I known about the Medtronic for spinal stenosis I would have had that implanted as well because I have had it for about 10 years now!  

So I say if the problem bothers, then explore your options then do it, I went every few months for  3 years and had prolo therapy performed by an anesthesiologist in London ONT which helped but now I wish I knew about the Medtronic device!!

Good Luck in your search!!!

Christine

[Suzzi in reply to Chris0846]

Today the Dr said it will not help him,the problem is weakness from Parkinson's 

[beauxreflets in reply to Suzzi]

In France many Physiotherapists are specifically trained as "Masseur Kinésithérapeute." And the best treatments I have found to help with PD and pain, are those that are / have been rooted in Massage, before any stretching, manipulation or exercising;  to strengthen the muscles and correct the posture imbalance, before further activity.

I hope you can find a good Physiotherapist in your area

Kind regards

Andy