Chronic Intractable Pain

The function of pain is to warn the body of damage or danger. However, when the cause of the pain cannot be taken away, it becomes a chronic nuisance, which may affect the quality of life drastically. Chronic pain is associated with a variety of diseases and disorders. Depending on the nature and location of the disorder or damage, the pain can vary in quality and quantity. In roughly two-thirds of the cases, the pain will go away spontaneously. When the pain still exists after approximately three years, the chances of a spontaneous recovery are small. Surgical therapy (e.g. neurolysis) can sometimes, besides a partial functional recovery, have a positive effect on the severity and frequency of the pain. Patients with no or insufficient alleviation of the pain by medication, or who have severe side effects at effective dosages, can sometimes be treated with a number of treatments like neurolytic blocks or trancutan electrical nerve stimulation (TENS).     

Twin uses several neuromodulation techniques for pain suppression, each with its own indications. These treatments do not have the same positive effect for each patient. An elaborate selection will determine which treatment is suitable for each individual patient.

Neuromodulation techniques:

• Spinal Cord Stimulation,
• Motor Cortex Stimulation.