Three Minnesota patients say a trip to a Twin Cities pain clinic for routine spinal cord stimulator procedures ended in the outcome every chronic pain patient dreads: partial or complete paralysis. They have now filed lawsuits against the clinic and the implanting physician, alleging that devices meant to relieve chronic pain instead caused sudden, lasting spinal cord injuries. According to their attorney, one plaintiff now uses a wheelchair and another has been diagnosed with Brown‑Séquard syndrome. The cases arrive as medical records and reporting increasingly highlight rare but devastating complications tied to spinal stimulation procedures.
The Patients and the Lawsuits
As reported by KARE 11, the complaints named Nura Pain Clinic and Dr. David…..