South Florida patients suffering from chronic pain are finding relief through spinal cord stimulation, a therapy that uses targeted electrical signals to block pain from reaching the brain.
The treatment, now being offered at Baptist Health Miami Neuroscience Institute, is helping patients regain mobility and comfort where other methods have failed.
“A pacemaker for the spine”
Alexa Alexander said she turned to spinal cord stimulation in 2023 after exhausting nearly every other option for her severe back pain.
“In 2023, I had a horrible back issue. I could barely walk,” Alexander said. “It was excruciating to the point where even when I would breathe, it would hurt.”…