Working in collaboration with the department of neurosurgery at Foothills hospital, a Registered Nurse coordinates screening for, and management of, implanted neurostimulation devices.
Neurostimulation involves implanting a fine wire along the nervous system and uses an electrical current to reduce neuropathic pain. These devices may be implanted along the spinal cord, a peripheral nerve or deep in the brain to treat neuropathic, or some ischemic, pain conditions (see eligibility criteria).