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Subject:
Jerry Lewis medical therapy
Category: Health Asked by: junebugrobts-ga List Price: $5.00 |
Posted:
28 Apr 2004 20:26 PDT
Expires: 28 May 2004 20:26 PDT Question ID: 338023 |
I would like information on the medical technology Jerry Lewis is using, precisely info on the electrodes used in his back, who and where to obtain the procedure. |
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Re: Jerry Lewis medical therapy
Answered By: bobbie7-ga on 28 Apr 2004 21:02 PDT |
Jerry Lewis is receiving pain relief with the electrical stimulation devices made by Medtronic, a Minneapolis-based company. http://www.rideforlife.com/archives/000203.html Here is an article about Jerry Lewis' Fight with Pain at the Medtronic website. http://www.medtronic.com/servlet/ContentServer?pagename=Medtronic/Website/Patient&ConditionName=Chronic+Back+and%2For+Leg+Pain&Article=bpain_ps_jerry A Pain-Free Jerry Lewis Returns to Laughland By E.J. Mundell HealthDay Reporter ?It was DeBakey who referred him (Jerry Lewis) to the Medtronic company and their implantable spinal cord stimulator. Lewis calls it a "pain pacemaker" -- a device about the size of a computer mouse, implanted under the skin and connected by electrodes to points on the spine. Using a hand-held remote, Lewis explains how he constantly adjusts the device to block pain-linked nerve impulses originating in the spine from making their way to the brain.? Medicinenet.com http://www.medicinenet.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=31550 From the Medtronic website: How it works "Neurostimulation is the stimulation of the spinal cord by tiny electrical impulses. An implanted lead (a flexible insulated wire), which is powered by an implanted battery or receiver, is placed near your spinal cord. This lead and an implanted neurostimulator send electrical impulses that block the pain messages to your brain. Some patients describe the feeling of neurostimulation as 'tingling.' You can also think of neurostimulation as the rubbing of your 'funny bone' after you've bumped it. Rubbing masks the feeling of pain just as the tingling produced by the neurostimulation system masks the feeling of pain." Medtronic: Neurostimulation http://www.medtronic.com/servlet/ContentServer?pagename=Medtronic/Website/StageArticle&ConditionName=Chronic+Back+and%2For+Leg+Pain&Stage=Treatment&Article=bpain_art_mdt_neurostim Neurostimulation http://www.medtronic.com/neuro/paintherapies/pain_treatment_ladder/neurostimulation/neuro_neurostimulation.html Find a Specialist: Providers of Medtronic Pain Therapies This section lists many of the physicians who provide Medtronic Pain Therapies. Click on the link ?find a specialist in your area.? http://www.medtronic.com/servlet/ContentServer?pagename=Medtronic/Website/StageArticle&ConditionName=Painful+Neuropathy&Stage=Diagnosis&Article=bpain_art_locator Request a packet of information about Medtronic Pain Therapies here: http://www.medtronic.com/servlet/ContentServer?pagename=Medtronic/Website/StageArticle&ConditionName=Painful+Neuropathy&Stage=Diagnosis&Article=bpain_art_info Thank you for your question and I hope this response has provided you with the information you were seeking. Search criteria: Jerry Lewis +electrodes Jerry Lewis +treatment Jerry Lewis +Medtronic Jerry Lewis +Neurostimulation Best regards, Bobbie7 |
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