Welcome to Relief
Your doctor wants you to learn more about spinal cord stimulation (SCS) and how it may help you find lasting relief from pain.
This digital brochure will help you discover what SCS is and how it works. You'll also find ways to get answers to any questions you may have.
SCS is a safe, drug-free therapy proven to provide lasting relief from chronic pain.
This short video will give you an overview of the technology behind SCS therapy – and how you can find out if it might work for you with a completely reversible trial.
See the difference SCS has made in other people's lives.
These videos feature real patients telling their personal stories of living with pain and finding relief.
Talk to a Patient Ambassador
Request an appointment to talk to a volunteer Patient Ambassador about their personal experience finding lasting relief with SCS.
Talk to someone who can answer your questions.
Our fully trained, US-based Patient Education Specialists are also on hand to answer any questions you may have about the therapy, how to prepare for a trial, the trial process itself, and how Boston Scientific’s Cognita™ Care support services can help you before, during, and after your SCS procedure.
Available Monday-Friday, 6am-5pm (Pacific Time)
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If you’d prefer to read more about SCS, fill in this form to receive a free SCS information kit and DVD in the mail.
Lasting relief needs dedicated care.
Pain is dynamic. It changes over time. The key to finding lasting relief is personalized therapy that can be adapted to those changes, and dedicated care to make sure you have the support you need when you need it.
That’s why, in addition to innovative pain solutions like SCS, Boston Scientific provides Cognita Care, a range of tools and services to help you learn, connect, and thrive.
Learn more about your therapy options – how they work and what to expect
Connect with specialists who will help you every step before and during your procedure
Thrive with dedicated, ongoing care and support to help you find lasting pain relief
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Indications for Use: The Boston Scientific Spinal Cord Stimulator Systems are indicated as an aid in the management of chronic intractable pain of the trunk and/or limbs including unilateral or bilateral pain associated with the following: failed back surgery syndrome, Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS) Types I and II, intractable low back pain and leg pain, Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathy of the lower extremities. Associated conditions and etiologies may be: radicular pain syndrome, radiculopathies resulting in pain secondary to failed back syndrome or herniated disc, epidural fibrosis, degenerative disc disease (herniated disc pain refractory to conservative and surgical interventions), arachnoiditis, multiple back surgeries.
Contraindications. The Spinal Cord Stimulator systems are not for patients who are unable to operate the system, have failed trial stimulation by failing to receive effective pain relief, are poor surgical candidates, or are pregnant.
 | Boston Scientific’s ImageReady™ MRI Technology makes safe MRI head scans possible. Patients implanted with the Precision Spectra™ or Spectra WaveWriter™ Spinal Cord Stimulator Systems with ImageReady™ MRI Technology are "MR Conditional" only when exposed to the MRI environment under the specific conditions defined in the applicable ImageReady™ MRI Head Only Guidelines for Precision Spectra™ or Spectra WaveWriter™ Spinal Cord Stimulator Systems. |
| Boston Scientific’s ImageReady™ MRI Full Body Technology makes safe MRI scans possible. The Precision Montage™ MRI, WaveWriter Alpha™ and WaveWriter Alpha™ Prime SCS Systems with ImageReady™ MRI Full Body Technology are “MR Conditional” only when exposed to the MRI environment under the specific conditions defined in the applicable ImageReady™ MRI Full Body Guidelines for Precision Montage™ MRI or WaveWriter Alpha™ and WaveWriter Alpha™ Prime Spinal Cord Stimulator Systems. |
Warnings. Patients implanted with Boston Scientific Spinal Cord Stimulator Systems without ImageReady™ MRI Technology should not be exposed to Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI). Exposure to MRI may result in dislodgement of the stimulator or leads, heating of the stimulator, severe damage to the stimulator electronics and an uncomfortable or jolting sensation. As a Spinal Cord Stimulation patient, you should not have diathermy as either a treatment for a medical condition or as part of a surgical procedure. Strong electromagnetic fields, such as power generators or theft detection systems, can potentially turn the stimulator off, or cause uncomfortable jolting stimulation. The system should not be charged while sleeping. The Spinal Cord Stimulator system may interfere with the operation of implanted sensing stimulators such as pacemakers or implanted cardiac defibrillators. Advise your physician that you have a Spinal Cord Stimulator before going through with other implantable device therapies so that medical decisions can be made and appropriate safety measures taken. Patients using therapy that generates paresthesia should not operate motorized vehicles such as automobiles or potentially dangerous machinery and equipment with the stimulation on. Stimulation must be turned off first in such cases. For therapy that does not generate paresthesia (i.e. subperception therapy) it is less likely that sudden stimulation changes resulting in distraction could occur while having stimulation on when operating moving vehicles, machinery, and equipment. Your doctor may be able to provide additional information on the Boston Scientific Spinal Cord Stimulator systems. For complete indications for use, contraindications, warnings, precautions, and side effects, call 866.360.4747 or visit Pain.com.
Caution: U.S. Federal law restricts this device to sale by or on the order of a physician.