spinal cord stimulator and RLS

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jeanneb
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spinal cord stimulator and RLS

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Does anyone have any experience with a spinal cord stimulator for their restless legs? Would appreciate any comments from anyone that has had a spinal cord stimulator implanted for back pain, and/or spinal stenosis, and/or pinched nerves. Did you see a change in your restless legs after having the stimulator implanted?

Thank you for any comments.

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Re: spinal cord stimulator and RLS

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It hadn't come up here very often. I hope someone has some information for you.
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I've heard of people getting deep-brain stimulators (for Parkinsons, and it seems to help co-existing WED/RLS) but I am not aware of any research on spinal stimulators. I'd be interested in hearing anything more you might discover about it.
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There is currently a clinical trial being conducted in Iowa to look at this topic.

https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT ... =US&rank=6
Steve

https://www.mayoclinicproceedings.org/a ... 0/fulltext
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Re: spinal cord stimulator and RLS

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I wrote: I am not aware of any research on spinal stimulators.
holland wrote: Here are some search results on this topic:
http://bb.rls.org/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=4 ... ant#p86210
Only 3 years have passed and I had no recollection of that post I made. :(
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Re: spinal cord stimulator and RLS

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badnights wrote:
I wrote: I am not aware of any research on spinal stimulators.
holland wrote: Here are some search results on this topic:
http://bb.rls.org/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=4 ... ant#p86210
Only 3 years have passed and I had no recollection of that post I made. :(
I have NO recollection of MOST posts I make any longer...especially if they occur in the evening after I took medication!
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