Motor Cortex Stimulation- new pain treatment

[Smilemaker100]

I saw an item on a TV news report and read an article in the "Globe & Mail" this morning which featured the case of a patient with intractable pain who was treated by motor cortex stimulation. Any comments?

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/serv...hbrain21/BNStory/specialScienceandHealth/home

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[Aether2000]

This treatment has been around for several years. The champion of the technique, John Oakley, a neurosurgeon from Montana and a mentor to many of us in pain management, died earlier this year....